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Henry VII ENG

Henry VII, King of England









Reign[]

August 22, 1485 - April 21, 1509  (23 years)
Preceded by Richard III of England
Succeeded by Henry VIII of England



Birth[]

January 28, 1457
Pembroke, Wales, United Kingdom
House of Tudor


Death[]

April 21, 1509
Richmond upon Thames, England, United Kingdom
52 years



Parents[]

Edmund Tudor, Earl of Richmond
Born June 11, 1430
Father: Owen, Lord Tudor  (1400-61) (61 years)
Mother: Catherine, Princess of Valois  (1401-37) (36 years)
Married: November 1, 1455 - November 3, 1456  (1 year, died)
Died November 3, 1456  (26 years)


Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby
Born May 31, 1443
Father: John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset  (1403-44) (41 years)
Mother: Margaret, Lady Beauchamp of Bletsoe  (1410-82) (72 years)
Children: 1
Died June 29, 1509  (66 years)



Marriages[]

1. Elizabeth, Princess of York
Born February 11, 1466
Father: Edward IV, King of England  (1442-83) (41 years)
Mother: Elizabeth, Lady Woodville  (1437-92) (55 years)
Married: January 18, 1486 - February 11, 1503  (17 years, widowed)
Died February 11, 1503  (37 years)



Children[]

1. Arthur, Prince of Wales  (1486-1502) (16 years)
Married 1501-02 (died): Catherine, Infanta of Aragon  (1485-1536)


2. Margaret, Princess of England  (1489-1541) (52 years)
Married 1503-13 (widowed): James IV, King of Scotland  (1473-1513)
Married 1514-27 (divorced): Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus  (1489-1557)
Married 1528-41 (died): Henry Stewart, Lord Methven  (1495-1552)


3. Henry VIII, King of England  (1491-1547) (56 years)
Married 1509-33 (annulled): Catherine, Infanta of Aragon  (1485-1536)
Married 1533-36 (annulled): Anne Boleyn, Marquess of Pembroke  (1501-36)
Married 1536-37 (widowed): Jane, Lady Seymour  (1508-37)
Married 1540-40 (annulled): Anne, Princess of Cleves  (1515-57)
Married 1540-41 (annulled): Catherine, Lady Howard  (1523-42)
Married 1543-47 (died): Catherine, Lady Parr  (1512-48)


4. Elizabeth, Princess of England  (1492-95) (3 years)


5. Mary, Princess of England  (1496-1533) (37 years)
Married 1514-15 (widowed): Louis XII, King of France  (1462-1515)
Married 1515-33 (died): Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk  (1484-1545)


6. Edward, Prince of England  (1498-99) (1 year)
7. Edmund, Duke of Somerset  (1499-1500) (1 year)
8. Katherine, Princess of England  (1503-03) (8 days)


Grandchildren  (Total: 14)[]

2. Margaret: James, Arthur, James, Alexander; Margaret; Dorothea
3. Henry: Henry, Mary; Elizabeth; Edward
5. Mary: Henry, Frances, Eleanor, Henry
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