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Brandon was perhaps the only person in England who successfully retained Henry VIII's affection for most of a period of forty years. Marriage to Mary Tudor. Charles Brandon took part in the jousts which celebrated the marriage of Mary Tudor, King Henry VIII's sister, with King Louis XII of France.
Following Louis's death, Mary married Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk. Performed secretly in France, the marriage occurred without the consent of Mary's brother Henry VIII. The marriage necessitated the intervention of Thomas Wolsey; Henry eventually pardoned the couple after they paid a large fine.
Jan 31, 2015 · Henry VII repaid his loyalty by educating young Charles with his own children, and from the beginning Charles and the future Henry VIII were devoted friends. But their friendship was sorely tested when Brandon secretly married Henry’s favourite sister, the beautiful Princess Mary Tudor.
Jun 25, 2015 · Mary Tudor, Queen of France, and Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk.[/caption]Mary Tudor, Queen of France, was the younger sister of King Henry VIII. Born to King Henry VII and Queen Elizabeth of York in 1496, Mary was one of eight children and one of only three to survive to adulthood.
Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk. Charles Brandon was one of King Henry VIII's most trusted advisors and friends. He married the king's sister, even when he had been trusted not too, and eventually married a lady thirty-five years younger than him.
In 1515 Charles Brandon committed treason by marrying Henry VIII’s younger sister Mary Tudor, without the King’s permission. While initially pretending to be furious over the match and forcing the pair to pay a staggering fine (of which barely any money was actually repaid), Henry quickly accepted his beloved friend back at court.
Jan 14, 2016 · 13 Comments. On 14th January 1515, Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, was sent to France under orders from Henry VIII to bring back Henry's sister, the newly widowed Mary Tudor. Brandon would see to Mary's safe return, but she would not be a widow on her return but, instead, a newly married woman.
