Parr, Catherine (1512–1548)
Parr, Catherine (1512–1548)
Queen of England. Name variations: Katherine Parr. Born 1512 in England; died of puerperal fever, Sept 5, 1548, after giving birth to a girl; dau. of Sir Thomas Parr of Kendal and Maud Greene Parr (1495–1529); m. Edward Borough, 1529 (died 1532); m. John Neville (1493–1543), 3rd Lord Latimer, 1533; m. Henry VIII (1491–1547), king of England (r. 1509–1547), in 1543 (died 1547); m. Thomas Seymour (brother of Jane Seymour), Lord Admiral of England, Mar 1547; children (4th m.) Mary Seymour (Aug 29 or 30, 1548-Sept 5, 1548; an 18th-century historian claimed that she grew to adulthood and m. Sir Edward Bushell).
Sixth wife of Henry VIII, whose tact and intelligence enabled her to act as regent and nursemaid for the ailing king, was widowed twice before marrying him (1543); acted as regent (1544); wrote and published religious treatise (1545); argued with Henry over religious issues and was almost convicted of heresy (1546); after Henry VIII died (Jan 1547), published 2nd religious treatise (1547); writings include Prayers and Meditations (1545) and Lamentations of a Sinner (1547).