Henry Brandon, 1st Earl of Lincoln

Henry Brandon, 1st Earl of Lincoln (March 11, 1516 - March 8, 1534) was the eldest child and only son born to Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk and Mary Tudor, former queen consort of France. He was an older brother of Lady Frances Brandon and Lady Eleanor Brandon.

Earl of Lincoln

He was born in London and created Earl of Lincoln by his maternal uncle Henry VIII on June 18, 1525. He died in Southwark as an adolescent. He was unmarried and with no known descedants.

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Earl of Lincoln - June 18 - 1525 - Adolescent

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His early death would have an unexpected influence in the history of the Tudor dynasty.

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Henry was born about a month after his first cousin Mary I of England. Henry VIII had no other children at the time. His Queen consort Catherine of Aragon was already thirty years old and with little prospect to have any more children.

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Mary I of England - Catherine of Aragon

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Consequently the Duchess of Suffolk was in position to claim being second-in-line for the throne. Placing Henry as third-in-line for the throne. The early death of the Earl of Lincoln allowed for the royal ambitions of his sister Frances and the eventual ascenscion of his niece Lady Jane Grey to the throne on July 10, 1553.

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Lady Jane Grey - July 10 - 1553

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