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Birth:          ABT 1455 Ravensworth Castle, Yorkshire, England
Death:          BEF 10 Jul 1507 Harrowden, Northamptonshire, England

Notes
familysearch.org
Ravenworth shown as in Yorkshire and as in Lancashire. On the border? Same thing 
with another town.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_FitzHugh
Elizabeth FitzHugh (1455/65 - before 10 July 1507) was an English noblewoman. She 
is best known for being the grandmother of Catherine Parr, sixth queen consort to 
Henry VIII, and her siblings Anne Herbert, Countess of Pembroke, and William Parr, 
1st Marquess of Northampton.
Family[edit]

Elizabeth was possibly born at the family's ancestral home, Ravensworth Castle in 
North Yorkshire, England. She was the daughter of Henry FitzHugh, 5th Baron 
FitzHugh of Ravensworth.[2] and his wife Lady Alice Neville, daughter of Richard 
Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury and Alice Montagu, 5th Countess of Salisbury suo jure, 
only daughter and heiress of Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury and Lady 
Eleanor Holland. Her paternal grandparents were William FitzHugh, 4th Baron 
FitzHugh and Margery Willoughby.

Through her grandfather, the Earl of Salisbury, she was a niece of Richard Neville, 
16th Earl of Warwick (known in history as "Warwick, the Kingmaker"), and grandniece 
of Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (the mother of King Edward IV and King Richard 
III).

Elizabeth had nine siblings,[3] including Lady Alice FitzHugh and Richard, 6th Baron 
FitzHugh (c.1456 - 20 Nov 1487) who married Elizabeth Burgh, daughter of Sir Thomas 
Burgh, 1st Baron Burgh of Gainsborough and his wife Margaret de Ros. Their son, 
George FitzHugh, inherited the barony but after his death in 1513, the barony fell in 
abeyance between Elizabeth and her older sister Alice. This abeyance continues 
today between the two families.[4]
 The current co-heirs to the barony are:
Rachel Douglas-Home, 27th Baroness Dacre née Brand (b. 1929)
Hon. Tessa Ogilvie Thompson née Brand (b. 1934)
Francis Brand, 7th Viscount Hampden (b. 1970)
William Herbert, 18th Earl of Pembroke (b. 1978)

Life[edit]

Elizabeth is said to have had an easy-going and pleasure-loving disposition. After her 
husband Sir William Parr died in 1483, Elizabeth, who was possibly around twenty 
three at the time, was left with four small children. As a widow, Elizabeth's life 
revolved around the court. Elizabeth served as lady-in-waiting to Richard III's queen 
consort, her cousin, Anne Neville. Elizabeth would be second in a four generation 
span of family that would serve England's queens which started in 1483 with her 
mother, the redoubtable Alice Neville, Lady FitzHugh. Her granddaughter, Anne Parr 
would continue the tradition by becoming lady-in-waiting to all six of Henry VIII's 
wives. Even Anne's sister, Catherine Parr, who later became queen served in the 
household of the Princess Mary until she caught the eye of King Henry.[5]

After the overthrow of the House of York, Elizabeth made a second marriage with a 
protégé of Margaret Beaufort, Sir Nicholas Vaux (later Baron Vaux), which is reputed 
to have saved the family fortunes.[5]

Marriages and Issue[edit]

She married first William Parr, 1st Baron Parr of Kendal, a man maybe twenty eight 
years her senior. William was a Knight of the Garter who was held high in favour with 
King Edward IV, who by marriage was a cousin to him. He fought with the Nevilles on 
the Yorkist side at the Battle of Edgecote Moor. Elizabeth did not give birth to her first 
child until she was aged about sixteen. Elizabeth and William had the following 
children:
Anne Parr (d. 1513), who married Sir Thomas Cheney of Irthlingborough. Their 
daughter Elizabeth, would go on to marry Thomas Vaux, 2nd Baron Vaux of 
Harrowden, son of Nicholas Vaux, 1st Baron Vaux of Harrowden by his second wife, 
Anne Green. This Anne was sister of Maud Green, who married Anne's brother Thomas 
Parr (below), meaning Anne Green was both aunt and mother-in-law to Elizabeth.[5] 
Thomas Vaux was himself also first married to Anne Parr's half sister (below).
Sir Thomas Parr (c. 1483–1517), who was the eldest son, was knighted and was sheriff 
of Northamptonshire in 1509; he was master of the wards and comptroller to Henry 
VIII. He was rich, owing to his succeeding, in 1512, to half the estates of his cousin, 
Lord FitzHugh, and also to his marriage with Maud Green, daughter and coheiress of 
Sir Thomas Green of Boughton and Greens Norton in Northamptonshire. He died on 12 
November 1518, and was buried in the church of the Blackfriars in London. His widow 
died on 1 September 1532, and was buried beside him. Of their children, Catherine 
Parr, queen consort of Henry VIII, and, William Parr (afterwards Marquess of 
Northampton) are well known; while a daughter, Anne, married William Herbert, 1st 
Earl of Pembroke of the tenth creation. The current Earl of Pembroke, Earl of 
Montgomery, and Earl of Carnarvon are descendants of Anne and William.
William Parr, 1st Baron Parr of Horton (c. 1483–1547), the second son, was knighted 
on 25 October 1513,[6] was sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1518 and 1522 and, after 
his niece Catherine Parr's promotion to queen consort, he became her chamberlain. 
On 23 December 1543 he was created Baron Parr of Horton, Northamptonshire. He 
died on 10 September 1547, and was buried at Horton (for his tomb, see Bridges, 
Northamptonshire, i. 370). By Mary, daughter of Sir William Salisbury, he left four 
daughters. His daughter Maud and her husband, Sir Ralph Lane, are ancestors of 
Albert II of Monaco. The late Princess of Wales, Lady Diana Spencer, was also a 
descendant of Maud and Mary Parr.
John Parr (d. 8 September 1508), married Constance, daughter of Sir Henry Vere of 
Addington, Surrey. They had no issue.

After the death of Sir William Parr, Elizabeth married Sir Nicholas Vaux as his first 
wife.[7] Their issue includes:
Catherine Vaux (abt 1490-c. 1571), married Sir George Throckmorton of Coughton and 
had issue. Their descendants include the current Queen of the United Kingdom, 
Elizabeth II, the Duchess of Cornwall, and the late Princess of Wales.
Alice Vaux (d. 1543), married Sir Richard Sapcote c. 1501. They had at least one 
child, Anne.
Anne Vaux, married Sir Thomas Lestrange (1493–1545) and had issue.

Parents
FITZ HUGH Henry (ABT 1424 - 8 Jun 1472)
NEVILLE Alice (ABT 1430 - AFT 22 Nov 1503)

Siblings
FITZ HUGH Elizabeth (ABT 1455 - BEF 10 Jul 1507)

Marriage To PARR William (1434 - 1483)
    m.  

Notes

Parents
PARR Thomas (1397 - Nov 1461)
TUNSTALL Alice (ABT 1415 - )

Children by PARR William 1434 - 1483
PARR William (ABT 1483 - 10 Sep 1547)

Marriage To VAUX Nicholas (ABT 1460 - 14 May 1523)
    m. 1484 

Notes

Parents
VAUX William (1435 - 4 May 1471)
PENYSON (PENISTON) Catherine (1440 - )

Children by VAUX Nicholas ABT 1460 - 14 May 1523
VAUX Anne (ABT 1490 - )

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