Katherine Ferrers


May 4, 1634: English gentlewoman and heiress Katherine Ferrers was born in Bayford, Hertfordshire to Knighton Ferrers and Katherine Walters. The Ferrers family were fervent Protestants and great favorites of both Kings Henry VIII and Edward VI; the latter granted them extensive properties in Hertfordshire. Her brother, who was the heir to the family fortunes, had died young, so by court decree in October 1640 she was appointed sole heir to her grandfather's estates. According to popular legend, she was also the "Wicked Lady", a highwaywoman who terrorized Hertfordshire before dying from gunshot wounds sustained during a robbery.

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