Edmund Braye, 1st Baron Braye
Edmund Braye, 1st Baron Braye (* 1484 in Bedfordshire ; † October 18, 1539 ) was an English nobleman who was appointed to the House of Lords as Baron Braye by Henry VIII in 1529 .
Life
Origin and family environment
He came from a family of the English gentry who lived in Bedfordshire and came to prominence in the 15th and 16th centuries and was promoted by the House of Tudor . He was probably born in 1484 to John Braye, lord of Eaton Bray in Bedfordshire. He was both nephew and heir to Sir Reginald Bray , who was made treasurer and knight of the Order of the Garter under King Henry VII .
Political career
Edmund Braye also served the kings of the House of Tudor, especially Henry VIII. He knighted him on October 13, 1513 . From 1514 to 1515 the now Sir Edmund Braye was sheriff of Bedfordshire. In 1522 the king made him Sheriff of Surrey and Sussex . Finally, Henry VIII made him the hereditary peer of the kingdom by appointing him to the English House of Lords through a Writ of Summons on December 4, 1529, thus appointing him first Baron Braye. Edmund Braye henceforth took part in the sessions of Parliament as Baron Braye. He died on October 18, 1539 and was buried in Chelsea , Middlesex , where his father and uncle had also been buried. He was married to Jane, a daughter of Sir Richard Halliwell, and had six daughters with her and an only son, John , who succeeded him as Baron Braye.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The Complete Peerage Volume II . Alan Sutton, London 1982, p. 287 .
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Peerage .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| New title created |
Baron Braye 1529-1539 |
John Braye |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Braye, Edmund, 1st Baron Braye |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Braye, Edmund; Braye, Sir Edmund |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English nobleman and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1484 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bedfordshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 18, 1539 |