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Catherine Howard

1523 - 1542

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Catherine Howard (c. 1523 – 13 February 1542) was Queen of England from July 1540 until November 1541 as the fifth wife of King Henry VIII. She was the daughter of Lord Edmund Howard and Joyce Culpeper, a first cousin to Anne Boleyn (the second wife of Henry VIII), and the niece of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk. Thomas Howard was a prominent politician at Henry's court. He secured her a place in the household of Henry's fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, where Howard caught the King's interest. She married him on 28 July 1540 at Oatlands Palace in Surrey, just 19 days after the annulment of his marriage to Anne. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Catherine Howard is the 55th most popular companion (down from 39th in 2019), the 218th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 159th in 2019) and the 11th most popular British Companion.

Catherine Howard is most famous for being the fifth wife of King Henry VIII. She was married to the king for a mere 18 months before he had her executed for treason and adultery.

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Among companions, Catherine Howard ranks 55 out of 784. Before her are Caroline of Ansbach, Isabella of Portugal, Ankhesenamun, Princess Helena of the United Kingdom, Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily, and Marie Leszczyńska. After her are Philippa of Hainault, Olympias, Eugénie de Montijo, Carlos, Prince of Asturias, Salman the Persian, and Olga Constantinovna of Russia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1523, Catherine Howard ranks 1. After her are Anna Jagiellon, Gabriele Falloppio, Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry, Blaise de Vigenère, Marco Antonio Bragadin, Gulbadan Begum, Charles de Bourbon, Gaspara Stampa, Stradanus, Catherine Carey, and Pieter Pourbus. Among people deceased in 1542, Catherine Howard ranks 3. Before her are James V of Scotland, and Lapu-Lapu. After her are Lisa del Giocondo, 2nd Dalai Lama, Hernando de Soto, Dosso Dossi, Sayyida al Hurra, Peter Henlein, Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford, Thomas Wyatt, and Girolamo Aleandro.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Catherine Howard ranks 218 out of 8,785. Before her are James Chadwick (1891), Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (1846), Anthony Giddens (1938), William Blake (1757), David Livingstone (1813), and Saint Boniface (680). After her are Guy Fawkes (1570), Æthelbald, King of Wessex (831), George Stephenson (1781), John Harvard (1607), W. H. Auden (1907), and William John Macquorn Rankine (1820).

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Among COMPANIONS In United Kingdom

Among companions born in United Kingdom, Catherine Howard ranks 11. Before her are Catherine Parr (1512), Jane Seymour (1508), Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia (1596), Mary Boleyn (1499), Victoria, Princess Royal (1840), and Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (1846). After her are Elizabeth of York (1466), Mary Anne MacLeod Trump (1912), Mary Tudor, Queen of France (1496), Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (1901), Charlotte, Princess Royal (1766), and Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (1887).

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