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Died on this day in 1542 aged 19 Katherine Howard(my toy,wikipedia). Katherine was the 4th woman to marry Henry VIII, and also his 5th cousin once removed. She was young and pretty and backed by the powerful Howard family, and much more interesting to the King than Anne of Cleves who he didn't especially like (and after having married two women "because he liked them" a political arranged marriage apparently wasn't so attractive). She was allegedly sexually involved with at least two young met at court (possibly because she was young and stupid, possible because she was desperate to get pregnant, from what I've read it's more likely that these accusations were true than the earlier ones against Anne), this was a very bad plan, the accusations made Henry very angry, he had her arrested, the marriage annulled and then he executed her. She was 19 when she died, and had been Henry's wife for nearly a year. Katherine was a Catholic, and it had perhaps been the hope of her family that she would bring Henry back to the Catholic fold - that... didn't go so well.

Born on this day in 1457 to Charles the Bold, Duchess Mary of Burgundy(my toy,wikipedia). Mother of Philip of Castile who married Joanna sister of Catherine wife of Henry VIII. Mary was Duchess of Burgundy in her own right, having no brothers. She married the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian.