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| Keywords: Henry Brandon, 2nd Duke of Suffolk (18 September 1535 – 14 July 1551), was an English nobleman, the son of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, by his fourth wife, Catherine Willoughby[1]. Charles Brandon had previously been married to Mary Tudor, sister of King Henry VIII of England. Following Mary's death and the death of his only son, Henry Brandon, 1st Earl of Lincoln, he had married Catherine, who had been intended as the bride of his son Henry. In 1541, Henry and his younger brother Charles had their miniatures painted by Hans Holbein the Younger [2] Henry Brandon succeeded his father to the dukedom in 1545. He and his younger brother were both minors and continued their education by going up to St John's College, Cambridge.[3] During an epidemic of the sweating sickness, the two youths died, Henry first and Charles about an hour later [4]. They died in the village of Buckden, near Huntingdon, where they had fled in an attempt to escape the epidemic. Henry Brandon, 2nd Duke of Suffolk (18 September 1535 – 14 July 1551), was an English nobleman, the son of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, by his fourth wife, Catherine Willoughby[1]. Charles Brandon had previously been married to Mary Tudor, sister of King Henry VIII of England. Following Mary's death and the death of his only son, Henry Brandon, 1st Earl of Lincoln, he had married Catherine, who had been intended as the bride of his son Henry. In 1541, Henry and his younger brother Charles had their miniatures painted by Hans Holbein the Younger [2] Henry Brandon succeeded his father to the dukedom in 1545. He and his younger brother were both minors and continued their education by going up to St John's College, Cambridge.[3] During an epidemic of the sweating sickness, the two youths died, Henry first and Charles about an hour later [4]. They died in the village of Buckden, near Huntingdon, where they had fled in an attempt to escape the epidemic. Holbein Henry Brandon 2nd Duke of Suffolk.jpg File Hans Holbein the Younger - Henry Brandon 2nd Duke of Suffolk 1535-51 - Google Art Project jpg Portrait Miniature of Henry Brandon 2nd Duke of Suffolk 1535-1551 son of Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk and Catherine Willoughby Miniature by Hans Holbein the Younger vellum mounted on playing card 5 7 cm in diameter Royal Collection at Windsor Castle <br /><br /> thumb 70px Henry Brandon and his brother Charles right were tutored first by Thomas Wilson and later with Edward VI by John Cheke Henry inherited his father's title in 1545 The brothers went on to St John's College Cambridge but they died of the sweating sickness in 1551 Since Henry died about an hour before him Charles is deemed to have succeeded his brother as Duke of Suffolk John Rowlands Holbein The Paintings of Hans Holbein the Younger Boston David R Godine 1985 ISBN 0879235780 pp 151 “52 http //tudorhistory org/people/brandon/henry html tudorhistory org 1541 Creator Hans Holbein d J PD-old-100 DEFAULTSORT Suffolk Henry Brandon 2nd Duke of 1540s portrait paintings Renaissance portraits of boys 1541 1541 paintings Portrait miniatures in the Royal Collection of the United Kingdom Portraits of children by Hans Holbein der Jüngere Brandon Henry Portrait miniatures by Hans Holbein der Jüngere Brandon Henry Pageboy haircut Sweating sickness Henry Brandon, 2nd Duke of Suffolk (18 September 1535 – 14 July 1551), was an English nobleman, the son of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, by his fourth wife, Catherine Willoughby[1]. Charles Brandon had previously been married to Mary Tudor, sister of King Henry VIII of England. Following Mary's death and the death of his only son, Henry Brandon, 1st Earl of Lincoln, he had married Catherine, who had been intended as the bride of his son Henry. In 1541, Henry and his younger brother Charles had their miniatures painted by Hans Holbein the Younger [2] Henry Brandon succeeded his father to the dukedom in 1545. He and his younger brother were both minors and continued their education by going up to St John's College, Cambridge.[3] During an epidemic of the sweating sickness, the two youths died, Henry first and Charles about an hour later [4]. They died in the village of Buckden, near Huntingdon, where they had fled in an attempt to escape the epidemic. | ||||
