CATHERINE PARR - KEY INFO

Who were Catherine Parr’s parents?

Sr Thomas Parr and Maud Green

What did Catherine Parr’s mother do?

lady in waiting to Catherine of Aragon, Catherine Parr named after her

Who were Catherine Parr’s parents?

Sr Thomas Parr and Maud Green

What did Catherine Parr’s mother do?

lady in waiting to Catherine of Aragon, Catherine Parr named after her

When was Catherine Parr born?

1512

Who was Catherine Parr’s first marriage to, what was it like?

Edward Borough, son of Thomas third Baron Borough of Gainsborough in 1529 when she was 17, he died a few years later

Who was Catherine Parr’s second marriage to, what was it like?

John Neville, 3rd Baron Latimer of Snape Castle in yorkshire, he was 41 and she was 22, John died in March 1543 when Catherine was 31

At court, who did Catherine Parr catch the attention of?

Thomas Seymour and Henry VIII

Who did Catherine Parr marry for the third time, why?

wanted to marry Seymour but Henry asked for her hand and she felt obliged to acept

When did Catherine Parr and Henry marry, what was the attendance like?

July 12th 1543, only 20 people attended

When did henry VIII die?

1547 (jan)

What did Catherine Parr after henry’s death?

secretly married seymour, got pregnant in June 1548 and they moved to Sudely Castle

When did Catherine Parr give birth, what happened?

August 30th 1549, cuaght childbed fever

When did Catherine Parr die?

September 5th 1549

Where is Catherine Parr buried?

at Sudeley Castle