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Catherine Sheffield, Duchess of Buckingham and Normanby (née Lady Catherine Darnley; c. 1681 – 13 March 1743) was an illegitimate daughter of King James II of England, and was married to two English noblemen in succession.
In Henry VII's chapel at Westminster Abbey there is a monument to John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham. The wax effigies of his wife Catherine and two sons can be seen in the triforium.
Duchess of Buckingham and Normanby. Catherine Sheffield. Lived 61 years, 8 months, 12 days. father. James II. 1633 - 1701. mother. Catherine Sedley. 1657 - 1717.
'This very curious book containing the illustrations to Sturts Prayer Book appears from the writing on the back of the frontispiece to have been presented to the Lady Anne Hyde, daughter of the Earl of Clarendon and the first wife of the Duke of York afterwards James the Second, and from circumstances known to the writer of this note there is ...
Her husband was created Duke of the County of Buckingham and of Normanby on 23 March 1702/03 and Katherine would have been known as the Duchess of those territories. She died on 7 February 1703/04, aged 38, without any further issue from her second marriage, and was buried in Westminster Abbey on 11 February that year.
Feb 14, 2018 · Catherine (Darnley) Sheffield. (abt. 1680 - abt. 1743) Catherine "Countess of Anglesey, Duchess of Buckingham" Sheffield formerly Darnley aka Annesley. Born about 1680 in London, London, England. Ancestors. Daughter of James Stuart and Catherine (Sedley) Colyear.
Catherine Sheffield, Duchess of Buckingham and Normanby (c. 1681 – 13 March 1743), formerly Lady Catherine Darnley, was an illegitimate daughter of King James II of England, and was married to two English noblemen in succession.
