Catherine de Meleun (Blooming Roses)

Catherine de Meleun (27 November 1540 - 25 June 1557) was a French-born noblewoman. She arrived in England in 1556 when her father was appointed as ambassador in England, she and her two sisters were accepted into Queen Isabella's retinue but she and her older sister Marie flouted the Queen's strict moral code. She became involved with the Duke of Norfolk while his wife was away from court and became pregnant with his illegitimate child. She died in childbirth in 1557.