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Sir Charles Brandon, of Sigston

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Birthplace: Gomersal, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Death: August 12, 1551 (29-30)
Alnwick, Northumberland, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Son of Charles Brandon and NN NN, Mistress(es)
Husband of Elizabeth Brandon
Father of Thomas Brandon
Brother of Frances Brandon and Mary Brandon
Half brother of Henry Brandon, 1st Earl of Lincoln; Frances Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk; Lady Eleanor Brandon, Countess of Cumberland; Mary Brandon, Baroness Monteagle; Anne Brandon and 2 others

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About Sir Charles Brandon

Charles also had a number of illegitimate children:

  • Sir Charles Brandon, who married Elizabeth Pigot, widow of Sir James Strangways.[23]
  • Frances Brandon, who married firstly William Sandon, and secondly Andrew Bilsby.[23]
  • Mary Brandon, who married Robert Ball of Scottow, Norfolk.[23]

(Source: Gunn, S.J. (1988). Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk c.1484-1545. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. pp. 46–7. ISBN 0-631-15781-6.)

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Sir Charles Brandon's Timeline

1521
1521
Gomersal, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
1550
1550
London, Greater London, United Kingdom
1551
August 12, 1551
Age 30
Alnwick, Northumberland, United Kingdom