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Katherine Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk, suo jure 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby ( née Willoughby; 22 March 1519 – 19 September 1580), was an English noblewoman living at the courts of King Henry VIII, King Edward VI and Queen Elizabeth I.
Katherine, as the Duchess of Suffolk, was one of the highest ranking women at the Tudor court. She was present at many royal events; as the second mourner at Catherine of Aragon’s funeral; greeting Anna of Cleves on her arrival in England; hosting King Henry and Catherine Howard on their Royal Progress up to York.
Mar 22, 2021 · Katherine Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk, c. 1534-36, sketched by Hans Holbein (taken from On The Tudor Trail). On this day in 1519, a girl by the name of Katherine Willoughby was born at Parham Old Hall in Suffolk, to parents William Willoughby and Maria de Salinas.
Apr 19, 2023 · The duchy of Suffolk passed to the children of Mary Tudor, leaving Katherine with just her own lands in Lincolnshire. She maintained a friendship with her stepdaughter, Frances Brandon, now Duchess of Suffolk.
Her father died in 1526, and Katherine inherited his extensive Lincolnshire estates. In 1529 she became the ward of Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, who sought to expand his East Anglian power base through her inheritance. To this end, Brandon married Katherine as his fourth wife in 1533.
Dec 16, 2023 · Brandon, Katherine, (1520-1580) Duchess of Suffolk, noblewoman. This page summarises records created by this Person. The summary includes a brief description of the collection (s) (usually...
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Aug 24, 2021 · Katherine Willoughby, (later Brandon and Bertie), Duchess of Suffolk (1519–1580) was an influential patron of clerics, printers, and writers who promoted religious reform and continental-style worship in sixteenth-century England. In 1547, two texts declared her religious and political allegiances. The first, “Then they asked me of my lady ...
