Catherine Carey

Lady Catherine Carey (c. 1526/1529 - 15 January, 1568) was Chief Lady of the Bedchamber to Elizabeth I of England.

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1526 - 1529 - 15 January - 1568 - Elizabeth I of England

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She was the daughter of Sir William Carey, Gentleman of the Privy Chamber and Esquire of the Body to King Henry VIII of England, and his wife Lady Mary Boleyn, who had once been mistress of the king. Although rumour had it that Catherine and her brother Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon were fathered by Henry VIII himself this is unlikely. Henry would have acknowledged the boy as his own and Catherine was born several years after the affair ended.

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Sir William Carey - Henry VIII of England - Lady Mary Boleyn - Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon

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Catherine was a witness to the execution of her royal aunt, Anne Boleyn, in 1536.

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Anne Boleyn - 1536

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She was married to Sir Francis Knollys. Her husband was named a Knight of the Garter in 1593. They had a total of twelve children:

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Francis Knollys - Knight of the Garter - 1593

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• Lettice Knollys (c. 1543 - 25 December, 1634). She married first Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex, secondly Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester and thirdly Christopher Blount.
• Sir Henry Knollys (c. 1545 - 1583). He was a Member of Parliament representing first Shoreham, Kent (1563) and then Oxfordshire. Esquire of the Body to Elizabeth I. He was married to Margaret Cave (1549 - 1600), daughter of Sir Ambrose Cave and Margaret Willington.
• Elizabeth Knollys. She married Sir Thomas Leighton, son of John Leighton of Watlesburgh and Joyce Sutton, in 1578. Her husband served as governor of Jersey.
• William Knollys, 1st Earl of Banbury (c. 1545 - 25 May, 1632). He was married first to Dorothy Bray and secondly to Elizabeth Howard, daughter of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk and his second wife Catherine Knyvett.
• Edward Knollys (1546 - 1580). He was a Member of Parliament.
• Sir Robert Knollys (1547 - 1626). Member of Parliament representing Reading, Berkshire (1572 - 1589), Brecknockshire (1589 - 1604), Abingdon, Oxfordshire (1604, 1624 - 1625) and finally Berkshire (1626). He married Catherine Vaughan, daughter of Sir Rowland Vaughan of Porthamel.
• Richard Knollys (1548 - 21 August, 1596). Member of Parliament representing first Wallingford (1584) and then Northampton (1588). Married Joan Heigham, daughter of John Heigham of Cliffords.
• Sir Francis Knollys "the Young" (c. 1552 - 1643). Member of Parliament representing first Oxford (1572 - 1588) and then Berkshire (1597, 1625). Married Lettice Barrett, daughter of John Barrett of Hanham. Father-in-law of John Hampden.
• Sir Thomas Knollys. Better known for service in the Eighty Years' War (1568 - 1648). Governor of Ostend in 1586. Married Odelia de Morana, daughter of John de Morada, Marquess of Bergen.
• Anne Knollys (c. 1553 - last reported alive 30 August , 1608). Married Thomas West, 2nd Baron De La Warr. Mother to Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr.
• Catherine Knollys (c. 1560 - 20 December, 1620). Married first Gerald Fitzgerald, Baron Offaley and secondly Sir Phillip Butler of Watton Woodhall, a possible descedant of James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormonde.
• Cecily Knollys. No known descedants.
 
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