Dorothy Bray, Baroness Chandos
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"Dorothy Knollys" redirects here. For other uses, see Dorothy Knollys (disambiguation).
Dorothy Bray (or Braye), Baroness Chandos (c. 1524 – 31 October 1605) was an English noblewoman, who served as a Maid of Honour to three queens consort of King Henry VIII of England; Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Catherine Parr. From 1541 to 1543, she had an affair with the latter's married brother, William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton.
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Dorothy Bray (Braye) | |
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Baroness Chandos | |
Born | c. 1524 Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England |
Died | 31 October 1605 (aged 80-81) Minty, Gloucestershire |
Buried | Rotherfield Greys Church |
Spouse(s) | Edmund Brydges, 2nd Baron Chandos William Knollys MP |
Issue | Mary Brydges Katherine Brydges Eleanor Brydges Giles Brydges, 3rd Baron Chandos William Brydges, 4th Baron Chandos |
Father | Sir Edmund Braye, 1st Baron Braye |
Mother | Jane Halliwell |
Occupation | Maid of Honour |
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In 1546, Dorothy married her first husband Edmund Brydges, 2nd Baron Chandos.