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Lady Guildford by Hans Holbein, c.1527
Portrait of Lady Guildford by Hans Holbein the younger, c.1527
In the 1520s, there were two Lady Guildfords, both of which were the wives of Sir Henry Guildford at respective times. If the dating of the portrait is correct, then it depicts Lady Mary Guildford, who was the daughter of Sir Robert Wotton of Boughton Malherbe, Kent. Mary and Henry married sometime in 1525 after his first wife, Margaret died. Mary had notable connections; her sister Margaret was the mother of Henry Grey, the duke of Suffolk, who married Frances Brandon and was the father of Lady Jane Grey (who was briefly placed upon the throne in 1553). There survives a sketch of Margaret by Holbein:
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Sir Henry Guildford was good friends with the king and prospered at court, becoming an esquire of the body and master of the revels by 1513 and a notable councillor. However he appears to have disliked Anne Boleyn and the two apparently quarrelled, although after a brief time back in his country estates he returned to court. Guildford remained controller of the household until his death in 1532. He appointed his wife his executor and charged her with the payment of his debts. The couple had no children and Mary went on to marry Sir Gawain Carew of Devon.
Lady Guildford by Hans Holbein, c.1527
Portrait of Lady Guildford by Hans Holbein the younger, c.1527
In the 1520s, there were two Lady Guildfords, both of which were the wives of Sir Henry Guildford at respective times. If the dating of the portrait is correct, then it depicts Lady Mary Guildford, who was the daughter of Sir Robert Wotton of Boughton Malherbe, Kent. Mary and Henry married sometime in 1525 after his first wife, Margaret died. Mary had notable connections; her sister Margaret was the mother of Henry Grey, the duke of Suffolk, who married Frances Brandon and was the father of Lady Jane Grey (who was briefly placed upon the throne in 1553). There survives a sketch of Margaret by Holbein:
www.flickr.com/photos/20631910@N03/2682808519/in/set-7215...
Sir Henry Guildford was good friends with the king and prospered at court, becoming an esquire of the body and master of the revels by 1513 and a notable councillor. However he appears to have disliked Anne Boleyn and the two apparently quarrelled, although after a brief time back in his country estates he returned to court. Guildford remained controller of the household until his death in 1532. He appointed his wife his executor and charged her with the payment of his debts. The couple had no children and Mary went on to marry Sir Gawain Carew of Devon.