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Lady Mary Catherine "Kate" ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy Chamber, 1524–1568 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: June 1524

Birth Location: Greater London, England

Death Date: 15 January 1568

Death Location: Greater London, England

Father: Sir Aldenham

Mother: *Lady Stafford

Spouse(s): Sir Plymout, Sir Wood

Children(s): Lettice great-grandaunt, Anne, Elizabeth, Sir Knollys, William Greys, Richard Knollys, Cecilia I, Elizabeth Knollys, Sir Knollys, Dudley Warr, Margaret Elizabeth, Cecilia I, Edward, MP

The story of Lady Mary Catherine "Kate" ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy Chamber, began in 1524 in Greater London, England. Lady Mary Catherine "Kate" ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy Chamber, married Sir Christopher Of Cumberland Wood, Sir Lord Francis I The Elder Knollys Kg Sheriff Of Hampshire Statesman English Courtier Privy Councillor 2Nd Lord Of La War Custodian Of Wallingford Castle High Treasurer Of The Royal Household Member Of Parliament Governor Of Plymout, and had children including Anne Lady Knollys Knowles Daughter Of Francis I Baroness West Married West 1St Cousin To Queen Elizabeth, Cecilia Anne Elizabeth Lady Knollys Daughter Of Sir Francis I Married Sir Thomas Leighton Maid Of Honor To Queen Elizabeth I, Cecilia Cecily Elizabeth Knollys Knowles Daughter Of Sir Francis I I, Dudley Knollys Child Of Sir Francis The Elder Knollys Of Greys Court Sibling Of Lady Anne Knollys Baroness De La Warr, Edward Sir Knollys Son Of Sir Francis I Kg Mp, Elizabeth Lady Leighton Knollys, Lettice Knollys Viscountess Of Hereford Countess Of Essex Countess Of Leicester Chief Lady Of The Bedchamber 11Th Great Grandaunt, Margaret Knollys Sibling Of Lady Anne Knollys Baroness De La Warr Lady At The Court Of Queen Elizabeth, Richard Member Of Parliament Knollys, Sir Henry Knollys, Sir Thomas Knollys, William 1St Earl Of Banbury Knollys 1St Viscount Wallingford 1St Baron Knollys Of Greys. Lady Mary Catherine "Kate" ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy Chamber, passed away in 1568 in Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Mary Catherine "Kate" ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy Chamber, began in 1524 in Greater London, England.
  • Lady Mary Catherine "Kate" ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy Chamber, married Sir Christopher Of Cumberland Wood, Sir Lord Francis I The Elder Knollys Kg Sheriff Of Hampshire Statesman English Courtier Privy Councillor 2Nd Lord Of La War Custodian Of Wallingford Castle High Treasurer Of The Royal Household Member Of Parliament Governor Of Plymout, and had children including Anne Lady Knollys Knowles Daughter Of Francis I Baroness West Married West 1St Cousin To Queen Elizabeth, Cecilia Anne Elizabeth Lady Knollys Daughter Of Sir Francis I Married Sir Thomas Leighton Maid Of Honor To Queen Elizabeth I, Cecilia Cecily Elizabeth Knollys Knowles Daughter Of Sir Francis I I, Dudley Knollys Child Of Sir Francis The Elder Knollys Of Greys Court Sibling Of Lady Anne Knollys Baroness De La Warr, Edward Sir Knollys Son Of Sir Francis I Kg Mp, Elizabeth Lady Leighton Knollys, Lettice Knollys Viscountess Of Hereford Countess Of Essex Countess Of Leicester Chief Lady Of The Bedchamber 11Th Great Grandaunt, Margaret Knollys Sibling Of Lady Anne Knollys Baroness De La Warr Lady At The Court Of Queen Elizabeth, Richard Member Of Parliament Knollys, Sir Henry Knollys, Sir Thomas Knollys, William 1St Earl Of Banbury Knollys 1St Viscount Wallingford 1St Baron Knollys Of Greys.
  • Lady Mary Catherine "Kate" ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy Chamber, passed away in 1568 in Greater London, England.

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Lady Chamber,'s Ancestors

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Lady Chamber,
1524–1568
Birth Place: Greater London, England
Parents
Sir William Carey of Aldenham
1500–1528
Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
*Lady (Mary Catherine Countess of Wiltshire Boleyn 14xggm Royal Mistress to King Henry VIII) Stafford
1499–1543
Hever Castle, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Chamber,'s Descendants

1.
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Lady (Mary Catherine "Kate" ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy) Chamber, (June 1524–15 January 1568) m. Sir (Lord Francis I "The Elder" Knollys, KG, Sheriff of Hampshire, Statesman, English Courtier, Privy Councillor, 2nd Lord of La War, Custodian of Wallingford Castle, High Treasurer of The Royal Household, Member of Parliament, Governor of) Plymout (1514–19 Jul 1596) m. Sir (Christopher of Cumberland) Wood (1514–1560)
  1. 1. Lettice (Knollys, Viscountess of Hereford, Countess of Essex, Countess of Leicester, Chief Lady of the Bedchamber ~ 11th) great-grandaunt 1543–1634 m. Walter (III 3, Sir Lord Devereux Devereaux, Viscount Hereford, 1st Earl of Essex,) Iii 1539–1576 m. Sir (Robert Mayor Leicester Dudley) Newcastle 1540–1613 m. Sir (Lord Robert "Robin" Dudley, Knight of Bath, Knight of the Order of Saint Michael, Knight of the Garter, Master of the Horse, Lord Steward of the Royal Household, Privy) Councillor, 1532–1588 m. Sir (CHRISTOPHER) BLOUNT 1555–1601
    1. 1. COUNTESS (LADY DOROTHY DEVEREUX, PERCY OF CHARTLEY) * 1564–1619 m. Lord (Henry The Wizard Percy, 9th Earl of) Northumberland 1564–1632
      1. 1. COUNTESS (DOROTHY PERCY, SIDNEY OF LEICESTER) *(7X10) 1598–1659 m. 2ND (EARL, VISCOUNT ROBERT SYDNEY OF LEICESTER AND LISLE *(3X12 VIA TODD) LINE) 1595–1677
        1. 1. LADY (LUCY SYDNEY, PELHAM OF LAUGHTON *(9X14\ VIA GOODWIN) LINE) 1627–1685 m. Sir (John Pelham, 3rd Baronet of) Laughton 1623–1703
        2. 2. LADY (DIANA SIDNEY) *(8X8) 1628–1670
        3. 3. VISCOUNT (PHILIP SYDNEY OF L'ISLE AND LEICESTER) * 1619–1698
        4. 4. LADY (ELIZABETH SIDNEY) *(8X8) 1635–1650
        5. 5. LADY (MARY SIDNEY) *(8X8) 1629–1648
        6. 6. CHARLES (ALGERNON SIDNEY (LT COL)) * 1623–1683
        7. 7. COUNTESS (DOROTHY SACHARISSA SYDNEY, SPENCER, SMYTHE OF SUNDERLAND) * 1617–1684
        8. 8. 1ST (EARL HENRY SIDNEY OF ROMNEY) * 1620–1704
        9. 9. LADY (FRANCES SIDNEY) * 1633–1651
        10. 10. ROBERT (SIDNEY (COL)) *(4X11) 1626–1668
        11. 11. 1ST (EARL, VISCOUNT HENRY SIDNEY OF ROMNEY, SYDNEY AND MILTON (IMMORTAL SEVEN)) * 1641–1704
      2. 2. Algernon (Percy (Anne Cecil) The Right Honourable, 10th Earl of Northumberland, KG,) JP 1602–1668
      3. 3. Henry (Percy, Baron Percy of Alnwick (1604 – April 1659); died) unmarried 1596–1659
      4. 4. Lady (Lucy Percy (1599\1600 – 5 November 1660); married as his second wife James Hay, 1st Earl of) Carlisle. 1599–1660
      5. 5. Lady (Eleanor) Percy 1595–1650
      6. 6. Lord (George of Northumberland) Percy 1595–1632
      7. 7. Lord (Henry of Alnwick) Percy 1604–1704
    2. 2. Walter (William Devereux, Viscount of) Hereford 1570–1591
    3. 3. Robert (aka Dudley Devereaux # 2 Sir 2nd Earl of) Essex 1566–1601
    4. 4. Lady (Penelope Devereux, Lady of Chartley & Leighs, Baroness of Rich & Leighs, Countess of Devonshire, 2nd Countess of) Warwick 1563–1607
  2. 2. Anne, (Lady Knollys Knowles, daughter of Francis I, Baroness West married West 1st Cousin to Queen) Elizabeth 1539–1588
  3. 3. Sir (Henry) Knollys 1542–1582
  4. 4. William (1st Earl of Banbury Knollys 1st Viscount Wallingford, 1st Baron Knollys Of) Greys 1544–1632
  5. 5. Richard (Member of Parliament) Knollys 1548–1596
  6. 6. Cecilia (Cecily Elizabeth Knollys Knowles, daughter of Sir Francis I) I 1549–1601
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Lady Leighton) Knollys 1549–1605
  8. 8. Sir (Thomas) Knollys 1554–1596
  9. 9. Dudley (Knollys - Child of Sir Francis, The Elder Knollys of Greys Court, Sibling of Lady Anne Knollys Baroness de la) Warr 1562–1662
  10. 10. Margaret (Knollys - Sibling of Lady Anne Knollys Baroness de la Warr, Lady at the Court of Queen) Elizabeth 1561–
  11. 11. Cecilia (Anne Elizabeth, Lady Knollys, daughter of Sir Francis I, married Sir Thomas Leighton Maid of Honor to Queen Elizabeth) I 1546–1634
  12. 12. Edward, (Sir Knollys, son of Sir Francis I KG,) MP 1547–1580

Lady Chamber,'s Timeline

8 Records

1524
19 May 1524
Birth of Lady Mary Catherine "Kate" ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy Chamber, in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
1524
19 May 1524
Birth of Lady Mary Catherine "Kate" ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy Chamber, in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1524
19 Jun 1524
Birth of Lady Mary Catherine "Kate" ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy Chamber, in Chilton Folist, Wiltshire, England
Chilton Folist, Wiltshire, England
1524
June 1524
Birth of Lady Mary Catherine "Kate" ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy Chamber, in Greater London, England
Greater London, England
1568
15 January 1568
Age 44
Death of Lady Mary Catherine "Kate" ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy Chamber, in Richmond, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Richmond, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
1568
15 Jan 1568
Age 44
Death of Lady Mary Catherine "Kate" ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy Chamber, in Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey, England
Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey, England
1568
15 January 1568
Age 44
Death of Lady Mary Catherine "Kate" ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy Chamber, in Greater London, England
Greater London, England
1569
15 Jan 1569
Age 45
Death of Lady Mary Catherine "Kate" ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy Chamber, in Hampton Court Palace, Richmond upon Thames, London, England
Hampton Court Palace, Richmond upon Thames, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1524
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1524
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1524
    Event Place: Chilton Folist, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: June 1524
    Event Place: Greater London, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1569
    Event Place: Hampton Court Palace, Richmond upon Thames, London, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 January 1568
    Event Place: Richmond, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1568
    Event Place: Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 January 1568
    Event Place: Greater London, England

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