Edmund Brydges, 2nd Baron Chandos

Edmund Brydges
The Right Honourable; Edmund Brydges; 2nd Baron Chandos of Sudeley, KG
	Quartered arms of Sir Edmund Brydges
Vice-Admiral of Gloucestershire
	In office; 1559–1573
Monarch	Queen Elizabeth I
Succeeded by	Giles Brydges, 3rd Baron Chandos
Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire
	In office; 1559–1573
Monarch	Queen Elizabeth I
Succeeded by	Giles Brydges, 3rd Baron Chandos
Member of Parliament for Wootton Bassett
	In office; 1545–1547
Monarch	King Henry VIII
Constable of Sudeley Castle
	In office; 1542–1573
Preceded by	John Brydges, 1st Baron Chandos
Personal details
Born	bef. 1522
Died	11 March 1573; Sudeley Castle
Spouse(s)	Dorothy Bray, Baroness Chandos
Children	Giles Brydges, 3rd Baron Chandos; Catherine Brydges, Baroness Sandys; Eleanor Brydges of Chillington; William Brydges, 4th Baron Chandos;
Parents	John Brydges, 1st Baron Chandos; Elizabeth Gray;
Military service
Battles/wars	Italian War of 1542-46 Sieges of Boulogne; Rough Wooing Battle of Pinkie;

Edmund Brydges, 2nd Baron Chandos (before 1522 – 11 March 1573) was an English peer and politician. He was a Knight of the Garter, Baron Chandos, Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire and Vice-Admiral of Gloucestershire.

Life

He was the eldest son and heir of John Brydges, 1st Baron Chandos of Sudeley Manor, Gloucestershire and Elizabeth Grey, daughter of Edmund Grey, 9th Lord Grey of Wilton. He succeeded to the barony on 12 April 1557 upon the death of his father.

He served in the army in France in 1544 and then in Scotland, being knighted in 1547 at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh. He was elected Member of Parliament for Wootton Bassett in 1545 and knight of the shire for Gloucestershire in 1553. He was elevated to Knight of the Garter in 1572.[1]

He was the first husband of Dorothy Bray, who, several years prior to their marriage in 1546, had engaged in a love affair at court with William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton. Chandos and Dorothy together had five sons and a daughter.

Chandos died in 1573 and was succeeded by his eldest son Giles Brydges, 3rd Baron Chandos and, after the death of Giles in 1594, by his younger son William Brydges, 4th Baron Chandos.

References

"Brydges, John" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

"History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 29 October 2011.

Peerage of England
Preceded by John Brydges	Baron Chandos 2nd creation 1557–1573	Succeeded by Giles Brydges

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[1] "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 29 October 2011.