William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton [SEP] father
William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton
William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton, 1st Earl of Essex and 1st Baron Parr, KG (14 August 151328 October 1571) was the son of Sir Thomas Parr and his wife, Maud Green, daughter of Sir Thomas Green, of Broughton and Greens Norton. William Parr was brother of the Queen consort, Catherine Parr, the sixth and final wife of Henry VIII, and of Anne Parr.
Career.
Parr took part in suppressing the rising in the north of
William Parr
William Parr may refer to:
- William Parr, 1st Baron Parr of Kendal (1434-1483) - courtier and soldier, grandfather of Queen Katherine Parr
- William Parr, 1st Baron Parr of Horton (c. 1483 - 1546), son of the above
- William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton, brother of Queen Katherine Parr and leading courtier during the reigns of Edward VI and Elizabeth I
- William Parr (footballer) played football for Arsenal F.C. before World War 2