Brandon, Eleanor (c. 1520–1547)

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Brandon, Eleanor (c. 1520–1547)

Duchess of Cumberland. Born c. 1520; died Nov 1547 at Brougham Castle, Cumbria, England; buried at Skipton, North Yorkshire, England; dau. of Charles Brandon (1484–1545), 1st duke of Suffolk, and Mary Tudor (1496–1533); m. Henry Clifford, 2nd earl of Cumberland, in June 1527; children: Margaret Clifford.

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