Edmund Braye, 1st Baron Braye
- Edmund Braye, 1st Baron Braye
Edmund Braye, 1st Baron Braye (c. 1484-18 October 1539), was an English peer.
Braye was the son of John Braye of Eaton Bray in Bedfordshire. He served as Sheriff of Bedfordshire between 1514 and 1515 and of Sussex and Surrey in 1522. He was knighted in 1513 and in 1529 he was summoned to the House of Lords as Baron Braye, of Eaton Bray in the County of Bedford. Lord Braye married Jane (died on 24 Oct 1558), daughter of Sir Richard Halliwell or Hallighwell or Halywell of Holwell by Jane Norbury. . He died in October 1539 and was succeeded in the barony by his son John. Lady Braye died in 1558.His daughter Anne married George Brooke, 9th Lord Cobham (c1497 - 29 Sept 1558) before 1526.
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]
* [http://www.thepeerage.com/ www.thepeerage.com]
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