Elizabeth Greene
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Elizabeth Greene of Greens Norton carried the royal blood into the Raleighs; her great-great-niece was Katherine Parr, the queen who survived.
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✓ ELIZABETH GREENE, dau. of Sir Thomas Greene of Greens Norton, Northants (d. 18 Jan 1461/2) by his FIRST wife Philippa Ferrers (chronology locks the mother: Elizabeth's son b. Jan 1440/1, so Elizabeth b. early 1420s, necessarily by Philippa, m. bef. 16 Dec 1421). Named 'Eliz. his wife' in the 1509 will. Katherine Parr descends from her brother's line (Maud Greene m. Thomas Parr) - same Ferrers-Despenser royal descent. Sources: Richardson PA p.202 + Royal Ancestry (Greene); 1509 will; Vis. Warks 1619. Direct ancestress. Added 8 Aug 2026 (the Raleigh royal door - consolation wave after the St Leger door closed; full write-up in RANKED LEADS addendum).