Parr, CATHARINE, the sixth wife of Henry VIII., was the daughter of Sir Thomas Parr, and was born in 1512. Married first to one Edward Borough, possibly Lord Borough, and afterwards to Lord Latimer, she on July 12, 1543, became queen of England by marriage with Henry VIII. She was distinguished for her learning and for her knowledge of religious subjects, her discussion of which with the king had well-nigh brought her to the block, like so many of her predecessors. Her tact, however, saved her; for she made it appear to the king's vanity that she had only engaged him in discourse about the Reformation in order to derive profit from his majesty's conversation. She persuaded Henry to restore the right of succession to his daughters, and interested herself on behalf of the universities. After Henry's death she married
(1547) Thomas, Lord Seymour, and died from childbirth at Sudeley Castle, 7th September 1548.