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Catherine, (1512-1548), Queen of Henry VIII, nee Parr, 6th wife of Henry VIII

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Alternative name(s):
  • Catherine Parr (Maiden Name)
  • Catherine Burgh (Formerly known as)
  • Catherine Neville (Formerly known as)
  • Catherine Seymour (Later known as)
Surname: Catherine
Gender: Female
Date: 1512-1548
Title: Queen of Henry VIII, nee Parr
History: Sixth queen of Henry VIII. Daughter of Sir Thomas Parr of Kendal. Married Henry VIII on 12 July 1543. Regent during Henry VIII’s French expedition, 1544. Secretly married Sir Thomas Seymour after Henry VIII’s death in Jan 1547.
References: DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P275645 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P126974 )
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
c1422-c1553: Exchequer, Augmentation Office, Queens' Councils
The National Archives, Kew
E 298
2
1544-47: misc letters to and from
British Library, Manuscript Collections
See Index of MSS, III, 1984