William Brandon

Also known as: sir Willam Brandon / sir William Brandon · Family: Richmond's party · Role: knight · First appears: Richard III 10

Life events

c. 1483 · Several defeated adherents fled by sea and reached Brittany.(Richard III 10 · 📍 duchie of Britaine)
- With: Peter Courtenay Edmund Courtenay Thomas Grey, Marquess of Dorset Edward Woodville Thomas Brandon
- “Some fled by sea, whereof the most part within a few daies after arriued safelie in the duchie of Britaine. Among which number were these persons; Peter Courtneie bishop of Excester, and sir Edmund Courtneie his brother, by king Henrie the seuenth after created earle of Deuonshire; Thomas marquesse Dorset, Iohn lord Welles, sir Iohn Bourchier, sir Edward Wooduile, a valiant man in armes, brother to quéene Elizabeth, sir Robert Willoughbie, sir Giles Daubneie, sir Thomas Arundell, sir Iohn Cheinie and his two brethren, sir William Barkelie, sir William Brandon, & Thomas his brother”
c. 1485 · Richard III kills William Brandon, Henry VIII's future father-in-law.(Richard III 23)
- With: Richard III
- “king Richard set on so sharplie at the first brunt, that he ouerthrew the earles standard, and slue sir William Brandon his standard-bearer (which was father to sir Charles Brandon by king Henrie the eight created duke of Suffolke)”

enemies with Richard III “King Richard set on so sharplie at the first brunt, that he ouerthrew the earles standard, and slue sir William Brandon his standard-bearer”
child: Charles Brandon “and slue sir William Brandon his standard-bearer (which was father to sir Charles Brandon by king Henrie the eight created duke of Suffolke)”

with Henry VII (William Brandon served as Henry VII's standard-bearer.) “On the earle of Richmonds part were slaine scarse one hundred persons, among whome the principall was sir Willam Brandon his standard-bearer.”
allies with Henry VII (William Brandon served as Henry's standard-bearer in the battle.) “On the earle of Richmonds part were slaine scarse one hundred persons, among whome the principall was sir Willam Brandon his standard-bearer.”

Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.