Fitzhugh CoA - Holy Trinity - Kendal, Cumbria, UK - Coats of Arms on Waymarking.com

Fitzhugh arms on a tomb in unpolished black marble is said to be that of Sir William Parr (visit link) , grandfather of Lady Katherine Parr (visit link) . The arms here are for his wife Elizabteth Fitzhugh (visit link)

"Sir William Parr, Baron Parr of Kendal (1434-bef. 26 February 1484/Autumn 1483) KG was a courtier and soldier best known for being the grandfather of Queen Katherine Parr, Lady Anne Herbert, and William, 1st Marquess of Northampton. His granddaughter would become the sixth and final queen of King Henry VIII and his grandson would become one the most powerful men during the reigns of Edward VI (as the king’s “beloved uncle”) and Elizabeth I.

Parr was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Parr and Alice Tunstall, daughter of Sir Thomas Tunstall of Thurland. His paternal grandparents were Sir John Parr of Kendal Castle and the heiress Agnes Crophull of Weobley, widow of Sir Walter Devereux. Her family owned Weobley Castle in Herefordshire which passed to her children by Devereux. By his mother Agnes, Thomas Parr was a half-brother of Walter Devereux Esq. Parr’s grand-nieces and nephews included Sir Walter, 1st Baron Ferrers of Chartley and Lady Elizabeth (Devereux), Countess of Pembroke [wife to William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke] which would give the Parr’s connections to some of the most important nobility at court. Thomas Parr’s other brother, Bryan, became Lord of Parr Manor from which a branch of the Parr family, which still resides in England, descends. His maternal grandparents were Sir Thomas Tunstall of Thurland Castle and Isabel Harrington, daughter of Sir Nicholas and Isabel English. Sir Thomas Tunstall would go on to marry Hon. Joan Mowbray, daughter of Lord Mowbray and Lady Segrave and thus become the step-father of her children by Sir Thomas Grey which included the 1st Earl of Tankerville.

Before July 1468, Lord Parr was married firstly to Joan Trusbut (d.1475). The marriage produced no known children.

Sometime after 1475, Parr married secondly to Hon. Elizabeth FitzHugh, daughter of Lord FitzHugh and Lady Alice Neville (sister of Warwick and cousin to Edward IV and Richard III).

Lord Parr is thought to be buried in Kendal Parish Church in Kendal, Cumbria, England. The tomb is not majestic and is tucked away behind chairs. His coat of arms can be seen on his tomb. The Church also features the famous “Parr Chapel.”"

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Bearer of Coat of Arms: Burgher (used by famous commoner) Full name of the bearer: Sir William Parr Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?: monument in Parr chapel Material / Design: Stone Blazon (heraldic description): Azure, three chevrons interlaced in base or a chief of the last. Address: Holy Trinity Church Kirkland Kendal CumbriaV England LA9 5AP Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): [Web Link] Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): [Web Link]

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