Catherine (of Aragon)

Catherine (of Aragon) was born on 15 December 1485 in Alcala De Henares, Madrid, Spain.² She was the daughter of King Ferdinand V (of Spain) and Queen Isabel I 'The Catholic' (of Castile And Léon).^1,2 Catherine (of Aragon) married second King Henry VIII Tudor, son of King Henry VII Tudor and Queen Elizabeth (of England), on 11 June 1509 at Palace, Greenwich, Kent, England.^2,1 Catherine (of Aragon) and King Henry VIII Tudor were divorced in 1533.¹ Catherine (of Aragon) married Prince Arthur Tudor, son of King Henry VII Tudor and Queen Elizabeth (of England), on 14 November 1501 at St. Paul's Cathedral, London, Middlesex, England.² Catherine (of Aragon) died on 7 January 1535/36 in Kimbolton Castle, Huntingdonshire, England, at age 50.^2,1 She was buried on 29 January 1535/36 in Peterborough Abbey, Northamptonshire, England.²
Catherine of Aragon was a Spanish princess (her badge shows a pomegranate - a symbol from Spain). She was the daughter of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, and was originally married to Henry's brother Arthur. Henry married Catherine to maintain the alliance with Spain after Arthur died, leaving Catherine a widow. This marriage was organized by Henry VII a short time before he died, but took place after his death in 1509, when Henry was almost 18 and Catherine wa s 23. After twenty years of marriage, she had only given birth to one girl, Mary, later to become known as Bloody Mary (although she had many miscarriages and still-births in that time). As Henry VIII needed a son to provide a male heir to the throne , and as his advisors deemed Catherine to be past the age of child-birth, Henry tried to persuade her to become a Nun. Catherine refused, and after two years of arguments with the Pope, Henry created a new Archbishop (Thomas Cranmer) who was prepared to declare the marriage annulled in 1532. Catherine was then banished from the Court and separated from her daughter. It is said that she died of a broken heart, four years later. http://www.larmouth.demon.co.uk/sarah-jayne/wives/wives.html.² Catherine's mother Queen Isabel I 'The Catholic' (of Castile And Léon) died on 26 November 1504 in Castillo De La Mota, Medina Del Campo, Valladolid, Spain.² Catherine (of Aragon) became Queen of England on 11 June 1509. Catherine (of Aragon) became the mother of Princess Daughter (of England) on 31 January 1509/10.² Catherine (of Aragon) became the mother of Prince Henry (of England) on 1 January 1510/11.² Catherine's son Prince Henry (of England) died on 22 February 1510/11.² Catherine (of Aragon) became the mother of Prince Son (of England) in 1513.² Catherine's son Prince Son (of England) died in November 1513.² Catherine (of Aragon) became the mother of Prince Son (of England) before June 1514.² Catherine's son Prince Son (of England) died in December 1514.² Catherine (of Aragon) became the mother of Prince Son (of England) in December 1514.² Catherine's father King Ferdinand V (of Spain) died on 23 January 1516 in Madrigalejo, Caceres, Spain.² Catherine (of Aragon) became the mother of Queen Mary I Tudor on 8 February 1515/16.² Catherine (of Aragon) became the mother of Princess Daughter (of England) in November 1518.²