House of Tudor

Catherine Howard

fifth wife of Henry VIII of England · 1524–1542

Marriages and partners

• Henry VIII of England King of England from 1509 to 1547 (1491–1547) 1540–1542

Parents

• Lord Edmund Howard 16th-century English nobleman 1478–1539
• Joyce Culpeper English writer 1480–1531

Siblings

• Sir George Howard Member of the Parliament of England, brother of King Henry VIII's queen Catherine Howard 1519–1580
• Charles Howard gentleman at the court of Henry VIII of England

About

Catherine Howard was Queen of England from July 1540 until November 1541 as the fifth wife of King Henry VIII. She was the daughter of Lord Edmund Howard and Joyce Culpeper, a first cousin to Anne Boleyn, and the niece of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk. Her uncle secured her a place in the household of Henry's fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, where Catherine caught the King's interest. They were married in July 1540 at Oatlands Palace in Surrey, just 19 days after the annulment of his marriage to Anne. Henry was 49, and Catherine, 17.

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