Anthony Browne (died 1506)
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Sir Anthony Browne (29 June 1443, Surrey - 19 November 1506, Calais, Normandy, France) was the son of Sir Thomas Browne, Sheriff of Kent and his wife Eleanor FitzAlan, the daughter of Sir Thomas FitzAlan of Beechwood at Betchworth. He was born at Bettsworth Castle, Surrey, England.
He is to be associated with the Brownes of Betchworth in Surrey.
He married Lady Lucy Neville, daughter of John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu and Isabel Ingaldesthorpe.[1]
During the reign of King Henry VII, he was Standard Bearer of England,[1] Governor of Queenborough Castle, and Constable of Calais.
He died at Calais.
[edit] Children
By Lucy, Neville had:
- Sir Anthony Browne (1500-1548); a courtier to Henry VIII.
- Anne Browne, who married Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk and had issue.
- Elizabeth Browne, Countess of Worcester, who married Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester. She was the main witness against Anne Boleyn and there were rumours that she had previously been a mistress of Henry VIII's.[2]
- Lucy Browne, who married Sir Thomas Clifford.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 17.
- ^ Hart, Kelly (June 1, 2009). The Mistresses of Henry VIII (First ed.). The History Press. p. 25. ISBN 0752448358. http://books.google.com/books?id=r6HGPAAACAAJ.
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