Henry Brandon, 1st Earl of Lincoln

Who was Henry Brandon, 1st Earl of Lincoln?

Henry Brandon, 1st Earl of Lincoln was the youngest child and second son born to Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk and Mary Tudor, Queen of France, who was a daughter of Henry VII of England. Thus Henry Brandon was nephew to Henry VIII of England. His older sisters were Lady Frances Brandon and Lady Eleanor Brandon.

He and his older brother are often mistakenly thought to be the same person, because both died as children and bore the same name. It was not unusual in Tudor times to name a child after a deceased sibling.

His paternal grandparents were Sir William Brandon and Elizabeth Bruyn. His maternal grandparents were Henry VII of England and his queen consort Elizabeth of York.

His maternal uncles were Arthur, Prince of Wales, Henry VIII of England and Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset. His maternal aunts were Margaret, queen consort of Scotland, Elizabeth Tudor and Katherine Tudor.