John Brydges, 1st Baron Chandos
- John Brydges, 1st Baron Chandos
John Brydges, 1st Baron Chandos (9 March, 1491/1492 – 12 April, 1557), a son of Sir Giles Brydges, and Isabel Baynham. He was a prominent figure at the English court during the reigns of Kings Henry VIII, Edward VI and Queen Mary. He took part in suppressing the rebellion of Sir Thomas Wyat in 1554, and as lieutenant of the Tower of London during the earlier part of Queen Mary's reign, had the custody, not only of Lady Jane Grey and of Wyat, but for a short time of the Princess Elizabeth.
He was created Baron Chandos of Sudeley in 1554, one of his ancestors, Alice, being a granddaughter of Sir Thomas Chandos (d. 1375).
He died in March 1557.
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