Catherine Brandon

Catherine Brandon (nee` Brooke) born March 22, 1519 is the wife of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk and the Duchess of Suffolk. Catherine was a first cousin of Henry Tudor once removed, although this relation gave her no special privileges. Born distant royalty because of her relation to Henry, Catherine married Charles Brandon after his first wife, Princess Margaret Tudor, died, and the marriage was not ill fated although Charles did something up North that only granted him a fair amount of contempt and upset from Catherine. She was his wife until the very end of his days.

Catherine outlived Charles and his mistress apologized to her at his funeral, although Catherine simply rejected the woman's attempt to honour her out of spite for the woman having had an affair with Charles. Catherine gave Charles a son named Edward in the series. Catherine was originally contracted to marry Henry Brandon, Earl of Lincoln, but this was broken when she married Charles when she was 14 and he was about 48. Charles married his son's betrothed for money, and his son could easily find a marriage elsewhere. After Henry Brandon's death, Catherine had a son with Charles named Henry Brandon too and another son in 1537 named Charles.

Biography
Catherine was a good-looking, healthy girl and born a first cousin of the King, she was of course able to achieve the title of Duchess, although upon her marriage to Charles Brandon she became Duchess of Suffolk.

Season Two
About a year after the death of Princess Margaret Tudor, Charles Brandon marries Catherine Brooke, who then becomes Catherine Brandon.