William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton

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William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton and 1st Earl of Essex KG (c. 1512–October 28 1571) was the son of Sir Thomas Parr and brother of Catherine Parr, the sixth and final wife of Henry VIII.

On February 9 1526, William married Anne Bourchier, 7th Baroness Bourchier, daughter of Henry Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Essex. On April 17 1543, their marriage was annulled by an Act of Parliament and his children were declared bastards. He later married Elizabeth Brooke.

He was created Baron Parr of Kendal in 1539, Earl of Essex in 1543 and Marquess of Northampton in 1547. He was stripped of these title by Mary I in 1553, but they were restored by Elizabeth I in 1559. On his death, with no legitimate issue, the titles became extinct.

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