Minisa Tully

"My own mother died on the birthing bed when I was very young."

- Catelyn Stark

Minisa Tully, née Whent, is an unseen character in Game of Thrones. She was the mother of Catelyn Stark, Lysa Arryn and Edmure Tully.

Background
Minisa was born into House Whent and married Hoster Tully, the head of House Tully and Lord of Riverrun. They had two daughters, Catleyn and Lysa, and a son and heir, Edmure.

Season 2
When Brienne of Tarth mentions she never knew her mother, Catelyn sympathizes and tells her own mother died in childbirth when Catelyn was still a young girl.

In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Lady Minisa Whent bore Hoster Tully two daughters (Catelyn and Lysa) and four sons, but of these only Edmure survived (Edmure was not her youngest son). Minisa died giving birth to her fourth and youngest son, who also perished, and afterwards Catelyn feels that some of the life has gone out of Lord Hoster as well. Catelyn recalls her mother was always calm as well as having a warm smile and soft hands. Catelyn wonders how their lives would have been different if her mother had not died.