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Katherine married secondly Piers or [[Peter Edgecumbe (died 1539)|Peter Edgecumbe]] (died 1539) of [[Cotehele]] in [[Cornwall]] in 1532. A carved panel from a bed tester still at Cotehele, depicting the [[Fall of man|Expulsion of Adam and Eve]], is sometimes said to have been hers.<ref>Catherine Belsey, ''Shakespeare and the Loss of Eden: The Construction of Family Values in Early Modern Culture'' (Macmillan, 1999), p. 68.</ref> |
Katherine married secondly Piers or [[Peter Edgecumbe (died 1539)|Peter Edgecumbe]] (died 1539) of [[Cotehele]] in [[Cornwall]] in 1532. A carved panel from a bed tester still at Cotehele, depicting the [[Fall of man|Expulsion of Adam and Eve]], is sometimes said to have been hers.<ref>Catherine Belsey, ''Shakespeare and the Loss of Eden: The Construction of Family Values in Early Modern Culture'' (Macmillan, 1999), p. 68.</ref> |
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The chronicle writer [[John Stow]] included a story about her at the court of [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]]. In June 1540, [[Eleanor Manners, Countess of Rutland|Elinor Rutland]], [[Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford|Lady Jane Rochford]], and "Lady Katherine Egecombe" were |
The chronicle writer [[John Stow]] included a story about her at the court of [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]]. In June 1540, [[Eleanor Manners, Countess of Rutland|Elinor Rutland]], [[Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford|Lady Jane Rochford]], and "Lady Katherine Egecombe" were talkng with [[Anne of Cleves]] at [[Westminster Palace|Westminster]]. They asked her if she was pregnant, and she said no. Katherine Edgcumbe asked if she was sure, since she slept with Henry every night. The women's conversation dealt with the issue of whether the royal marriage had been [[Consummation|consummated]].<ref>John Stow, ''Annales, or a General Chronicle of England'' (London: Richard Meighen, 1631), p. 578.</ref> |
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In July 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 the "Lady Edongcomb", now a widow. Sadler wrote that his own wife, Ellen Mitchell, who was pregnant, was not suitable because she was unused to life at court, and an older women and experienced courtier like Lady Edgcumbe would be better:<blockquote>And, in my poor opinion, it were the more necessary, that she, whom your majesty would have to be resident about the young queen's person here, were a grave and discreet woman, of good years and experience; and the better if she were a widow, as I think the lady Edongcomb were a meet woman for such purpose, and many others, whereof I doubt not your majesty hath choice enough<ref>Arthur Clifford, [https://archive.org/details/statepaperslette01sadluoft/page/230/mode/2up?view=theater ''Sadler State Papers'', vol. 1 (Edinburgh, 1809), p. 230]</ref></blockquote> |
In July 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 the "Lady Edongcomb", now a widow. Sadler wrote that his own wife, Ellen Mitchell, who was pregnant, was not suitable because she was unused to life at court, and an older women and experienced courtier like Lady Edgcumbe would be better:<blockquote>And, in my poor opinion, it were the more necessary, that she, whom your majesty would have to be resident about the young queen's person here, were a grave and discreet woman, of good years and experience; and the better if she were a widow, as I think the lady Edongcomb were a meet woman for such purpose, and many others, whereof I doubt not your majesty hath choice enough<ref>Arthur Clifford, [https://archive.org/details/statepaperslette01sadluoft/page/230/mode/2up?view=theater ''Sadler State Papers'', vol. 1 (Edinburgh, 1809), p. 230]</ref></blockquote> |
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Revision as of 16:51, 6 January 2022
Katherine Edgcumbe (died 1553) was an English aristocrat and courtier.
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 Gruffydd ap Rhys ap Thomas (died 1521). She was appointed to wait on Catherine of Aragon in October 1501. They served Catherine of Aragon and Prince Arthur at Ludlow Castle.[1] Their son, Rhys ap Gruffydd was executed for treason at the Tower of London in 1531.
Katherine married secondly Piers or Peter Edgecumbe (died 1539) of Cotehele in Cornwall in 1532. A carved panel from a bed tester still at Cotehele, depicting the Expulsion of Adam and Eve, is sometimes said to have been hers.[2]
The chronicle writer John Stow included a story about her at the court of Henry VIII. In June 1540, Elinor Rutland, Lady Jane Rochford, and "Lady Katherine Egecombe" were talkng with Anne of Cleves at Westminster. They asked her if she was pregnant, and she said no. Katherine Edgcumbe asked if she was sure, since she slept with Henry every night. The women's conversation dealt with the issue of whether the royal marriage had been consummated.[3]
In July 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 the "Lady Edongcomb", now a widow. Sadler wrote that his own wife, Ellen Mitchell, who was pregnant, was not suitable because she was unused to life at court, and an older women and experienced courtier like Lady Edgcumbe would be better:
And, in my poor opinion, it were the more necessary, that she, whom your majesty would have to be resident about the young queen's person here, were a grave and discreet woman, of good years and experience; and the better if she were a widow, as I think the lady Edongcomb were a meet woman for such purpose, and many others, whereof I doubt not your majesty hath choice enough[4]
Katherine Edgcumbe made her will at Cotehele on 4 December 1553. She left household goods, some of which had belonged to Griffith ap 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.[5]
References
- ^ Philip Yorke, Miscellaneous State Papers, vol. 1 (London, 1778), p. 3.
- ^ Catherine Belsey, Shakespeare and the Loss of Eden: The Construction of Family Values in Early Modern Culture (Macmillan, 1999), p. 68.
- ^ John Stow, Annales, or a General Chronicle of England (London: Richard Meighen, 1631), p. 578.
- ^ Arthur Clifford, Sadler State Papers, vol. 1 (Edinburgh, 1809), p. 230
- ^ Nicholas Harris Nicolas, Testamenta Vetusta: Illustrations from Wills, vol. 1 (London, 1826), p. 739.