@past-times-lh.bsky.social#OTD 12 Oct 1555
13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, #PeregrineBertie was born in Cleves
Son of #KatherineBrandon Duchess of Suffolk & 2nd husband #RichardBertie
His parents had been forced to leave England during #MaryI’s reign due to their opposing religious stance
@past-times-lh.bsky.social#OTD 19 Sept 1580
#KatherineBrandon Duchess of Suffolk died at Grimsthorpe Castle
She was considered the greatest heiress of her generation
When her Father died her wardship fell to #HenryVIII & then to #CharlesBrandon who married her in 1533
@past-times-lh.bsky.social#OTD 18 Sept 1535
#KatherineBrandon, 16yr old Duchess of Suffolk, gave birth to her 1st son, Henry
He would inherit the Dukedom upon his father #CharlesBrandon’s death in 1545
Sadly dying of the sweat at 16, the same day as his younger brother Charles in 1551😥
