Catherine Willoughby, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby

E909675

Catherine Willoughby, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby, was a prominent 16th-century English noblewoman and courtier, known as a close friend of Catherine Parr and an influential Protestant patron during the reign of Henry VIII and his successors.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 16th-century English person
English noblewoman
Protestant patron
baroness
courtier
associatedWith Edward VI of England
Elizabeth I of England
Henry VIII of England
Mary I of England
birthDate 1519
burialPlace Spilsby, Lincolnshire (disputed / traditionally given)
closeFriend Catherine Parr
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
court Tudor court
courtRole lady-in-waiting to Catherine Parr
deathDate 1580
era Tudor period
familyName Willoughby
father William Willoughby, 11th Baron Willoughby de Eresby
fledTo exile in the Low Countries
givenName Catherine
heldLandIn Lincolnshire
Suffolk
language English
mother Maria de Salinas
nobleRank peer of England
nobleTitle 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
notableFor being a leading Protestant patron at the Tudor court
outspoken advocacy of Protestant doctrine
supporting the English Reformation
notableWork patronage of Protestant writers and preachers
patronOf Protestant clergy
Protestant scholars
politicalAlignment English Reformation supporters
reasonForExile persecution of Protestants under Mary I of England
religiousBelief Protestantism
residence Grimsthorpe Castle
returnedTo England
sexOrGender female
socialClass nobility
spouse Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk
Richard Bertie
stepdaughterInLawOf Henry VIII of England
titleHeld Baroness Willoughby de Eresby

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lord Willoughby de Eresby notableHolder Catherine Willoughby, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
Bertie family notableMember Catherine Willoughby, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
Willoughby family notableMember Catherine Willoughby, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
Catherine Willoughby, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby nobleTitle 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
linked to: Catherine Willoughby, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
Catherine Willoughby, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby titleHeld Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
linked to: Catherine Willoughby, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby positionHeld Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
linked to: Catherine Willoughby, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby nobleTitle Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
linked to: Catherine Willoughby, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby