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Her year of birth is unknown, but she probably married in her mid to late teens.

Catherine Howard (probably born 1521- executed 1542) was the fifth wife of Henry VIII and 30 years younger than her husband. They married on 28 July 1540. Catherine was a niece of the powerful Duke of Norfolk and also a cousin of Anne Boleyn, Henry's second wife who was executed in 1536. So Catherine would have been around 19 when she married Henry, as her birth date is not absolutely known. She later had a relationship with a young courtier, Thomas Culpepper, and was suspected of being involved with other men before she married Henry. She was accused of adultery, amongst other things, and executed on 13 February 1542 at The Tower of London.

Some sites claim she was as young as sixteen. Apparently her birth year is in dispute.

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