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Frances Grey was the daughter of King Henry VIII's sister Mary and Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk. She was the mother of Lady Jane Grey, who ruled England for nine days in 1553.
Francisca Brandon (em inglês: Frances; Hatfield, 16 de julho de 1517 - Londres, 20 de novembro de 1559) foi a filha primogênita de Maria Tudor, e de seu segundo marido Carlos Brandon, 1.º Duque de Suffolk.
Learn about the life and legacy of Frances Grey, the eldest daughter of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor, and the mother of Jane Grey, who claimed the throne of England in 1553. Discover how she was influenced by her parents, her marriage, and her role in the Tudor court.
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Adrian erected a fine alabaster monument for her, possibly by the sculptor Cornelius Cure. Her effigy wears an ermine-lined mantle over her dress, with a pendant round her neck. She lies on a rush mattress with a lion at her feet. Her coronet has been repaired and gilded. The date 1563 appears at the west end of the tomb. The inscription in English...
Her daughter Mary was buried with her in 1578 but has no tomb or marker. She was probably born in 1545 and became a maid of honour to Elizabeth I. She secretly married the much older Thomas Keys (or Keyes) (died 1571), the queen's sergeant porter, in August 1565. When it was discovered Keys was sent to the Fleet prison and Mary was confined at vari...
Near Frances' tomb lies Margaret, Countess of Derby who died on 29th September 1596 and was buried on 22nd October. She was the daughter of Frances' only sister Eleanor, who had married Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland. Margaret was accused of witchcraft and imprisoned by her cousin Elizabeth Iin 1590. She was released but forbidden to attend...
Learn about the life and burial of Frances Brandon, the daughter of Mary Tudor and Charles Brandon, and the mother of Lady Jane Grey. See her alabaster monument, inscription and effigy in St Edmund's chapel.
Frances Brandon was the elder daughter of Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk (a country gentleman ennobled by Henry VIII) and Henry's younger sister, Mary Tudor, formerly Queen of France, whose marriage to Louis XII lasted three months, leaving her free to give her hand to Suffolk as soon as her period of mourning was over.
Mother Of The Nine Day Queen - Frances Brandon If we trace through the family tree of the English monarchy from Henry VII to Lady Jane Grey, The Nine Day Que...
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Few Tudor women—with the exception of Anne Boleyn—have become as enshrouded with myth as Frances Grey (née Brandon), Marchioness of Dorset and later Duchess of Suffolk, the mother of Lady Jane Grey. Stories abound of her greed, ruthlessness, gluttony, unbridled ambition, and cruelty.
