Brandon, Henry (1535 - 1551)

Born / Died

Birth Date: 1535-09-18
Death Date: 1551-07-14

Notes

Wardship granted to mother May 1546. Resident at Court from 1546. Enrolled at St John's College, Cambridge University 1549. Hostage in France to fulfil the terms of the Treaty of Boulogne April--June 1550. Contracted the sweating sickness at Cambridge and died at Buckden, Huntingdonshire

Primary Title

5th Duke of Suffolk

Titles

  • 5th Duke of Suffolk
    Assumed 1545-08-22
    Vacated 1551-07-14

Lands

  • Lincolnshire

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1549-1550 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Duke of Suffolk's Minstrels

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Duke of Suffolk's Minstrels Brandon, Henry (1535 - 1551) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Bibliographic Sources

The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)