Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (41 page)

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Arthur

Called Arthur to emphasise the new dynasty’s links with the Kings of ancient Britain, he was born on 19/20 September, 1486, at St Swithun’s Priory, Winchester. He was Duke of Cornwall from birth. He was made a Knight of the Bath on 29 November, 1489. He was created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester on 29 November, 1489, and was invested as such on 27 February, 1490, at the Palace of Westminster. He was made a Knight of the Garter on 8 May, 1491. He died on 2 April, 1502, at Ludlow Castle, Shropshire, and was buried in Worcester Cathedral. Arthur married, by proxy on Whitsunday, 1499, at the manor of Bewdley, Worcs., again by proxy on 19 May, 1501, at Bewdley, and in person on 14 November, 1501, at St Paul’s Cathedral, London:

Katherine

She was the daughter of Ferdinand V, King of Aragon, by Isabella I, Queen of Castile, a descendant of John of Gaunt, and she was born on 16 December, 1485, at Alcala de Henares in Spain. After the death of Arthur, she married secondly Henry VIII (
see here
, under Henry VIII for further details of her life).

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Margaret
(
see here
, under
James IV of Scotland,
whom she married).

3  
Henry VIII
(
see here
).

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Elizabeth

She was born on 2 July, 1492, and died on 7 October or 14 November, 1495, at Eltham Palace, Kent, of ‘atrophy’. She was buried in Westminster Abbey.

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Mary

She was born on
c
.18 March, 1495/6, either at Richmond Palace, Surrey, or at the Palace of Westminster. She married firstly Louis XII, King of France (1462–1515), by proxy on 13 August, 1514, at Greyfriars Church, Greenwich Palace, again by proxy on 2 September, 1514, at the Church of the Celestines in Paris, and in person on 9 October, 1514, at Abbeville Cathedral, France. She was crowned on 5 November, 1514, at St Denis’ Cathedral, Paris. She married secondly Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk (1484–1545), secretly on 3 March, 1515, at the Chapel in the Palais de Cluny, Paris, and in public on 13 May, 1515, in the Church of the Observant Friars, Greenwich, Kent, and had issue:

1  Henry, Earl of Lincoln (1516–1534).

2  Frances (
see here
, under
Queen Jane
).

3  Eleanor (1519–1547); she married Henry Clifford, Earl of Cumberland (1517–1570), and had issue.

Mary died on 25 June, 1533, at Westhorpe Hall, Suffolk, and was buried in the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk; her remains were later removed to St Mary’s Church, Bury St Edmunds.

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Edmund

He was born on 21 February, 1499, at Greenwich Palace, Kent; he was perhaps styled Duke of Somerset from birth, but was never formally so created. He died on 19 June, 1500, at the Old Palace, Hatfield, Herts., and was buried in Westminster Abbey.

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Edward

He was the fourth and youngest son. The dates of his birth and death are not known. He died very young, and was buried in Westminster Abbey.

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Katherine

She was born on 2 February, 1503, in the Tower of London, and died there on
c
.18 February, 1503. She was buried in Westminster Abbey.