Maria de Salinas, Lady Willoughby (ca 1490 - 1539) was a noblewoman from Spain who became a lady-in-waiting to Queen Katherine of Aragon. Nobility is a government-privileged title which may be either hereditary (see Hereditary titles) or for a lifetime Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. A lady-in-waiting (also called waiting maid) is a female personal assistant at a Noble court, attending to a queen, a Princess or other Catherine of Aragon (16 December 1485 – 7 January 1536 also known as Catharine, Katherine or Katharine ( Castilian Infanta Catalina
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Family background
Maria was the daughter of Martin de Salinas[1] (d. 1503), and Josepha Gonzaez de Salas, who were employees of the royal household in Castile. The Crown of Castile, as a historic entity is usually considered to have begun in 1230 with the third and definitive union of the two kingdoms of León and Castile The family were formerly Jewish, but had become converso. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Conversos ( Spanish and Portuguese for "a convert" from Latin conversus, "converted turned around" and its feminine form
As a lady-in-waiting
The exact date that Maria became a maid-of-honour to Katherine of Aragon is unknown, but is thought to have been in 1501[2] Maria remained unmarried until 5 June 1516, when she married the English nobleman, William Willoughby, 11th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, and they had one child, Catherine Willoughby, 12th baroness Willoughby de Eresby and duchess of Suffolk (1519-1580) who was probably the goddaughter of Katherine of Aragon. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem William Willoughby 11th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1482 - 1526 was an English Baron and the largest landowner in Lincolnshire Catherine Willoughby Duchess of Suffolk, suo jure 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby ( 22 March 1519 - 19 September 1580 [3] Grimsthorpe Castle was granted by Henry VIII to the de Eresby family on the occasion of Maria's marriage. Grimsthorpe Castle is a Country house in Lincolnshire, England four miles (6 km north-west of Bourne on the A151. Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of Henry esteemed Maria so much, that in 1522 he named a ship 'Maria Willoughby' in her honour. [4]
In 1511, Maria became the godmother to Mary Brandon, the daughter of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk and his second wife Anne Browne. Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk (c 1484 &ndash 22 August 1545) was the son of Sir William Brandon and Elizabeth Bruyn The Duke of Suffolk would make Maria's daughter, Katherine Willoughby, his ward and then his fourth wife. In October 1526, Lord Willoughby died. Maria then spent several years fighting for control of the Willoughby estates on behalf of her daughter, against her brother-in-law, Sir Christopher Willoughby.
The Death of Katherine of Aragon
Maria was a devoted friend to Katherine of Aragon. In August 1532 she was ordered to leave Katherine's household and not to make any attempt to communicate with her. Other names In Arabic, the month is called أغسطسص ʾUġusṭuṣ or آب ʾĀb; usage varies from place to place and In September 1534 when Katherine's health deteriorated, Maria begged permission to visit her but was denied. Events in September It is the start of the academic year in many countries in the Northern Hemisphere. On 5 January 1536 she forced her way into Kimbolton Castle to see Katherine, having again been refused permission to visit. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, is best known as the final home of King Henry VIII 's first queen Catherine of Aragon. Queen Katherine died in her arms two days later.
Maria lived for another three years, spending much of the time in her London residence at the Barbican. Her daughter, Katherine Willoughby, duchess of Suffolk, became a close friend of Henry VIII's sixth wife, Catherine Parr, who was also the goddaughter of Katherine of Aragon. Catherine Parr ( c 1512 &ndash 5 September 1548 also known as Katherine or Katharine Parr(e, was the last of the six wives of Henry [5] In 1546, there were rumours that Henry was planning to have his marriage to Catherine Parr annulled and make Katherine Willoughby, by then a widow, his seventh wife.
Descendants
Maria had four grandchildren, Henry and Charles Brandon, who died in their teens, and Peregrine Bertie and Susan Bertie, countess of Kent, who survived to continue the family line. Peregrine Bertie may refer to Peregrine Bertie 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1555–1601 Hon Susan Bertie Dowager Countess of Kent (b 1554) was the daughter of Catherine Brandon Duchess of Suffolk, née Willoughby by her second husband
Maria has numerous descendants in the British peerage and gentry, including Diana, Princess of Wales and Prince William of Wales[6]
In Popular Culture
She is mentioned in the "My Story" book "Anne Boleyn And Me", in which the main character names her first born daughter after her.
Catherine Willoughby has been the subject of several historical works, including Evelyn Read's Lady Suffolk.
References
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