Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk
(circa 1484-1545), Soldier and Lord StewardSitter in 9 portraits
Soldier and statesman, who three times led invasions of France (1513, 1523 and 1544). Although he had a wife living, he secretly married Henry VIII's sister Mary, widow of Louis XII, in Paris (1515). He supported Henry's efforts to obtain a divorce from Katherine of Aragon, and was steward of his household.
Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk
by Unknown artist
oil on panel, circa 1540-1545
NPG 516
by Wenceslaus Hollar, after Hans Holbein the Younger
line engraving, possibly 1647
NPG D24200
The Ceremonies of the Order of the Garter in the Year 1534
by Joseph Sympson (Simpson)
line engraving, circa 1724
NPG D24169
Mary Tudor; Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk
by George Vertue, after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1748
NPG D40895
Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor
by Thomas Trotter
line and stipple engraving, late 18th century
NPG D24199
Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk
by Edward Scriven, published by Lackington, Allen & Co, and published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, after Robert William Satchwell, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, published circa 1816 (circa 1540-1545)
NPG D40896
Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk
by Edward Scriven, published by Lackington, Allen & Co, and published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, after Robert William Satchwell, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, published circa 1816 (circa 1540-1545)
NPG D40897
Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk
by Edward Scriven, published by Lackington, Allen & Co, and published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, after Robert William Satchwell, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, published circa 1816 (circa 1540-1545)
NPG D20267
Mary Tudor and Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk
probably by Alfred Thomas Derby, after Unknown artist
pencil, after June 1842 (circa 1515)
NPG D23063
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