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Lady Catherine Gordon (c. 1474 –October 1537) was a Scottish noblewoman and the wife of Yorkist pretender Perkin Warbeck, who claimed he was Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York. After her imprisonment by King Henry VII of England, she became a favoured lady-in-waiting of his wife, Elizabeth of York.
Nacida en Escocia en 1474, el padre de Catherine era George Gordon, conde de Huntly, y su madre, la princesa Annabella, hija del rey Jacobo I de Escocia. En ...
By all accounts, Lady Katherine Gordon was a beautiful woman. She was the daughter of a Scottish nobleman with royal connections and married four times, including to the pretender to the English throne, Perkin Warbeck. She was a witness to many important events in Tudor history.
Catherine Gordon and Perkin Warbeck. In November 1495, the Pretender (from the french for ‘claimant’) Perkin Warbeck arrived at the Scottish court, looking for allies in his attempt to win the English throne. Which of course he claimed as Richard IV, younger son of Edward IV.
Catherine Gordon | Scottish heiress | Britannica. Contents. Catherine Gordon. Scottish heiress. Learn about this topic in these articles: relationship to Byron. …Byron and his second wife, Catherine Gordon, a Scots heiress.
7 de oct. de 2016 · Friday, October 7, 2016. The Tragic Life of Catherine Gordon. by Samantha Wilcoxson. Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh. Little is known about Catherine Gordon's early years, as history is much more careful about recording tragedy and scandal than everyday life.
Hijo del capitán John Byron y de su segunda esposa, Catherine Gordon, perdió a su padre cuando tenía tres años. En 1798 fallecería su tío abuelo William, de quien heredaría el título de barón. Su juventud estuvo muy marcada por su cojera, provocada por una malformación en el pie, y también por la relación de amor-odio que mantenía con su madre.
