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    • Robert Catesby

    English conspirator

    Robert Catesby

    Catesby, unknown artist, 1794

    Bornc. 1572 or later

    Bushwood Hall, Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire, England

    Died8 November 1605 (aged 32–33)

    Holbeche House, Dudley, England

    Cause of deathGunshot wound
    Other namesMr Roberts, Robin Catesby
    SpouseCatherine Leigh
    ChildrenWilliam and Robert
    Parent(s)William and Anne (née Throckmorton) Catesby
    MotiveGunpowder plot, a conspiracy to assassinate King James VI & I and members of the Houses of Parliament
    Criminal penaltyExhumation, Decapitation, Impaled head displayed outside Parliament
    RoleLeader

    Robert Catesby (c. 1572 – 8 November 1605) 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