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11 November 1512–5 September 1548. Sixth wife of [[Henry VIII]] and Queen Consort of England and Ireland. | |||
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The daughter of Sir Thomas Parr of Kendall, a courtier of the royal household, Catherine was destined to be part of the highest court circles. Her family was of good reputation and wealth and she was well educated. | |||
At the age of seventeen her parents started negotiations which ended in Catherine marrying Sir Edward Burgh who died only four years later. This left Catherine a childless widow apart from being orphaned since by that time her parents had died too. | |||
She remarried rather quickly (in 1534). This time it was to John Neville, Lord Latimer, who already had two children from a former marriage. He was rich and a substantial part of the royal household. After taking part of the Pilgrimage of Grace (an uprising of [[Catholicism|Catholics]] in the North) and therefore spending some time in the Tower (which he survived) he died in 1543. | |||
Catherine, who had always been loyal to King Henry VIII, was left a wealthy childless widow. And not late after her husband’s death, King Henry offered to marry her. | |||
Even though Catherine was in love with someone else - namely [[Thomas Seymour]], brother of the late Queen [[Jane Seymour]] - she obeyed the King’s wishes and saw it as God’s will that she should become Queen. To her this was a mission she had to fulfill. Her aim was to complete the conversion of England to Reform. Catherine was a deeply religious Protestant. She even wrote a book promoting [[Protestantism|Protestant]] views in her later life. | |||
She was proclaimed Queen on the day of her wedding (July 12, 1543), no coronation ceremony was held. | |||
The relationship between her and Henry must have been a rather trustful one, as she was appointed Queen Regent in 1544 when Henry left the country in order to invade France. | |||
When Henry died in 1548, Catherine – now a widow for the third time and still childless – was able to marry Thomas Seymour. | |||
She died shortly after giving birth to her first child on September 7, 1548. | |||
== Sources == | |||
Starkey, David. ''Six Wives. The Queens of Henry VIII''. London: Chatto & Windus, 2003 | |||
Encyclopædia Britannica --> "Catherine Parr." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2010. Web. 12 July 2010 <http://www.search.eb.com/eb/article-9021818>. | |||
Royal Family History --> http://www.britroyals.com/tudor.asp?id=catherine_parr | |||
Latest revision as of 17:06, 22 December 2017
11 November 1512–5 September 1548. Sixth wife of Henry VIII and Queen Consort of England and Ireland.
The daughter of Sir Thomas Parr of Kendall, a courtier of the royal household, Catherine was destined to be part of the highest court circles. Her family was of good reputation and wealth and she was well educated.
At the age of seventeen her parents started negotiations which ended in Catherine marrying Sir Edward Burgh who died only four years later. This left Catherine a childless widow apart from being orphaned since by that time her parents had died too.
She remarried rather quickly (in 1534). This time it was to John Neville, Lord Latimer, who already had two children from a former marriage. He was rich and a substantial part of the royal household. After taking part of the Pilgrimage of Grace (an uprising of Catholics in the North) and therefore spending some time in the Tower (which he survived) he died in 1543.
Catherine, who had always been loyal to King Henry VIII, was left a wealthy childless widow. And not late after her husband’s death, King Henry offered to marry her.
Even though Catherine was in love with someone else - namely Thomas Seymour, brother of the late Queen Jane Seymour - she obeyed the King’s wishes and saw it as God’s will that she should become Queen. To her this was a mission she had to fulfill. Her aim was to complete the conversion of England to Reform. Catherine was a deeply religious Protestant. She even wrote a book promoting Protestant views in her later life.
She was proclaimed Queen on the day of her wedding (July 12, 1543), no coronation ceremony was held. The relationship between her and Henry must have been a rather trustful one, as she was appointed Queen Regent in 1544 when Henry left the country in order to invade France.
When Henry died in 1548, Catherine – now a widow for the third time and still childless – was able to marry Thomas Seymour.
She died shortly after giving birth to her first child on September 7, 1548.
Sources
Starkey, David. Six Wives. The Queens of Henry VIII. London: Chatto & Windus, 2003
Encyclopædia Britannica --> "Catherine Parr." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2010. Web. 12 July 2010 <http://www.search.eb.com/eb/article-9021818>.
Royal Family History --> http://www.britroyals.com/tudor.asp?id=catherine_parr