Robert Catesby
English conspirator (died 1605) · United Kingdom · On the map · Lived 1573 to 1605 · aged 32
Robert Catesby was the leader of a group of English Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Born in Warwickshire, Catesby was educated at Oxford University. His family were prominent recusant Catholics, and presumably to avoid swearing the Oath of Supremacy he left college before taking his degree.
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A contemporary engraving of eight of the thirteen conspirators, by Crispijn van de Passe; Catesby is second from the right
James I, by John de Critz, c. 1606
William Parker, Baron Monteagle, by John de Critz, c. 1615
On 6 November 1605, the fugitives raided Warwick Castle for supplies.
Percy and Catesby slain in attempting their escape from Holbeach, unknown artistAbout this person
He married a Protestant in 1593 and fathered two children, one of whom survived birth and was baptised in a Protestant church. In 1601 he took part in the Essex Rebellion but was captured and fined, after which he sold his estate at Chastleton.