Katherine Ferrers | |
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![]() The only extant portrait of Katherine Ferrers, supposedly at the age of 14, which now sits at the Valence House Museum. | |
Born | |
Died | 13 June 1660 | (aged 26)
Resting place | St Mary's Church, Ware |
Other names | Mistress Catherine Fanshawe, "Wicked Lady" {alleged} |
Occupation(s) | gentlewoman, highwayman {Alleged} |
Spouse | Thomas Fanshawe |
Parent(s) | Knighton Ferrers and Katherine (or Catherine) Walters |
Katherine Ferrers (4 May 1634 – c. 13 June 1660) was an English gentlewoman and heiress. According to popular legend, she was also the "Wicked Lady", a highwaywoman who terrorised the English county of Hertfordshire before dying from gunshot wounds sustained during a robbery.