Lady Katherine Grey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Lady Katherine Grey

Potential successor to the English throne

Date of Birth: 25-Aug-1540

Place of Birth: Leicester, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 05-Feb-1568

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Lady Katherine Grey

  • Katherine Seymour, Countess of Hertford (25 August 1540 โ€“ 26 January 1568), born Lady Katherine Grey, was a younger sister of Lady Jane Grey.
  • A granddaughter of Henry VIII's sister Mary, she emerged as a prospective successor to her cousin, Elizabeth I of England, before incurring Queen Elizabeth's wrath by secretly marrying Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford.
  • Arrested after the Queen was informed of their clandestine marriage, Katherine (as Lady Hertford) lived in captivity until her death, having borne two sons in the Tower of London.

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