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Catherine Parr (she signed her letters as Kateryn; 1512 – 5 September 1548 [2] [4]) was Queen of England and Ireland as the last of the six wives of King Henry VIII from their marriage on 12 July 1543 until Henry's death on 28 January 1547. Catherine was the final queen consort of the House of Tudor, and outlived Henry by a year and eight months.
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May 9, 2024 · Catherine Parr (born 1512—died September 5, 1548) was the sixth and last wife of King Henry VIII of England (ruled 1509–47). Catherine was a daughter of Sir Thomas Parr of Kendall, an official of the royal household.
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Updated on July 19, 2019. Catherine Parr (c. 1512–Sept. 5, 1548) was the sixth and last wife of Henry VIII, king of England. She was reluctant to marry him—he had had his second and fifth wives executed—but saying no to a proposal from the king could have had serious consequences. She eventually was married four times, the last to her true love.
Apr 9, 2023 · Published April 9, 2023. Updated June 7, 2023. Catherine Parr was the last of King Henry VIII's six wives and the only one to neither be cast aside nor killed by the volatile English monarch. Master John/National Trust Catherine Parr became England’s queen in her early 30s and ruled for almost four years as Henry VIII’s spouse.
Sep 26, 2023 · The reluctant queen. Born in 1512, Catherine Parr learned to embrace the power of her own mind from a young age. Her mother Maud—who served as a lady-in-waiting to Queen Catherine of Aragon,...
Catherine Parr (c. 1512 – September 5, 1548), also known as Katherine or Katharine Parr(e), was the last of the six wives of Henry VIII of England. She was queen consort of England during 1543–1547, then dowager queen of England. She was the most married English queen, with four husbands.
Feb 3, 2021 · Here are 10 facts about her fascinating life. 1. She was likely named after Catherine of Aragon. Born in 1512 to Sir Thomas Parr, lord of the manor of Kendal in Westmorland, and Maud Green, an heiress and courtier, Catherine belonged to a family of substantial influence in the north.