George Brooke, 9th Baron Cobham
| George Brooke, 9th Baron Cobham | |
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| Baron Cobham | |
Portrait of George, 9th Baron Cobham by Hans Holbein the Younger.
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| Spouse(s) | Anne Braye |
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| Father | Thomas Brooke, 8th Baron Cobham |
| Mother | Dorothy Heydon |
| Born | c. 1497 |
| Died | 29 September 1558 |
George Brooke, 9th Baron Cobham (c. 1497-29 September 1558)KG, was an during the early Tudor dynasty in England. A soldier and magnate, he participated in the English wars of his days and in the political turmoil following the death of Henry VIII.
Brooke was the oldest surviving son of Thomas Brooke, 8th Baron Cobham and Dorothy Heydon, a daughter of Sir Henry Heydon. His paternal grandparents were John Brooke, 7th Baron Cobham and Margaret Neville, daughter of Edward Neville, 3rd Baron Bergavenny and Katherine Howard. His maternal grandparents were Sir Henry Heydon and Anne Boleyn, daughter of Geoffrey Boleyn and cousin to King Henry VIII's second wife and queen consort, Anne Boleyn. The 3rd Baron Bergavenny was the youngest son of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland and his second wife, Lady Joan Beaufort, daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster and sister of King Henry IV. Bergavenny's wife, Katherine Howard, was the daughter of Sir Robert Howard and Lady Margaret Mowbray, a descendant of Edward I and his second wife, Margaret of France. Katherine's brother was the first Howard Duke of Norfolk. Norfolk was an ancestor to the two wives of Henry VIII that were beheaded, Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard.
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