Friday, 26 December 2025

1693) Henry and Charles Brandon

Henry Brandon, 2nd Duke of Suffolk (1535 – 1551), styled Lord Henry Brandon before 1545. English nobleman, son of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, by his fourth wife, Catherine Willoughby.

 
Charles Brandon, 3rd Duke of Suffolk (1537 – 1551), known as Lord Charles Brandon until shortly before his death. English nobleman, son of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, by his fourth wife, Catherine Willoughby.

Half-brothers of Frances Grey

During an epidemic of the sweating sickness, the two youths died, Henry first and his younger brother was said to have died half an hour later.

Charles Brandon, portrait miniature by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1541

Henry Brandon, portrait miniature by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1541

 

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