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Catherine of Aragon (Castilian: Catalina; also spelled Katherine of Aragon, 16 December 1485 – 7 January 1536) was Queen of England from 1509 until 1533 as the first wife of King Henry VIII; she was previously Princess of Wales as the wife of Prince Arthur.

The daughter of Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon, Catherine was three years old when she was betrothed to Prince Arthur, heir apparent to the English throne. They married in 1501, and Arthur died five months later. In 1507, she held the position of ambassador for the Spanish Court in England, becoming the first female ambassador in European history.[1] Catherine subsequently married Arthur's younger brother, the recently succeeded Henry VIII, in 1509. For six months in 1513, she served as regent of England while Henry VIII was in France. During that time the English won the Battle of Flodden, an event in which Catherine played an important part.[2]

By 1525, Henry VIII was infatuated with Anne Boleyn and dissatisfied that his marriage to Catherine had produced no surviving sons, leaving their daughter, the future Mary I of England, as heiress presumptive at a time when there was no established precedent for a woman on the throne. He sought to have their marriage annulled, setting in motion a chain of events that led to England's schism with the Catholic Church. When Pope Clement VII refused to annul the marriage, Henry defied him by assuming supremacy over religious matters. In 1533 their marriage was consequently declared invalid and Henry married Anne on the judgement of clergy in England, without reference to the Pope. Catherine refused to accept Henry as Supreme Head of the Church of England and considered herself the King's rightful wife and queen, attracting much popular sympathy.[3] Despite this, she was acknowledged only as Dowager Princess of Wales by Henry. After being banished from court, she lived out the remainder of her life at Kimbolton Castle, and died there on 7 January 1536. Catherine's English subjects held her in high esteem, and her death set off tremendous mourning among the English people.[4]

Catherine married Duke of Cornwall Arthur Tudor on 14 Nov 1501 in St Paul's Cathedral, London. Arthur (son of King Henry Tudor, King Henry VII and Elizabeth Plantagenet, of York) was born on 20 Sep 1486 in St Swithin's Priory, Winchester; was christened on 24 Sep 1486 in Winchester Cathedral; died on 2 Apr 1502 in Ludlow Castle, Shropshire; was buried in Worcester Cathedral. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Catherine married King Henry Tudor, King Henry VIII, Duke of Cornwall on 11 Jun 1509 in Greyfriars, Greenwich. Henry (son of King Henry Tudor, King Henry VII and Elizabeth Plantagenet, of York) was born on 28 Jun 1491 in Greenwich Palace, Greenwich; was christened in Greenwich; died on 28 Jan 1547 in Whitehall, London, Engand; was buried on 4 Feb 1547 in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
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a papal dispensation was given

1. Duke of Cornwall Henry Tudor was born on (1 Jan 1510/1511) in Richmond, Surrey; died on (22 Feb 1510/1511) in Richmond, Surrey; was buried in Westminster Abbey.
2. Duke of Cornwall ... Tudor was born in Nov 1514; died in Nov 1514.
3. Mary Tudor, Queen Mary I was born on (18 Feb 1515/6) in Greenwich Palace; died on 17 Nov 1558.

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Ferdinand + Isabella of Castile. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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