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Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (née Lady Frances Brandon; 16 July 1517 – 20 November 1559), was an English noblewoman. She was the second child and eldest daughter of King Henry VIII's younger sister, Princess Mary, and Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk.
Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (1517-1559) Frances (née Brandon) was the eldest daughter of Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, and his third wife, Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII and widow of Louis XII of France. It is worth examining Frances’s parents and their significance within Tudor society before moving onto her life.
Lady Frances Brandon (16 July 1517 – 20 November 1559) was the daughter of Mary Tudor and Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk. She was married to Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk and had three daughters: Jane, Mary and Katherine. Her daughter Jane became the Queen of England for nine days.
May 15, 2022 · Lady Frances "Duchess of Suffolk" Grey formerly Brandon. Born 16 Jul 1517 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. Ancestors. Daughter of Charles Brandon KG PC and Mary (Tudor) Brandon.
- Female
- Henry Grey KG KB, Adrian Stokes MP
Transcript: Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk. On this day in Tudor history, 21st November 1559, Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk and the mother of Queen Jane, or Lady Jane Grey, died at Richmond. She was buried in St Edmund’s Chapel, Westminster Abbey, on the orders of her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.
Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk , was an English noblewoman. She was the second child and eldest daughter of King Henry VIII's younger sister, Princess Mary, and Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk. She was the mother of Lady Jane Grey, de facto Queen of England and Ireland for nine days , as well as Lady Katherine Grey and Lady Mary Grey.
Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (née Lady Frances Brandon; 16 July 1517 – 20 November 1559), was an English noblewoman. She was the second child and eldest daughter of King Henry VIII 's younger sister, Princess Mary, and Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk.
