Mary Tudor (1495/6-1533) and Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1484-1545)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1800 - 1899
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
413 x 444 mm (16 1/4 x 17 1/2 in)
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Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 515735
Summary
Oil painting on panel, Mary Tudor (1495/6-1533) and Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1484-1545), British (English) School, 19th century. Two half-length portraits are set in a painted frame, part of the composition, which is decorated with symbols and ornaments. Mary Tudor was the daughter of Henry VII (1457-1509) and Elizabeth of York (1466-1503) born either at Richmond Palace or at the Palace of Westminster. She married fisrtly, in 1514, Louis XII, King of France (1462-1515) by proxy at both the Greyfriars Church, Greenwich Palace, and the Church of the Celestines, Paris and finally in person on 9 October 1514 at St Denis’ Cathedral, Paris. Her second husband was Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk (1484-1545) whom she married, as his third wife, secretly in February and in March at the Chapel of the Palace of Cluny, Paris, and in public in May 1515 at Greyfriars Church Greenwich Palace. Their children were Henry Brandon, Earl of Lincoln, 1515-1534), Frances Brandon (1517-1559), who married, firstly, Henry Grey, Marquess of Dorset (1517-1554) and with whom they had Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554) and after his execution, she married she married Adrian Stokes, her Master of the Horse and Eleanor Brandon (1519/20-1547), who married Henry Clifford, Earl of Cumberland (1517-1570). Charles Brandon, the son of Elizabeth Bruyn and William Brandon, Henry VII’s standard bearer who fell at Bosworth in 1485, was an English soldier and courtier. He served as a squire to Henry VIII. He was created chamberlain of the principality of North Wales in 1509 and marshal of the King’s Bench in 1510. In 1512 he became ranger of the New Forest and the following year was created Viscount Lisle. In 1513 he was marshal of the army invading France and the following year was created Duke of Suffolk. He married, firstly, Anne Browne and, secondly, Margaret Neville (from whom he was finally divorced by Papal Bull in 1528) and, thirdly (although he was still already married) he secretly married Mary Tudor in 1515. He later had Lady Catherine Willoughby (1519/20-1580) as his fourth wife. He accompanied Henry VIII to the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520 and supported Henry in his efforts to obtain a divorce from Catherine of Aragon. In 1542 he was appointed warden of marches against Scotland and in 1544 commanded the army invading France and captured Boulogne. He ended his days at Steward of the King’s Household and was buried at St George’s Chapel, Windsor at the king’s expense. In his will he stipulated that his collar of the Garter should be melted down and a cup of gold be made of it for presentation to the king.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966) with the house and the rest of the contents.
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist