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'''Katherine Edgcumbe''' (died 1553) was an English aristocrat. |
'''Katherine Edgcumbe''' (died 1553) was an English aristocrat. |
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She was a daughter of John St John of Bletsoe. |
She was a daughter of John St John of [[Bletsoe]] and Sybil, a daughter of Rhys ap Morgan. She was the brother of [[John St. John (MP for Bedfordshire)|John St. John]] who died in 1558. |
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She first married Griffith Rhys. She married secondly Piers or [[Peter Edgecumbe (died 1539)|Peter Edgecumbe]] of [[Cotehele]] in Cornwall. |
She first married Griffith Rhys. She married secondly Piers or [[Peter Edgecumbe (died 1539)|Peter Edgecumbe]] of [[Cotehele]] in Cornwall. |
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In 1543 [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] wanted English servants to join the household of the infant [[Mary, Queen of Scots]], who he hoped would marry his son [[Edward VI of England|Prince Edward]]. The diplomat [[Ralph Sadler]] recommended his friend "Lady Edongcomb", now a widow.<ref>Arthur Clifford, ''Sadler State Papers'', vol. 1 (Edinburgh, 1809), p. 230.</ref> |
In 1543 [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] wanted English servants to join the household of the infant [[Mary, Queen of Scots]], who he hoped would marry his son [[Edward VI of England|Prince Edward]]. The diplomat [[Ralph Sadler]] recommended his friend "Lady Edongcomb", now a widow.<ref>Arthur Clifford, ''Sadler State Papers'', vol. 1 (Edinburgh, 1809), p. 230.</ref> |
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Katherine Edgcumbe made her will at Cotehele on 4 December 1553. She left household goods, some of which had belonged to Griffith Rhys, to her daughter Mary Luttrell at [[Dunster Castle]]. She left the rest of her goods and her tin mines to the care of her executors. Mary Luttrell was the wife of the soldier [[John Luttrell (soldier)|John Luttrell]].<ref>Nicholas Harris Nicolas, ''Testamenta Vetusta: Illustrations from Wills'', vol. 1 (London, 1836), p. 739.</ref> |
Katherine Edgcumbe made her will at Cotehele on 4 December 1553. She left household goods, some of which had belonged to Griffith Rhys, to her daughter Mary Luttrell at [[Dunster Castle]]. She left the rest of her goods and her Cornish tin mines to the care of her executors. Mary Luttrell was the wife of the soldier [[John Luttrell (soldier)|John Luttrell]].<ref>Nicholas Harris Nicolas, ''Testamenta Vetusta: Illustrations from Wills'', vol. 1 (London, 1836), p. 739.</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 14:53, 6 January 2022
Katherine Edgcumbe (died 1553) was an English aristocrat.
She was a daughter of John St John of Bletsoe and Sybil, a daughter of Rhys ap Morgan. She was the brother of John St. John who died in 1558.
She first married Griffith Rhys. She married secondly Piers or Peter Edgecumbe of Cotehele in Cornwall.
In 1543 Henry VIII wanted English servants to join the household of the infant Mary, Queen of Scots, who he hoped would marry his son Prince Edward. The diplomat Ralph Sadler recommended his friend "Lady Edongcomb", now a widow.[1]
Katherine Edgcumbe made her will at Cotehele on 4 December 1553. She left household goods, some of which had belonged to Griffith Rhys, to her daughter Mary Luttrell at Dunster Castle. She left the rest of her goods and her Cornish tin mines to the care of her executors. Mary Luttrell was the wife of the soldier John Luttrell.[2]