Lady Catherine Grey (sometimes spelled "Katherine") (~1539 - January 1568), Countess of Hertford, was the second daughter of Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk and Lady Frances Brandon. She was a younger sister of Lady Jane Grey and an older sister of Lady Mary Grey. Events May 30 - In Florida, Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal to find gold. ... Events March 23 - Peace of Longjumeau ends the Second War of Religion in France. ... Henry Grey, 1st duke of Suffolk, 3rd marquess of Dorset and baron Ferrers of Groby, Harrington, Bonville and Astley (c. ... Lady Frances Brandon and her second husband Adrian Stokes, painted by Hans Eworth. ... Image long believed to be that of Lady Jane Grey, Queen for Nine Days, now thought by art historians to be Catherine Parr, 6th wife of Henry VIII. Lady Jane Grey (October 12?, 1537–February 12, 1554), was a great granddaughter of Henry VII of England, and was proclaimed Queen... Lady Mary Grey (1545–April 20, 1578), sometimes spelled Marie, was the third and last daughter of Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk and Lady Frances Brandon. ...

Her maternal grandparents were Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk and Mary Tudor, former Queen consort of France. Mary being a daughter of Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York. She was also a younger sister of Henry VIII of England. Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk (c. ... This article is about Mary Tudor, queen consort of France. ... Henry VII (January 28, 1457 – April 21, 1509), King of England, Lord of Ireland (August 22, 1485 – April 21, 1509), was the founder of the Tudor dynasty and is generally acknowledged as one of Englands most insidious kings. ... Elizabeth of York (February 11, 1466–February 11, 1503) was the Queen Consort of King Henry VII of England, who she married in 1486, and the mother of King Henry VIII. She was born at Westminster, the eldest child of King Edward IV and his own Queen Consort Elizabeth Woodville... Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) from 22 April 1509 until his death. ...

Her older sister was the designated heir of Edward VI of England, son of Henry VIII by his third Queen consort Jane Seymour. Edward VI died on July 6, 1553 and Jane was proclaimed Queen regnant on July 10. However Edward VI had removed his older half-sisters Mary I of England , daughter of Henry VIII by his first Queen consort Catherine of Aragon, and Elizabeth I of England, daughter of Henry VIII by his second Queen consort Anne Boleyn, from the line of succession. Edward VI (12 October 1537–6 July 1553) was King of England and King of Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death. ... King George V of the United Kingdom and his consort, Queen Mary A queen consort is the wife and consort of a reigning king. ... Jane Seymour was strict and formal compared to her flamboyant predecessor, Anne Boleyn. ... July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... Events June 26 - Christs Hospital in London gets a Royal Charter July 6 - Edward VI of England dies July 10 - Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen of England - for the next nine days July 18 - Lord Mayor of London proclaims Queen Mary as the rightful Queen - Lady Jane Grey... The term queen regnant refers to a female monarch. ... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 6 July 1553 (de jure) or 19 July 1553 (de facto) until her death. ... The recently-widowed young Catherine of Aragon, by Henry VIIs court painter, Michael Sittow, c. ... Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. ... A portrait of Anne painted some years after her death Anne Boleyn, Marchioness of Pembroke and Queen Consort of England (c. ...

Jane was deposed in favor of Mary on July 19, 1553. The deposed Queen was executed on February 12, 1554. Mary continued to reign until her natural death on November 17, 1558. She was also the first Queen consort of Philip II of Spain. Mary died childless and was succeeded by her younger half-sister Elizabeth. July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events February 12 - After claiming the throne of England the previous year, Lady Jane Grey is beheaded for treason alongside her husband. ... November 17 is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece. ... Events January 7 - French troops led by Francis, Duke of Guise take Calais, the last continental possession of England July 13 - Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul des Thermes at Gravelines. ... Philip II ofSpain (Spanish: Felipe II) - (May 21, 1527 – September 13, 1598), the first King of Spain understood as the whole peninsula of Hispania (r. ...

Elizabeth was herself unwed and childless. The matter of her succession would bring Catherine Grey to relative prominence. As a grand-daughter of Mary Tudor, Catherine had just as valid a claim to the throne of England as her older sister had. She could claim to be next-in-line for the throne and was therefore as significant a threat to Queen Elizabeth as Jane had been to Queen Mary. Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity...

In 1560, Lady Catherine secretly married Edward Seymour, 2nd Earl of Hertford, the son of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset and nephew of deceased Queen consort Jane Seymour. Her cousin marrying anyone without her permission would be enough to anger Queen Elizabeth. Catherine marrying the nephew of the woman Henry VIII had executed Anne Boleyn to marry, resulted in pushing Elizabeth into a full-blown fury. She imprisoned, for a time, everyone who had anything to do with it, including Bess of Hardwick, who was the one Lady Catherine confessed to when she became pregnant and knew the secret was about to come out. Events February 27 - The Treaty of Berhick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland The first tulip bulb was brought from Turkey to the Netherlands. ... Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (c. ... Elizabeth Hardwick (or Hardwicke) (ABT 1520 - 1608) married four times: (date unknown) to Robert Barlow when they were too young, and he too sick, to consummate their marriage before he died. ...

The marriage was annulled in 1562 but resulted in two children: Events Earliest English slave-trading expedition under John Hawkins. ...

• Edward Seymour, 3rd Earl of Hertford, (1561-1612).
• Thomas Seymour (born 1563).

They were regarded ineligible to succeed to the throne because of the annulled marriage, which made them illegitimate. However, in Elizabeth I's and later James I's reigns, they were courted as potential successors to the crown. Events The Edict of Orleans suspends the persecution of the Huguenots. ... Events January 20 - Mathias becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... Events February 1 - Sarsa Dengel succeeds his father Menas as Emperor of Ethiopia February 18 - The Duke of Guise is assassinated while besieging Orléans March - Peace of Amboise. ...

It was this Edward Seymour whose son, Catherine's grandson William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset, got into trouble by his secret marriage to Arbella Stuart, another cousin with an attenuated claim to the throne of England. William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset (1588–October 24, 1660) was the son of Edward Seymour and Honora Rogers. ... Arbella Stuart (or Arabella and/or Stewart) (1575 - 1615), Duchess of Somerset, was the only child of Elizabeth Cavendish (daughter of Bess of Hardwick) and Charles Stuart (younger brother of Henry Stuart, who was the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. ...

Catherine Grey died in January, 1568. Elizabeth I would continue to reign until her death on March 24, 1603. March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... Events March 24 - Elizabeth I of England dies and is succeeded by her cousin King James VI of Scotland, uniting the crowns of Scotland and England April 28 – Funeral of Elizabeth I of England in Westminster Abbey July 17 or July 19 - Sir Walter Raleigh arrested for treason. ...