Thomas Parr (courtier)

For other people named Thomas Parr, see Thomas Parr (disambiguation).
This article is about the person who died in 1517. For the longevity claimant, see Old Tom Parr.

Sir

Thomas Parr
Close-up of Thomas in a sketch of the Parr tomb at St. Anne's, Blackfriars Church.
Bornc. 1478
Kendal Castle, Kendal, Westmorland, England
Died(1517-11-12)12 November 1517
Blackfriars, London
BuriedBlackfriars Church, London, England
Spouse(s)Maud Green
IssueCatherine, Queen of England and Ireland
William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton
Anne Parr, Countess of Pembroke
FatherSir William Parr
MotherElizabeth FitzHugh
Drawing of the Parr tomb illustrating Thomas Parr, and his wife Maud Green kneeling with their children at St. Anne's, Blackfriars, London which was later destroyed.

Sir Thomas Parr (1478[1] – 11 November 1517) of Kendal in Westmorland (now Cumbria), England, was a courtier and is best known as the father of Queen Catherine Parr, the sixth and final wife of King Henry VIII.

  1. ^ Susan James. Catherine Parr Henry VIII's Last Love, 2010. Pg 305