Katharine Basset
Katharine Basset (c. 1522 – after 1558, occasionally misnamed "Elizabeth") was an English gentlewoman who served at the court of King Henry VIII, namely in the household of Queen Anne of Cleves, and was briefly jailed for speaking against him. Three of her letters to her mother Honor Grenville survive in the Lisle Papers.
Katharine Basset | |
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| Born | c. 1522 |
| Died | after 1558 |
| Occupation | Courtier |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Sir Henry Ashley |
| Parent(s) | Sir John Basset Honor Grenville |
| Relatives | Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle (stepfather) John Basset (brother) Anne Basset (sister) George Basset (brother) James Basset (brother) |
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