Marriage and Children
Before 4 November 1475 he married Elizabeth Bruyn, daughter and co-heiress of Sir Henry Bruyn of South Ockendon, Essex, himself the son of Sir Maurice Bruyn. She was the widow of one Thomas Tyrell of Heron, Essex, who died after 3 July 1471 and whom she married before 17 February 1461/1462. She remarried William Mallery, after her second husband's death at Bosworth, but survived him only for some years. When she died on 7 March 1493/1494, their three underaged children were left orphans.
Children with Elizabeth Bruyn (the actual order of birth is not known):
- William Brandon (d. bef. 1500)
- Charles Brandon (ca. 1484 - 24 August 1545)
- Anne Brandon, married (1) Sir John Shilston, then (2) Gawain Carew
In addition to these he had two illegitimate daughters named Elizabeth and Katherine.
Read more about this topic: William Brandon (standard-bearer)
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