All About Royal Families

On 18 February 1516, at the Palace of Placentia in Greenwich, a daughter was born to Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. She would grow up to become one of the most controversial monarchs in British history: Mary I of England. For royal historians, Mary’s life is a powerful study in legitimacy, faith and female authority in a male-dominated political world. Family Mary was the only surviving child of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. Highly educated, fluent in Latin and Spanish, and musically gifted, she was once the pride of her father’s court. When Henry annulled his marriage to Catherine and married Anne Boleyn, Mary was declared illegitimate. She lost her title of Princess and was forced to serve in the household of her half-sister, the future Elizabeth I. The emotional and political trauma of these years shaped her deeply rooted Catholic convictions. The first crowned queen regnant of England After the death of her half-brother Edward VI in 1553, an attempt was made to place Lad...

On October 9th. 1514, Louis XII of France married Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII of England. Louis XII was a member of the House of Valois. Coat of Arms - Source: Wikipedia -  Note the Fleur-de Lis (in English lily). At the age of 6! Mary was given the complete household, complete with a staff a schoolmaster and a physician. In her youth she was one of the most beautiful princesses of Europe.A lot of candidates want to marry her. First she was betrothed to Charles V, who became later Holy Roman Emperor. This betrothal was called off in 1513. Due to a peace treaty she had to marry the 52 years old King Louis XII of France. At her wedding, she was 18 years old. He married for the third time! King Louis XII of France died on January 1st. 1515.