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Catherine Parr was the eldest child of Sir Thomas Parr, lord of the manor of Kendal in Westmorland (now in Westmorland and Furness), and Maud Green, daughter and co-heiress of Sir Thomas Green, lord of Greens Norton, Northamptonshire, and Joan Fogge.
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.
Jun 13, 2024 · Catherine Parr is immortalized in history as the one who survived, the lucky last of Henry VIII’s six wives.
Feb 3, 2021 · Catherine Parr is often known by her legacy of ‘surviving’ Henry VIII, being his sixth wife and the one who outlived him. Catherine was however, an interesting and intelligent woman who achieved much more than merely ‘surviving’. Here are 10 facts about her fascinating life. 1.
Katherine Parr is remembered as Henry VIII’s lucky queen, the one who got away, or, as the old rhyme says, the one who “survived.” She is also thought of as the dowdy, plain,...
Jul 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.
Mar 11, 2012 · Katherine Parr was the eldest daughter of Sir Thomas Parr and his wife Maud Green, both of whom were at the court of Henry VIII in his early reign. Maud was a lady-in-waiting to Queen Catherine of Aragon and named her daughter, born in 1512, after her.