Catherine Carey | |
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Lady Knollys | |
![]() Portrait often identified as Catherine, 1562 | |
Born | c. 1524 England |
Died | 15 January 1569 (aged 46-47) Hampton Court Palace |
Buried | St Edmund's Chapel, Westminster Abbey |
Spouse(s) | Sir Francis Knollys |
Issue |
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Father | William Carey |
Mother | Mary Boleyn |
Catherine Carey, after her marriage Catherine Knollys and later known as both Lady Knollys and Dame Catherine Knollys,[2] (c. 1524 – 15 January 1569), was chief Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth I, who was her first cousin.
Queen Elizabeth, by her charter, gave 50 oaks out of the park, to the corporation of Reading, and granted the rest of the estate to Sir Francis and Dame Catherine Knollys.....