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Lady Catherine "Kate" Woodville (Wydeville), Lady of Grafton Regis, Baroness of Kimbolton Castle, 1st Countess of Pembroke, Countess of Stafford, 2nd Duchess of Buckingham, 1st Duchess of Bedford 1458–1497 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Aug 1458

Birth Location: Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 18 May 1497

Death Location: Bishop's Hatfield, Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn & Hatfield, Mid-Hertfordshire

Father: Richard Woodville

Mother: Jacquetta Luxembourg

Spouse(s): Sir England, Richard Wingfield, Jasper Tudor

Children(s): Lady VIII), Henry Wiltshire, Edward Stafford, Humphrey Stafford, Margaret Stafford, Anne Stafford,, James Castle, Thomas Castle, Elizabeth Wingfield, Cecily Wingfield, Jane Wingfield, Charles Castle

In 1458, Lady Catherine "Kate" Woodville (Wydeville), Lady of Grafton Regis, Baroness of Kimbolton Castle, 1st Countess of Pembroke, Countess of Stafford, 2nd Duchess of Buckingham, 1st Duchess of Bedford entered the world in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England, born to Richard 1St Earl Rivers Woodville And Jacquetta Duchess Of Bedford Luxembourg. Lady Catherine "Kate" Woodville (Wydeville), Lady of Grafton Regis, Baroness of Kimbolton Castle, 1st Countess of Pembroke, Countess of Stafford, 2nd Duchess of Buckingham, 1st Duchess of Bedford married Jasper Duke Of Bedford Tudor, Richard Sir Wingfield, Sir Lord Henry I Stafford Knight Of The Garter Knight Of Bath 1St Earl Consort Of Pembroke 8Th Earl Of Stafford 1St Duke Of Bedford 2Nd Duke Of Buckingham 17Th Lord High Constable Of England, and had children including Anne Stafford, Catherine Wingfield, Cecily Wingfield, Charles Wingfield Of Kimbolton Castle, Edward Richard 3Rd Duke Of Buckingham Stafford, Elizabeth Wingfield, Henry Stafford 1St Earl Of Wiltshire, Humphrey Stafford, James Wingfield Of Stone Castle, Jane Wingfield, Lady Elizabeth Stafford Lady Of Brecknock 1St Countess Of Sussex Mistress Of King Henry Viii, Lawrence Wingfield, Margaret Stafford, Margaret Wingfield, Mary Wingfield, Thomas Maria Wingfield Of Kimbolton Castle. Lady Catherine "Kate" Woodville (Wydeville), Lady of Grafton Regis, Baroness of Kimbolton Castle, 1st Countess of Pembroke, Countess of Stafford, 2nd Duchess of Buckingham, 1st Duchess of Bedford passed away in 1497 in Bishop's Hatfield, Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn & Hatfield, Mid-Hertfordshire.

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  • In 1458, Lady Catherine "Kate" Woodville (Wydeville), Lady of Grafton Regis, Baroness of Kimbolton Castle, 1st Countess of Pembroke, Countess of Stafford, 2nd Duchess of Buckingham, 1st Duchess of Bedford entered the world in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England, born to Richard 1St Earl Rivers Woodville And Jacquetta Duchess Of Bedford Luxembourg.
  • Lady Catherine "Kate" Woodville (Wydeville), Lady of Grafton Regis, Baroness of Kimbolton Castle, 1st Countess of Pembroke, Countess of Stafford, 2nd Duchess of Buckingham, 1st Duchess of Bedford married Jasper Duke Of Bedford Tudor, Richard Sir Wingfield, Sir Lord Henry I Stafford Knight Of The Garter Knight Of Bath 1St Earl Consort Of Pembroke 8Th Earl Of Stafford 1St Duke Of Bedford 2Nd Duke Of Buckingham 17Th Lord High Constable Of England, and had children including Anne Stafford, Catherine Wingfield, Cecily Wingfield, Charles Wingfield Of Kimbolton Castle, Edward Richard 3Rd Duke Of Buckingham Stafford, Elizabeth Wingfield, Henry Stafford 1St Earl Of Wiltshire, Humphrey Stafford, James Wingfield Of Stone Castle, Jane Wingfield, Lady Elizabeth Stafford Lady Of Brecknock 1St Countess Of Sussex Mistress Of King Henry Viii, Lawrence Wingfield, Margaret Stafford, Margaret Wingfield, Mary Wingfield, Thomas Maria Wingfield Of Kimbolton Castle.
  • Lady Catherine "Kate" Woodville (Wydeville), Lady of Grafton Regis, Baroness of Kimbolton Castle, 1st Countess of Pembroke, Countess of Stafford, 2nd Duchess of Buckingham, 1st Duchess of Bedford passed away in 1497 in Bishop's Hatfield, Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn & Hatfield, Mid-Hertfordshire.

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Spouses(s)

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Lady Bedford's Ancestors

Self
Lady Bedford
1458–1497
Birth Place: Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Richard 1st Earl Rivers Woodville
1412–1469
Maidstone, Kent, England
Jacquetta (Duchess of Bedford) Luxembourg
1416–1472
Luxembourg
Grandparents
Johanna Bedlisgate
1390–1448
Bedlisgate, Northamptonshire
Peter (I Luxembourg, Count of St. Pol, Conversano and) Brienne
1390–1433
Naples, Napoli, Campania, Italy
Margherita (del) Balzo
1394–1469
Andria, Bari, Puglia, Italy
Great-Grandparents
Jean Luxembourg
1498–1518
Marguerite d'Enghien
1498–1518
Francesco Balzo
1368–1404
Suevo Orsini
1370–1422
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Bedford's Descendants

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Lady (Catherine "Kate" Woodville (Wydeville), Lady of Grafton Regis, Baroness of Kimbolton Castle, 1st Countess of Pembroke, Countess of Stafford, 2nd Duchess of Buckingham, 1st Duchess of) Bedford (4 Aug 1458–18 May 1497) m. Sir (Lord Henry I Stafford, Knight of the Garter, Knight of Bath, 1st Earl Consort of Pembroke, 8th Earl of Stafford, 1st Duke of Bedford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, 17th Lord High Constable of) England (4 Sep 1454–2 Nov 1483) m. Richard (Sir) Wingfield (1456–22 July 1525) m. Jasper (Duke of Bedford) Tudor (November 1429–21 December 1495)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Stafford, Lady of Brecknock, 1st Countess of Sussex (Mistress of King Henry) VIII) 1479–1532 m. Lord (Thomas II K.G. Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, 2nd Earl of Surrey, Earl Marshal of England, Lord High Treasurer of England, 13th Baron Mowbray, 14th Baron) Segrave** 1473–1542 m. Sir (George de Hastings, 1st Earl of) Huntingdon 1488–1544
    1. 1. Henry (2nd Earl of Sussex and Viscount Fitzwalter) Radcliffe 1506–1566
      1. 1. Sir (Phillip) Calthrop 1496–1549 m. Jane (Amata) Boleyn 1485–1543
        1. 1. Elizabeth Calthorpe 1521–1578 m. Sir (William S.) Woodhouse 1515–1563 m. Sir (Henry Parker, 2nd Baron of) Morley 1513–1551 m. Dru Drury 1531–1617
    2. 2. Sir (Henry KG Howard, 3rd Earl of) Surrey 1517–1547
    3. 3. Sir (Francis 2nd Earl Huntingdon) Hastings 1514–1569
  2. 2. Henry (Stafford 1st Earl of) Wiltshire 1479–1522
  3. 3. Edward (Richard 3rd Duke of Buckingham) Stafford 1478–1521
  4. 4. Humphrey Stafford 1480–
  5. 5. Margaret Stafford 1486–1530
  6. 6. Anne Stafford, 1483–1544
  7. 7. James (Wingfield of Stone) Castle 1519–1587
  8. 8. Thomas (Maria Wingfield of Kimbolton) Castle 1515–1558
  9. 9. Elizabeth Wingfield –1522
  10. 10. Cecily Wingfield –1525
  11. 11. Jane Wingfield 1525–
  12. 12. Charles (Wingfield of Kimbolton) Castle 1513–1540

Lady Bedford's Timeline

2 Records

1458
4 Aug 1458
Birth of Lady Catherine "Kate" Woodville (Wydeville), Lady of Grafton Regis, Baroness of Kimbolton Castle, 1st Countess of Pembroke, Countess of Stafford, 2nd Duchess of Buckingham, 1st Duchess of Bedford in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
1497
18 May 1497
Age 39
Death of Lady Catherine "Kate" Woodville (Wydeville), Lady of Grafton Regis, Baroness of Kimbolton Castle, 1st Countess of Pembroke, Countess of Stafford, 2nd Duchess of Buckingham, 1st Duchess of Bedford in Bishop's Hatfield, Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn & Hatfield, Mid-Hertfordshire
Bishop's Hatfield, Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn & Hatfield, Mid-Hertfordshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1458
    Event Place: Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1497
    Event Place: Bishop's Hatfield, Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn & Hatfield, Mid-Hertfordshire

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