# Katherine, Lady Berkeley

> Katherine Berkeley, Lady Berkeley was an English benefactor and school founder in Gloucestershire. In 1384 she obtained a royal licence for a chantry school that today is called the Katharine Lady Berkeley's School. The school is said to be the first founded by a lay person, the first founded by a woman and the first to offer free education to anyone.

*English benefactor, school founder (d. 1385)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/katherine-lady-berkeley

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Educator
- **Category:** Educators
- **Born:** 1300
- **Died:** 1385-03-13
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Katherine Berkeley, Lady Berkeley was an English benefactor and school founder in Gloucestershire. In 1384 she obtained a royal licence for a chantry school that today is called the Katharine Lady Berkeley's School. The school is said to be the first founded by a lay person, the first founded by a woman and the first to offer free education to anyone.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 6.0 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 3.7 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 33.3 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
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