Frances Brandon

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Frances Brandon was an English noblewoman, daughter of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor, and mother of Lady Jane Grey, whose lineage placed her close to the Tudor succession.

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Frances Brandon canonical 5
Lady Frances Brandon 4
Lady Anne Brandon 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English noblewoman
historical figure
noble
associatedWithEvent succession crisis of 1553
associatedWithPerson Edward VI of England
Elizabeth I of England
Mary I of England
auntOrUncle Henry VIII of England
burialPlace St Edmund’s Chapel, Westminster Abbey
causeOfDeath unknown natural causes
child Lady Jane Grey
Lady Katherine Grey
Lady Mary Grey
convertedTo Protestantism
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
court Tudor court
dateOfBirth 1517-07-16
dateOfDeath 1559-11-20
describedAs strict mother of Lady Jane Grey in later accounts
era Tudor period
linked to: Tudor England
familyName Brandon
father Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk
givenName Frances
grandfather Henry VII of England
grandmother Elizabeth of York
languageSpoken English
French
marriageDate 1533-03-07
memberOfDynasty Brandon family
Tudor dynasty
mother Mary Tudor, Queen of France
nobleTitle Duchess of Suffolk
notableFor being mother of Lady Jane Grey
proximity to the English throne
placeOfBirth Hatfield, Hertfordshire
placeOfDeath Charterhouse, Sheen, Surrey
positionInSuccession Tudor line of succession to the English throne
linked to: Tudor dynasty
relative Henry VIII of England
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Bradgate House, Leicestershire
linked to: Bradgate House

Suffolk Place, Southwark
sexOrGender female
sibling Eleanor Brandon
Henry Brandon
socialClass high nobility
spouse Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk
titleHeld Countess of Lincoln

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mary Tudor, Queen of France stepchild Frances Brandon
Mary Tudor, Queen of France child Frances Brandon
Lady Jane Grey mother Lady Frances Brandon
linked to: Frances Brandon
Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk child Lady Anne Brandon
linked to: Frances Brandon
Henry Brandon sibling Frances Brandon
Eleanor Brandon sibling Frances Brandon
Nine Days’ Queen mother Lady Frances Brandon
linked to: Frances Brandon
Lady Mary Grey mother Lady Frances Brandon
linked to: Frances Brandon
Lady Mary Grey relative Lady Frances Brandon
linked to: Frances Brandon