William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton

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 his wife, Matilda or Maud Greene, daughter of Sir Thomas de Greene, of Greenes Norton, and brother of Catherine Parr, the sixth and final wife of Henry VIII.

Their marriage was declared valid in 1548, invalid in 1553, and valid again in 1558.

Five months before he died, he married Helena Snakenborg, a lady in waiting, who was from Sweden.

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.

Political offices
New title	Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire 1547 – Date unknown	Succeeded by Unknown
	Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire 1549 – 1551
	Lord Lieutenant of Surrey 1551 – 1553?
Preceded by The Earl of Bedford	Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire 1553 – 1559	Succeeded by The Duke of Norfolk
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Lord Braye	Captain of the Gentlemen Pensioners 1550 – 1553	Succeeded by The Earl of Sussex
Peerage of England
New creation	Earl of Essex 7th creation 1543 – 1553 (Forfeit)	Extinct
	Marquess of Northampton 1st creation 1547 – 1553 (Forfeit) (Restored) 1559 – 1571
	Baron Parr 1547 – 1553 (Forfeit) (Restored) 1559 – 1571

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