John Brydges, 1st Baron Chandos
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John Brydges, 1st Baron Chandos (9 March 1491/1492 – 12 April 1557), a son of Sir Giles Brydges, and Isabel Baynham. He was a prominent figure at the English court during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary. He took part in suppressing the rebellion of Sir Thomas Wyat in 1554, and as lieutenant of the Tower of London during the earlier part of Mary's reign, had the custody, not only of Lady Jane Grey and of Wyat, but for a short time of the princess Elizabeth.
He was created Baron Chandos of Sudeley in 1554, one of his ancestors, Alice, being a granddaughter of Sir Thomas Chandos (d. 1375).
He died in March 1557.
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- stirnet.com Accessed May 28, 2007
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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Baron Chandos 1554–1557 |
Succeeded by Edmund Brydges |
