Early Life
Katherine Champernowne’s parentage is not known for certain. but she was probably the daughter of Sir John Champernowne of Dartington (1458–1503) and Margaret Courtenay (c.1459-1504). The name derives from the village of Cambernon in Normandy, France, the former feudal holding of the Cambernon family. Kat's cousin was Joan Champernowne, who married Henry VIII's trusted servant, Anthony Denny.
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