Born – c 1480
Died – c 1528
Father – Richard Culpeper (d. 1484)
Mother – Isabel Worsley (c1460 – 1527)
Spouses – m. 1496 – Ralph Leigh (d. 1509), m. c1515 – Edmund Howard (1478 – 1539)
Children – by Ralph Leigh – Isabel (b. 1496), Ralph (b. 1498), Margaret (b. 1500), John (1502 – 1564), Joyce (b. 1504),
by Edmund Howard – Margaret (1515 – 1572), Henry (b. 1517), Charles (b. 1519), Kathryn (c 1521 – 1542), Mary (b. 1523), George (1525 – 1580)
1480 (around)
Jocasta Culpeper was born in Oxenhoath, Kent, to Richard Culpeper and his second wife, Isabel Worsley. She is sometimes known as Joyce Culpeper.
1481 (around)
Jocasta’s sister, Margaret, was born to Richard Culpeper and Isabel Worsley.
1484 (during)
Jocasta’s brother, Thomas, was born to Richard Culpeper and Isabel Worsley. Jocasta also had a sister, Margaret, but her date of birth is not known.
1484 (4th October)
Jocasta’s father died.
1486 (around)
Jocasta’s mother married Sir John Leigh of Stockwell.
1496 (during)
Jocasta married Ralph Leigh, the brother of her stepfather.
1496 (around)
A daughter Isabel was born to Jocasta and Ralph Leigh.
1498 (around)
A son, Ralph, was born to Jocasta and Ralph Leigh.
1500 (around)
A daughter Margaret was born to Jocasta and Ralph Leigh.
1502 (around)
A son, John, was born to Jocasta and Ralph Leigh.
1504 (around)
A daughter, Joyce, was born to Jocasta and Ralph Leigh.
1509 (around)
Jocasta’s husband, Ralph, died.
1509 (21st April)
King Henry VII died of tuberculosis at Richmond Palace. He was succeeded by his son, Henry who took the throne as King Henry VIII.
1515 (around)
Jocasta married Edmund Howard, son of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk.
1515 (around)
A daughter, Margaret, was born to Edmund and Jocasta Culpeper.
1517 (around)
A son, Henry, was born to Edmund and Jocasta Culpeper.
1519 (around)
A son, Charles, was born to Edmund and Jocasta Culpeper.
1520 (8th – 26th June)
The Field of the Cloth of Gold
Edmund Howard was one of the courtiers that accompanied King Henry VIII to this summit meeting with Francis I of France. He took part in the tournaments that featured during the two-week meeting.
Edmund Howard was one of the courtiers that accompanied King Henry VIII to this summit meeting with Francis I of France. He took part in the tournaments that featured during the two-week meeting.
1521 (around)
A daughter, Kathryn, was born to Edmund Howard and Jocasta.
1523 (around)
A daughter, Mary, was born to Edmund and Jocasta.
1525 (around)
A son, George, was born to Edmund and Jocasta.
1528 (around)
Jocasta Culpeper, died.
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