Leigh, Katherine ( - 1576)

Biographical Overview

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Parents

Titles - 1
Properties - 3
Total events naming patron - 1
Troupes - 1
Venues - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 2
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Other Last Names

Blount

Born / Died

Birth Date: n.d.
Death Date: before 1576-06-25 (burial date)

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Blount, James (1533 - 1581)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1558
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

From Blount, James (1533 - 1581)

  1. Male offspring: Blount, William (1561 - 1594) (patron)
  2. Male offspring: Blount, Charles (1563 - 1606) (patron)

Primary Title

Lady Mountjoy

Titles

  • Lady Mountjoy
    Assumed 1558 (date married)
    Vacated Before 1576-06-25

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Silver Street, London (city-county)
    Husband's residence
    Acquired: 1558
  • Apethorpe, Northamptonshire
    Husband's residence
    Acquired: 1558
  • Hooke Court, Dorset
    (Performance Venue)
    Husband's residence
    Acquired: 1558

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1571-1572 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Lady Manche's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lady Manche's Players Leigh, Katherine (0 - 1576) Players 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Hooke Court Dorset Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)