Biography of Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos 1548-1594

In 1546 [his father] Edmund Brydges 2nd Baron Chandos [aged 24] and [his mother] Dorothy Braye Baroness Chandos and Knollys [aged 22] were married.

Around 1548 Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos was born to [his father] Edmund Brydges 2nd Baron Chandos [aged 26] and [his mother] Dorothy Braye Baroness Chandos and Knollys [aged 24] at Sudeley Castle [Map].

On 12th April 1557 [his grandfather] John Brydges 1st Baron Chandos [aged 65] died at Sudeley Castle [Map]. His son [his father] Edmund [aged 35] succeeded 2nd Baron Chandos of Sudeley. [his mother] Dorothy Braye Baroness Chandos and Knollys [aged 33] by marriage Baroness Chandos of Sudeley.

In or before 1565 [his brother-in-law] William Sandys 3rd Baron Sandys of the Vyne [aged 21] and [his sister] Katharine Brydges Baroness Sandys [aged 9] were married. She by marriage Baroness Sandys of The Vyne in Hampshire. They were fifth cousin once removed.

In 1571 Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos [aged 23] was elected MP Cricklade.

In 1572 Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos [aged 24] was elected MP Gloucestershire.

Before 1573 Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos [aged 24] and Anne Clinton [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Baroness Chandos of Sudeley. She the daughter of Edward Clinton 1st Earl Lincoln [aged 60] and Ursula Stourton Baroness Clinton. They were fifth cousin once removed.

On 11th March 1573 [his father] Edmund Brydges 2nd Baron Chandos [aged 51] died. His son Giles [aged 25] succeeded 3rd Baron Chandos of Sudeley.

Around 1578 [his daughter] Elizabeth Brydges was born to Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos [aged 30] and [his wife] Anne Clinton [aged 26].

Around 1580 [his daughter] Catherine Brydges Countess Bedford was born to Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos [aged 32] and [his wife] Anne Clinton [aged 28]. She married before August 1616 Francis Russell 4th Earl Bedford, son of William Russell 1st Baron Russell and Elizabeth Long Baroness Russel Thornhaugh, and had issue.

On 16th January 1585 [his father-in-law] Edward Clinton 1st Earl Lincoln [aged 73] died at London. His son [his brother-in-law] Henry [aged 44] succeeded 2nd Earl Lincoln, 10th Baron Clinton. Catherine Hastings Countess Lincoln [aged 42] by marriage Countess Lincoln.

On 20th October 1586 [his brother-in-law] Henry Clinton 2nd Earl Lincoln [aged 45] and Elizabeth Morrison Countess Lincoln were married. She by marriage Countess Lincoln. She the daughter of Richard Morrison and Bridget Hussey Countess Bedford [aged 60]. He the son of [his father-in-law] Edward Clinton 1st Earl Lincoln and Ursula Stourton Baroness Clinton. They were fifth cousins.

1589. Hieronimo Custodis. Portrait of Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos [aged 41].

In 1592 Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos [aged 44] entertained Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland [aged 58].

On 21st February 1594 Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos [aged 46] died. His brother William [aged 42] succeeded 4th Baron Chandos of Sudeley. Mary Hopton Baroness Chandos by marriage Baroness Chandos of Sudeley.

Before 1595 [his step-father] William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury [aged 50] and [his mother] Dorothy Braye Baroness Chandos and Knollys [aged 70] were married. The difference in their ages was 20 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

In 1629 [his former wife] Anne Clinton [aged 77] died.

[his son] Charles Brydges was born to Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos and Anne Clinton.

[his son] John Brydges was born to Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos and Anne Clinton.