Joyce Culpeper

c. 1480 – c. 1528

House: Culpeper, Howard (by marriage)

Titles: Esquire (by marriage), Lord (by marriage)

Joyce Culpeper, of noble English heritage, was notably the mother of Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of King Henry VIII. Born into the Culpeper family, she married into the Howard family, one of the most prominent families in Tudor England, thus intertwining her life with significant historical events of the time.

Notable events

c. 1480
Born to Sir Richard Culpeper and Isabel Worsley.
4 October 1484
Father, Sir Richard Culpeper, passed away.
1492
Became co-heir to her brother, Thomas Culpeper, enhancing her inheritance.
Before 1492
Married Ralph Leigh, esquire, linking her to the Inner Temple's financial affairs.
6 November 1509
Widowed upon the death of her first husband, Ralph Leigh.
Post-1509
Married Lord Edmund Howard, further aligning with the powerful Howard family.
1525-1530
Daughter Catherine Howard born, who would later become Queen consort.
1527
Last known record of Joyce Culpeper being alive.
c. 1528
Estimated year of death.
1540-1542
Posthumous notability increased as her daughter Catherine Howard became Queen consort and was later executed.

Other details

Death: Joyce Culpeper is thought to have died around 1528 at the age of approximately 47-48. The burial place is not known.

Children: 5 with Ralph Leigh: Sir John, Ralph, Isabel, Joyce, Margaret; 6 with Lord Edmund Howard: Henry, Sir Charles, Sir George, Margaret, Catherine (Queen of England), Mary.

Marriages: First married to Ralph Leigh, Esquire, and after his death to Lord Edmund Howard.

Sources

Compiled from various 3rd hand sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/