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Catherine Parr

1512 - 1548

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Catherine Parr (c. July or August 1512 – 5 September 1548) was Queen of England and Ireland as the last of the six wives of King Henry VIII from their marriage on 12 July 1543 until Henry's death on 28 January 1547. Catherine was the final queen consort of the House of Tudor, and outlived Henry by a year and eight months. With four husbands, she is the most-married English queen consort. She was the first woman to publish in print an original work under her own name in England in the English language. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Catherine Parr is the 28th most popular companion (up from 38th in 2019), the 139th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 158th in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Companion.

Catherine Parr was the sixth and final wife of King Henry VIII. She is most famous for being the last of his wives and for being the only one to outlive him.

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Among companions, Catherine Parr ranks 28 out of 784. Before her are Anne Hathaway, Maud of Wales, Messalina, Nefertari, Henrietta Maria of France, and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. After her are Maria Theresa of Spain, Madame du Barry, Carlota of Mexico, Livia, Jane Seymour, and Maria Feodorovna.

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Among people born in 1512, Catherine Parr ranks 3. Before her are James V of Scotland, and Gerardus Mercator. After her are Judah Loew ben Bezalel, Henry, King of Portugal, Manco Inca Yupanqui, Niccolò dell'Abbate, Devlet I Giray, Sibylle of Cleves, Robert Recorde, Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł, and Prospero Fontana. Among people deceased in 1548, Catherine Parr ranks 1. After her are Sigismund I the Old, Juan Diego, Gonzalo Pizarro, Juan de Zumárraga, Girolamo Savoldo, Pascual de Andagoya, João de Castro, and Philip, Duke of Palatinate-Neuburg.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Catherine Parr ranks 139 out of 8,785. Before her are Henry VII of England (1457), Paul McCartney (1942), Alfred the Great (849), Christopher Lee (1922), Mary Shelley (1797), and William Harvey (1578). After her are Macbeth, King of Scotland (1005), Henry Morgan (1635), Rosalind Franklin (1920), Brian Josephson (1940), Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (1857), and Nicholas Winton (1909).

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Among COMPANIONS In United Kingdom

Among companions born in United Kingdom, Catherine Parr ranks 5. Before her are Anne Boleyn (1501), Mary of Teck (1867), Anne Hathaway (1556), and Maud of Wales (1869). After her are Jane Seymour (1508), Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia (1596), Mary Boleyn (1499), Victoria, Princess Royal (1840), Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (1846), Catherine Howard (1523), and Elizabeth of York (1466).

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