English Aristocrats in Kražiai in the Middle of the 16th Century

Catherine Willaughby, the Duchess of Suffolk (1519/1520-1580) and her second husband Richard Bertie (1517-1582), who were closely tied to England’s royal family, lived in the town of Kražiai, not far from Kelmė, from the middle of 1557 to March 1559. As a faithful Protestant, she later became a hero, with ballands, plays and films made about her.

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The future Duchess of Suffolk studied music and dance, Latin, and Greek, and the basics of taking care of a household as a child. When she was approximately 13 to 14 years old, she married 47 year-old Charles Brandon, the 1st Duke of Suffolk (1484-1545

English Aristocrats in Kražiai in the Middle of the 16th Century

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English Aristocrats in Kražiai in the Middle of the 16th Century

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