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Lady Mary Catherine Countess of Wiltshire Boleyn Royal Mistress to King Henry VIII Stafford 1499–1543 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1499

Birth Location: Blicking Hall, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 19 July 1543

Death Location: Hever, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England

Father: Thomas Boleyn

Mother: Lady Howard

Spouse(s): Sir Carey, King VIII

Children(s): Lady VIII), Henry Hunsdon

Lady Mary Catherine Countess of Wiltshire Boleyn Royal Mistress to King Henry VIII Stafford was born in 1499 in Blicking Hall, Norfolk, England, the child of Thomas Boleyn And Lady Elizabeth Howard. Lady Mary Catherine Countess of Wiltshire Boleyn Royal Mistress to King Henry VIII Stafford married King Henry Tudor Viii, Sir William Carey, Sir William Lord Rochford Stafford Of Chebsey, and had children including Henry Carey 1St Baron Hunsdon, Lady Mary Catherine Kate The Illegitimate Tudor Carey Cary Lady Of The Queen S Privy Chamber Chief Lady Of The Bedchamber Royal Lady In Waiting Illegitimate Daughter Of King Henry Viii. Lady Mary Catherine Countess of Wiltshire Boleyn Royal Mistress to King Henry VIII Stafford passed away in 1543 in Hever, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Mary Catherine Countess of Wiltshire Boleyn Royal Mistress to King Henry VIII Stafford was born in 1499 in Blicking Hall, Norfolk, England, the child of Thomas Boleyn And Lady Elizabeth Howard.
  • Lady Mary Catherine Countess of Wiltshire Boleyn Royal Mistress to King Henry VIII Stafford married King Henry Tudor Viii, Sir William Carey, Sir William Lord Rochford Stafford Of Chebsey, and had children including Henry Carey 1St Baron Hunsdon, Lady Mary Catherine Kate The Illegitimate Tudor Carey Cary Lady Of The Queen S Privy Chamber Chief Lady Of The Bedchamber Royal Lady In Waiting Illegitimate Daughter Of King Henry Viii.
  • Lady Mary Catherine Countess of Wiltshire Boleyn Royal Mistress to King Henry VIII Stafford passed away in 1543 in Hever, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Stafford's Ancestors

Self
Lady Stafford
1499–1543
Birth Place: Blicking Hall, Norfolk, England
Parents
Thomas Boleyn
1477–1539
Blickling, Broadland District, Norfolk, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Howard
1480–1538
Arundel, Arun District, West Sussex, England
Grandparents
Lord (William) Boleyn
1449–1505
Blickling, Norfolk, Englan
Lady (Margaret Butler Countess of) Ormond
1455–1540
England
Sir (Thomas Howard Howard 2nd Duke of) Norfolk
1443–1524
Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Tilney
1444–1497
Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Boleyn
1406–1463
Lady Hoo
1424–1484
Lord Ormond
1426–1515
Joan Beauchamp
1396–1430
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Stafford's Descendants

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Lady (Mary Catherine Countess of Wiltshire Boleyn Royal Mistress to King Henry VIII) Stafford (1499–19 July 1543) m. Sir (William) Carey (1489–22 Jun 1528) m. King (Henry Tudor) VIII (28 June 1491–28 January 1547)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary Catherine "Kate" ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy Chamber, Chief Lady of the Bedchamber (Royal Lady in Waiting) (Illegitimate daughter of King Henry) VIII) 1524–1568 m. Sir (Francis) Knollys 1514–1596
    1. 1. Richard (Knollys) I 1548–1596 m. Joan Winchcombe 1549–1631
      1. 1. Sir (Richard Knollys) II 1575–1620 m. Margaret Hopkinson 1575–1662
        1. 1. Alexander Knowles 1610–1663 m. Elyzabeth (James) Charde 1603–1643
        2. 2. Rogeri Knowles 1604–1605
        3. 3. James (William) Knowles 1616–1677
        4. 4. Mary Knowles 1620–1621
        5. 5. Francis Knowles 1609–1611
        6. 6. Anne Knowles 1609–
        7. 7. Elizabeth Knowles 1609–1610
        8. 8. John Knowles 1602–1604
        9. 9. Hanserd ("Hansard" "Knowles") Knollys 1598–1691
        10. 10. Richard Knowles 1601–
        11. 11. John Knowles 1602–1603
        12. 12. Tristram Knowles 1584–1675
        13. 13. Rev (John) Knowles* 1596–1685
      2. 2. Francis (Knollys) II 1592–1640
      3. 3. Sir (Robert) Knollys 1589–1659
      4. 4. Lettice Knollys 1570–1631
      5. 5. Henry Knollys –1596
    2. 2. Sir (Henry) Knollys 1542–1582
    3. 3. Elizabeth Knollys 1549–1605
    4. 4. Lettice (Dudley Countess of) Essex 1543–1634
    5. 5. William (Knollys 1st Earl of) Banbury 1545–1632
    6. 6. Sir (Francis Knollys) I 1552–1648
    7. 7. Edward (Knollys) MP 1546–1572
    8. 8. Sir (Robert Knollys) MP 1547–1626
    9. 9. Sir (Thomas) Knollys –1596
    10. 10. Anne Knollys 1555–1608
    11. 11. Dudley Knollys 1562–1562
    12. 12. Catherine Knollys 1559–1620
    13. 13. Mary Knollys 1541–1593
    14. 14. Maud Knollys 1550–
    15. 15. Cecily Knollys 1560–
  2. 2. Henry (Carey 1st Baron) Hunsdon 1526–1596

Lady Stafford's Timeline

2 Records

1499
1499
Birth of Lady Mary Catherine Countess of Wiltshire Boleyn Royal Mistress to King Henry VIII Stafford in Blicking Hall, Norfolk, England
Blicking Hall, Norfolk, England
1543
19 July 1543
Age 44
Death of Lady Mary Catherine Countess of Wiltshire Boleyn Royal Mistress to King Henry VIII Stafford in Bristol, Somersetshire, England
Bristol, Somersetshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1499
    Event Place: Blicking Hall, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 July 1543
    Event Place: Bristol, Somersetshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hever, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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