William Brandon (standard-bearer)
Sir William Brandon (1456 – 22 August 1485) was Henry Tudor's standard-bearer at the Battle of Bosworth Field, where he was killed by King Richard III. He was the father of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk.
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