What is Lady Katherine Grey?
[[File:CGrey.jpg|thumb|right|Lady Katherine Grey]] '''Lady Katherine Grey''' (25 August 1540 – 26 January 1568) was an English noblewoman. She was the sister to [[Lady Jane Grey]] and [[Lady Mary Grey]]. Her parents were [[Lady Frances Brandon]] and [[Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk]], who were [[Marquess of Dorset|Marquess]] and Marchioness of [[Dorset]] and later [[Duke of Suffolk|Duke]] and Duchess of [[Suffolk]]. == Life == Katherine (also spelled Catherine) was born in 1540 to Lady Frances Brandon and Henry Grey. Her parents were disappointed that she was a girl. However, Frances treated Katherine better than she treated her sister, Lady Jane Grey. Little is known about Katherine's early life before 1550. Katherine was married at the age of twelve to [[Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke|Henry Herbert]] in May 1553. It was the same day her elder sister, Jane, was married to [[Guildford Dudley]]. Katherine's sister Jane was queen of England for nine days before [[Mary I of England|Mary]] became Queen. Because of this, Katherine's marriage to Herbert was [[annulled]]. === Appearance and personality === Katherine was considered even more beautiful than her sister Jane. She was a little short, but she had a delicate appearance. She had shining red-gold hair and her grandmother [[Mary Tudor, Queen of France|Mary Tudor]]'s blue eyes. She also had white skin and no [[freckle]]s, unlike her sister Jane. Unlike her sister Jane, Katherine was not as smart and did not like her studies as much. She preferred playing with her pet dogs and birds. === Later life === Katherine said that her life at Queen Mary's court was the best time of her life. She met her future husband during these years and received money from Mary every year. Mary's sister, [[Elizabeth I|Elizabeth]], did not like Katherine much. She distrusted her and did not wish to see her married. Katherine had other plans. In December 1560, she married [[Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford]] without Elizabeth I's permission. They planned to keep it a secre