Person:George Brooke (15)
George Brooke, 9th Baron Cobham
b.Abt 1497
d.29 Sep 1558
Parents and Siblings
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  1. John Brooke
  2. Elizabeth Brooke, Lady Wyatt - 1560
  3. William Brooke
  4. Margaret Brooke
  5. Edward Brooke
  6. Thomas Brooke
  7. Faith Brooke
  8. George Brooke, 9th Baron CobhamAbt 1497 - 1558
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  George Brooke, 9th Baron CobhamAbt 1497 - 1558
  • W.  Anne BrayeEst 1501 - 1558
m. Bef 1526
  1. Elisabeth Brooke1526 - 1565
  2. William Brooke, 10th Baron Cobham1527 - 1596/97
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Facts and Events
Name George Brooke, 9th Baron Cobham
Gender Male
Birth[1][5] Abt 1497 Calculated, age being 61 years in 1558
Other? 1514 Attended, with his father, the marriage of Princess Mary with Louis XII, in France, 1514
Title (nobility)? 1523 Knighted in the French war, 1523.
Marriage Bef 1526 to Anne Braye
Other 10 sons and 4 daughters of this marriage
with Anne Braye
Title (nobility)? 1529 Succeeded father in 1529 as Lord Cobham, {title by writ 1313}.
Other? From 1529 to 1557/58 Summoned to Parliament by writs
Occupation[3][4] 1544 Calais, Pas-de-Calais, FranceDeputy of Calais
Military? 1546 Lieutenant-General under the Earl of Hertford against the Scots
Occupation[3][4] Aft 1546 Calais, Pas-de-Calais, FranceDeputy of Calais
Title (nobility)? 1549 [K.G.] Knight of the Order of the Garter, 1549.
Other? 1550 Privy Councillor
Military? 1551 Lieutenant-General of the forces sent into the north
Property? Had large grants of ecclesiastical lands including those of the College of Cobham.
Residence[5] Cooling, Kent, England
Other? 16 Jun 1553 POLITICS: One of the 26 Peers who signed the letters patent settling the Crown on Lady Jane GREY.
Probate? 13 Jan 1557/58 Will dated
Death[5] 29 Sep 1558
Burial[5] Cobham, Kent, EnglandBrooke Tomb, erected 1561
Other? 20 Jan 1558/59 INQUISITION POST MORTEM
Probate? 6 Dec 1560 Will proved
Other? 2nd but 1st surviving son and heir by 1st wife
Other? Arrested and Pardoned> Held to be implicated in Wyatt's rebellion and was arrested; later pardoned.
Reference Number Q5537283 (Wikidata)


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George Brooke, 9th Baron Cobham (29 September 1558) KG, lord of the Manor of Cobham, Kent and of Cooling Castle, Kent, was an English peer, soldier and magnate, who participated in the political turmoil following the death of King Henry VIII.

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References
  1. ↑ George Brooke, 9th Baron Cobham, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2.   Cokayne, George Edward, and Vicary Gibbs; et al. The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant [2nd ed.]. (London: St. Catherine Press, 1910-59)
    2:288.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cokayne, George Edward, and Vicary Gibbs; et al. The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant [2nd ed.]. (London: St. Catherine Press, 1910-59)
    14:195.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 COBHAM p. 348 line 2.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Cokayne, George Edward, and Vicary Gibbs; et al. The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant [2nd ed.]. (London: St. Catherine Press, 1910-59)
    347-348.
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