Henry Brandon, Earl of Lincoln
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For other people named Henry Brandon, see Henry Brandon (disambiguation).
Henry Brandon, Earl of Lincoln (c. before 18 June 1523[1] – 1 March 1534[2]) was the youngest child and second son[3] born to Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk and Mary Tudor, Queen of France, who was a daughter of Henry VII, King of England. Thus Henry Brandon was nephew to King Henry VIII. His older sisters were Lady Frances Brandon and Lady Eleanor Brandon.[4]
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Born | 1523 England |
Died | 1 March 1534 (aged 10–11) Southwark, England |
Title | Earl of Lincoln |
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He and his older brother (1516–1522[5]) 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.