Queen Catherine Howard of England1
Female, #8512, (circa 1521 - 13 Feb 1542)
| Parent | Edmund Lord Howard of Flodden Field (say 1483 - 1539) | |
| Parent | Joyce Culpeper (1480 - after 1525) | |
Queen Catherine Howard of England|b. circa 1521\nd. 13 Feb 1542|p8512.htm|Edmund Lord Howard of Flodden Field|b. say 1483\nd. 1539|p8499.htm|Joyce Culpeper|b. 1480\nd. after 1525|p8495.htm|Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk|b. 1443\nd. 21 May 1524|p8497.htm|Elizabeth Tylney Duchess|b. say 1445\nd. 4 Apr 1497|p8498.htm|Sir Richard Culpeper of Oxen Hoath|b. say 1428\nd. 4 Oct 1484|p8483.htm|Isabel Worsley|b. say 1460\nd. 18 Apr 1527|p8491.htm| | ||
| Name-Comm | Her common name was Catherine. | |
| Birth* | circa 1521 | Catherine was born at Lambeth, co. Surrey, England, circa 1521. |
| She was the daughter of Edmund Lord Howard of Flodden Field and Joyce Culpeper. | ||
| Marriage* | 28 Jul 1540 | She married King Henry VIII (?) of England at Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, co. Surrey, England, on 28 Jul 1540. |
| Death* | 13 Feb 1542 | She died at Tower of London, London, England, on 13 Feb 1542. |
| Biography* | Catherine HOWARD (d. Feb. 13, 1542, London), fifth wife of King Henry VIII of England. Her downfall came when Henry learned of her premarital affairs. Catherine was one of 10 children of Lord Edmund Howard (died 1539), a poverty-stricken younger son of Thomas Howard, 2nd duke of Norfolk. Henry VIII first became attracted to the young girl in 1540, when he was seeking to end his politically motivated marriage to Anne of Cleves, to whom Catherine was a maid of honour. He had his marriage to Anne annulled on July 9, and on July 28 Henry and Catherine were privately married. He publicly acknowledged her as queen on August 8. For the next 14 months Henry appeared to be much enamoured of his bride. But in November 1541, he learned that before their marriage Catherine had had affairs: Henry Mannock, a music teacher; Francis Dereham, who had called her his wife; and her cousin, Thomas Culpeper, to whom she had been engaged. After her marriage to Henry, Catherine had made Dereham her secretary, and it is probable--though still unproved--that she had committed adultery with Culpeper. The King, initially incredulous, became incensed with these revelations. On Feb. 11, 1542, Parliament passed a bill of attainder declaring it treason for an unchaste woman to marry the king. Two days later Catherine was beheaded in the Tower of London. Her life is recounted in Lacey Baldwin Smith's A Tudor Tragedy (1961). Source: "Catherine HOWARD" Britannica Online. [Accessed 14 February 1998]. (Names referenced above: Queen Catherine Howard of England Queen Catherine Howard of England). |
| Charts | The Culpepers of Preston Hall, from 1266. Extinct after 13 generations |
| Last Edited | 27 Apr 2003 |
Citations
- June Ferguson, Royals Gedcom.