Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk

His Grace The Duke of Suffolk KG
His Grace The Duke of Suffolk, detail of a double wedding portrait attributed to Jan Gossaert, c. 1516.
Lord President of the Council
In office 1530–1545
Monarch	Henry VIII
Preceded by	New office
Succeeded by	The Lord St John
Lord Steward
In office 1541–1544
Monarch	Henry VIII
Preceded by	The Earl of Shrewsbury
Succeeded by	The Lord St John
Personal details
Born	c. 1484
Died	22 August 1545 (aged 60–61) Guildford, Surrey, Kingdom of England
Resting place	St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle 51°29′02″N 0°36′24″W / 51.48376°N 0.60678°W / 51.48376; -0.60678Coordinates: 51°29′02″N 0°36′24″W / 51.48376°N 0.60678°W / 51.48376; -0.60678
Spouse(s)	Margaret Mortimer Anne Browne Mary Tudor, Queen of France Catherine Willoughby
Relations	Sir William Brandon Elizabeth Bruyn
Children	Anne Brandon, Baroness Grey of Powys Mary Brandon, Baroness Monteagle Lord Henry Brandon Lady Frances Brandon Lady Eleanor Brandon Henry Brandon, 1st Earl of Lincoln Henry Brandon, 2nd Duke of Suffolk Charles Brandon, 3rd Duke of Suffolk
Residence	Westhorpe Hall, Suffolk
Occupation	Courtier, Military commander
Military service
Battles/wars	War of the League of Cambrai Battle of Guinegate Italian War of 1542–1546 Sieges of Boulogne (1544–1546)

Styles of Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk
Reference style	His Grace
Spoken style	Your Grace
Informal style	Sir

Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, 1st Viscount Lisle, KG (c. 1484 – 22 August 1545) was the son of Sir William Brandon and Elizabeth Bruyn. Through his third wife Mary Tudor he was brother-in-law to Henry VIII. His father was the standard-bearer of Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond (later King Henry VII). Suffolk died of unknown causes at Guildford.

Charles Brandon was the second but only surviving son of Sir William Brandon, Henry Tudor's standard-bearer at the Battle of Bosworth Field, where he was slain by Richard III. His mother, Elizabeth Bruyn (d. March 1494), was daughter and co-heiress of Sir Henry Bruyn (died 1461).

Charles Brandon was brought up at the court of Henry VII. He is described by Dugdale as "a person comely of stature, high of courage and conformity of disposition to King Henry VIII, with whom he became a great favourite". Brandon held a succession of offices in the royal household, becoming Master of the Horse in 1513, and received many valuable grants of land. On 15 May 1513, he was created Viscount Lisle, having entered into a marriage contract with his ward, Elizabeth Grey, suo jure Viscountess Lisle. The contract was ended and the title was forfeited as a result of Brandon's marriage to Mary Tudor in 1515.