Katherine Southwell (died 1657) was an English courtier.
She was a daughter of
Sir Robert Southwell
Sir Robert Southwell PRS (31 December 1635 – 11 September 1702) was a diplomat. He was Secretary of State for Ireland and President of the Royal Society from 1690.
Background and education
Robert Southwell was born near Kinsale in County ...
and
Elizabeth Howard, and a granddaughter of
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham, KG (1536 – 14 December 1624), known as Lord Howard of Effingham, was an English statesman and Lord High Admiral under Elizabeth I and James I. He was commander of the Eng ...
.
She was a gentlewoman in the household of
Anne of Denmark
Anne of Denmark (; 12 December 1574 – 2 March 1619) was the wife of King James VI and I; as such, she was Queen of Scotland
The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional fo ...
, with her sisters
Elizabeth Southwell
Lady Elizabeth Southwell ( née Cromwell), called Lady Cromwell (1674–1709) was an English noblewoman, the only daughter of Vere Essex Cromwell, 4th Earl of Ardglass and wife Catherine Hamilton.
Title
When her father died in 1687, she claimed ...
and
Frances Southwell. Frances and Katherine were given mourning clothes on the death of
Prince Henry Prince Henry (or Prince Harry) may refer to:
People
*Henry the Young King (1155–1183), son of Henry II of England, who was crowned king but predeceased his father
*Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal (1394–1460)
*Henry, Duke of Cornwall (Ja ...
in 1612.
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She died in April 1657.
Marriage and children
She married Greville Verney, 7th Baron Willoughby de Broke
Greville Verney, 7th Baron Willoughby de Broke and de jure 15th Baron Latimer (1586 – 12 May 1642) of Compton Verney in Warwickshire, England, served twice as a Member of Parliament for Warwick, in 1614 and 1621.
Origins
He was the son and hei ...
in 1618. Their children included:
* Greville Verney, 8th Baron Willoughby de Broke
Greville Verney, 8th Baron Willoughby de Broke and de jure 16th Baron Latimer (c. 1620 – 9 December 1648) was a peer in the peerage of England.
Greville Verney was born circa 1620, the elder son of Greville Verney, 7th Baron Willoughby de Br ...
* Elizabeth Verney, who married William Peyto of Chesterton, son of Edward Peyto
Edward Peyto (1589-1643) was an English landowner.
He was the son of William Peyto (d. 1619) and Elienora or Eleanor Aston (d. 1636), a daughter of Walter Aston of Tixall, and widow of Thomas Boulding.
His estates were at Chesterton, Warwickshir ...
* John Verney
* Richard Verney, 11th Baron Willoughby de Broke
Richard Verney, 11th Baron Willoughby de Broke and ''de jure'' 19th Baron Latimer (28 January 1622 – 18 July 1711) was a peer in the peerage of England, High Sheriff and Member of Parliament.
He was born in 1622, the second son of Sir Grevil ...
References
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Household of Anne of Denmark
17th-century English women
17th-century English people
1657 deaths
Willoughby de Broke
Katherine
Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and Catherina, other variations are feminine Given name, names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria ...