Catherine Carey

Catherine Carey
Lady Knollys
Portrait often identified as Catherine, 1562
Bornc. 1524
England
Died15 January 1569 (aged 46-47)
Hampton Court Palace, England
BuriedSt Edmund's Chapel, Westminster Abbey, England
Spouse(s)Sir Francis Knollys
Issue
FatherWilliam Carey
MotherMary Boleyn
Arms of Carey: Argent, on a bend sable three roses of the field[1]

Catherine Carey, after her marriage Catherine Knollys and later known as both Lady Knollys and Dame Catherine Knollys,[2] (c. 1524 – 15 January 1569), was chief Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth I, who was her first cousin.

  1. ^ Vivian, p.150
  2. ^ Doran, John (1835). "The history and antiquities of ... Reading in Berkshire". John Doran. Retrieved 30 October 2018. Queen Elizabeth, by her charter, gave 50 oaks out of the park, to the corporation of Reading, and granted the rest of the estate to Sir Francis and Dame Catherine Knollys.....