Background
He was the eldest son and heir of John Brydges, 1st Baron Chandos of Sudeley Manor, Gloucestershire and Elizabeth Grey, daughter of Edmund Grey, 9th Lord Grey of Wilton.
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Edmund Brydges
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He was a Knight of the Garter, Baron Chandos, Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire and Vice-Admiral of Gloucestershire. He succeeded to the barony on 12 April 1557 upon the death of his father. He served in the army in France in 1544 and then in Scotland, being knighted in 1547 at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh.
He was elevated to Knight of the Garter in 1572.
Membership
He was elected Member of Parliament for Wootton Bassett in 1545 and knight of the shire for Gloucestershire in 1553.
