BRYDGES, John 1st Baron Chandos of Sudeley

1491 - 1557  (66 years)

• Name	BRYDGES, John
  Suffix	1st Baron Chandos of Sudeley
  Birth	9 Mar 1491	Cubberley, Gloucestershire, England
  Baptism	9 Mar 1491	Cubberley, Gloucestershire, England
  Gender	Male
  Christening	9 Mar 1491	Cubberley, Gloucestershire, England
  _COLOR	3
  Death	13 Apr 1557	Gloucestershire, England
  Burial	3 May 1557	Gloucestershire, England
  Person ID	I20807	Puffers
  Last Modified	24 Dec 2013

  
  

  Father	BRYDGES, Sir Giles 6th Lord Chaundos,   b. 1462, Cubberley, Gloucestershire, England d. 1 Dec 1511, Cubberley, Gloucestershire, England (Age 49 years)
  Mother	BAYNHAM, Isabell,   b. Abt 1475, Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, England d. Aft 1511 (Age > 37 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1490	Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, England
  Family ID	F6918	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	GREY, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1492, Wilton, Herefordshire, England d. 29 Dec 1559 (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1512	Wilton, Herefordshire, England
  Children	1. BRYDGES\ BRIDGES\ BRUGGES, Elizabeth,   b. 1515, Candos, Sudeley, Gloucester, England d. Aft 1557 (Age > 43 years)   2. BRYDGES, Mary,   b. Abt 1519, Gloucestershire, England d. 15 Nov 1606 (Age 87 years)   3. BRYDGES, Edmund 2nd Baron Chandos of Sudeley,   b. Bef 1522, Gloucestershire, England d. 11 Mar 1573 (Age > 51 years)   4. BRYDGES, Catherine,   b. Abt 1524, Gloucestershire, England d. 1556 (Age 32 years)   5. BRYDGES, Giles,   b. Abt 1524, Gloucestershire, England d. Aft 1532 (Age > 9 years)   6. BRYDGES, Hon. Charles Sherriff of Hereford,   b. Abt 1526, Herefordshire, England d. 9 Apr 1619, Bridstow, Herefordshire, England (Age 93 years)   7. BRYDGES, Stephen,   b. Abt 1530, Gloucestershire, England d. Yes, date unknown   8. BRYDGES, Anthony,   b. Bef 1532, Gloucestershire, England d. Aft 1584 (Age > 54 years)   9. BRYDGES, Richard,   b. Aft 1532, Cerney Wick, Gloucestershire, England d. Yes, date unknown (Age ~ 58 years)   10. BRYDGES, Frances Mary,   b. Abt 1533, Coughton, Warwickshire, England d. Aft 20 Aug 1559 (Age > 26 years)   11. BRYDGES, Henry,   b. Abt 1534, Avening, Gloucestershire, England d. 24 Jan 1615 (Age 81 years)   12. BRYDGES, Katherine,   b. 1535, Coberley, Gloucestershire, England d. Apr 1566, Dudley, Staffordshire, England (Age 31 years)
  Family ID	F7353	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

• Notes

  John Brydges, 1st Baron Chandos of Sudeley succeeded to the title of 7 th Lord Chaundos [E., 1337] on 1 December 1511, de jure.2 He fought in t he French Wars, at Therouenne and Tournay.1 He was invested as a Knight i n 1513.1 He fought in the Battle of the Spurs on 16 August 1513.1 He he ld the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Gloucestershire betwee n 1529 and 1536.1 He held the office of Keeper of Langley Manor in 1536 .1 He held the office of Ranger of Whichwood Forest in 1536.1 He held t he office of Constable of Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire in 1538.1 He h eld the office of Groom of the Privy Chamber in 1539.1 He held the offi ce of Deputy Governor of Boulogne.1 He held the office of Sheriff of Gl oucestershire from 1549 to 1550.1 He obtained a grant from Queen Anne t he grant of Castle and manor of Sudeley, after being instrumental suppr essing Wyatt's rebellion.1 He held the office of Lieutenant of the Towe r of London between August 1553 and June 1554.1 He was created 1st Bar on Chandos of Sudeley, co. Gloucester [England] on 8 April 1554.1 On 12 A pril 1554 he assisted Lady Jane Grey to the scaffold.1 He has an extens ive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.