Brampton, Sir Edward [Duarte Brandão]
(c. 1440–1508)
- Rosemary Horrox
- , revised
Extract
Brampton, Sir Edward [Duarte Brandão] (c. 1440–1508), soldier and merchant, was born in Lisbon c.1440, reputedly the illegitimate son of Rui Barba and the wife of a Jewish blacksmith. About 1468 he travelled to England and converted to Christianity. As was usual in such cases, the ...