Henry VII of England (28/1/1457–22/8/1485-21/4/1509) m. 1486, Elizabeth of York (11/2/1466-16/4/1523)
Names in red denotes members of royalty dying in childhood
Names in bold denotes monarchs.
Dates in italic denotes dates that monarchs started their reign.
[1] Edmund survived childhood to be a strong son of Henry VII.
In 1509, he became heir presumptive to his brother, holding this title on numerous times:
1509-1511, replaced by Henry VIII’s first son, Henry, Duke of Cornwall
1511-1515, replaced by Henry VIII’s second born eldest son, Henry, Duke of Cornwall
1515-1537, replaced by Henry VIII’s third born eldest son, Edward, Prince of Wales.
He would serve as Lord Protector of England from 1547 until his death, during the minority of his nephew, King Edward VI (1547–1553)
[2] Ursula was a wealthy heiress and the only daughter of Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury. Her mother was the last surviving member of the Plantagenet dynasty, as Margaret was first cousin, Elizabeth of York, Ursula and Edmund were first cousin once removed, sharing the same great-grandfather, Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York.
She was not the first choice for the young prince. His father, tried arranging treaty’s to form a marriage, from 1502 until his death, including:
- Elizabeth, Archduchess of Austria and Infanta of Castile and Aragon, daughter of of King Philip I and Queen Joanna of Castile.
- Renée of France, younger surviving child of Louis XII of France and Anne of Brittany.
- Susanne of Bavaria, the daughter of Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria, and Kunigunde of Austria, herself the daughter of Holy Roman EmperorFrederick III and Eleanor of Portugal.
However no agreements were made by the time of Henry VII’s death in 1507.
Ursula Pole was suggested by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, for which Henry VIII, contemplated.
Elizabeth of York, Dowager Queen of England, spent a lot of time with her cousin, Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, allowing Edmund to spend time with Margaret’s three sons and Ursula.
At the birth of his nephew, 16 year old Edmund, requested his brother’s permission to wed 11 year old Ursula, Henry VIII agreed to this marriage on 6th January 1515, the day after Prince Henry’s christening.
The pair were married in a proxy ceremony performed a month later on 2nd February by Cardinal Wolsey, himself.
The Countess of Salisbury gave lands in Somerset and Devon, to Prince Edmund and Princess Ursula
[3] Following the annulment of their wedding in 1533, Catherine moved in with the Somerset’s Glastonbury Palace, within the grounds of Glastonbury Abbey.
She would remain with them until her death. Although this caused a slight rift between Henry VIII and Edmund, whenever Edmund visited London for meetings the two were amicable.
[4] Following the death of Anna of Bohemia and Hungary on the 27 January 1547, having bore her husband, Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, a total of 15 children, many expected Ferdinand to stay single.
However Prince Edmund as Lord Protector of England arranged a heavily respectable dowry for his niece, Mary, who at 31, was seen by this time standards, past her prime, to be married to Ferdinand I, with hopes of her living comfortably.
Following her move to Prague, Mary, enjoyed married life, looking after her 44 year old husband and his children. A year into their marriage, Mary was blessed with a pregnancy and when her son was born, she requested that the boy was named after her caring uncle.
Two years later another child blessed the new couple and
1) Arthur, Prince of Wales (20/9/1486–2/4/1502) m. 1501, Catherine of Aragon (16/12/1485–7/1/1536)
2) Margaret, Queen of Scotland (28/11/1489–18/10/1541) m. 1503 a) James IV of Scotland (17/3/1473-11/6/1488–9/9/1513) m. 1514, b) Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus (c. 1489 – 22/1/1557) div. 1527, m. 1528, c) Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven (c. 1495–1552)
5) Mary, Queen of France (18/3/1496–25/6/1533) m. 1514 a) Louis XII of France (27/6/1462–1/1/1515) m. 1515, b) Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk (c. 1484–22/8/1545)
Notes2) Margaret, Queen of Scotland (28/11/1489–18/10/1541) m. 1503 a) James IV of Scotland (17/3/1473-11/6/1488–9/9/1513) m. 1514, b) Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus (c. 1489 – 22/1/1557) div. 1527, m. 1528, c) Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven (c. 1495–1552)
1a) James, Duke of Rothesay (21/2/1507–27/2/1508)
2a) Unnamed Daughter (15/7/1508)
3a) Arthur Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (20/10/1509–14/7/1510)
4a) James V of Scotland (10/4/1512–14/12/1542)
5a) Unnamed Daughter (4/11/1512)
6a) Alexander Stewart, Duke of Ross (30/4/1514–18/12/1515)
7b) Margaret Douglas (8/10/1515–7/3/1578)
3) Henry VIII, of England (28/6/1491–21/4/1509-28/1/1547) m. 1501, a) Catherine of Aragon (16/12/1485–7/1/1536) annulled 1533, m. 1533, b) Anne Boleyn (c.1501–19/5/1536) beheaded 1536, m. 1536, c) Jane Seymour (c.1508–24/10/1537) m. 1540, d) Anne of Cleves (c.1515–16/7/1557) annulled 1540, m. 1540, e) Catherine Howard (c.1523–13/2/1542) executed 1542, m. 1543, f) Catherine Parr (c.1512–5/9/1548)2a) Unnamed Daughter (15/7/1508)
3a) Arthur Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (20/10/1509–14/7/1510)
4a) James V of Scotland (10/4/1512–14/12/1542)
5a) Unnamed Daughter (4/11/1512)
6a) Alexander Stewart, Duke of Ross (30/4/1514–18/12/1515)
7b) Margaret Douglas (8/10/1515–7/3/1578)
1a) Unnamed daughter (31/1/1510)
2a) Henry, Duke of Cornwall (1/1/1511-22/2/1511)
3a) Unnamed son (17/9/1513)
4a) Unnamed son (8/1/1515)
5a) Mary, Empress of Holy Roman Empire (18/2/1516-17/11/1566) m. 1547, Ferdinand I, King of the Romans, later, Holy Roman Emperor (10/3/1503–27/8/1556—25/7/1564) [4]
7¿) Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond (15/6/1519-23/7/1536) m. 1533, Mary Howard (c. 1519–7/12/1557)
8b) Elizabeth (7/9/1533-24/3/1603) m. 1547, Philip II of Spain (21/5/1527–13/9/1598) [5]
9b) Unnamed son (30/8/1534)
10b) Unnamed son (29/1/1536)
11c) Edward VI of England (12/10/1537-28/1/1547-6/7/1553)
4) Elizabeth (2/7/1492–14/9/1495)2a) Henry, Duke of Cornwall (1/1/1511-22/2/1511)
3a) Unnamed son (17/9/1513)
4a) Unnamed son (8/1/1515)
5a) Mary, Empress of Holy Roman Empire (18/2/1516-17/11/1566) m. 1547, Ferdinand I, King of the Romans, later, Holy Roman Emperor (10/3/1503–27/8/1556—25/7/1564) [4]
1a) Eduard, Duke of Bohemia and Bulgaria (10/5/1549-30/11/1606) m. 1570, a) Anna of Austria (2/11/1549–26/10/1580) m. 1584, b) Isabella Clara Eugenia (12/8/1566–1/12/1633)
6a) Unnamed daughter (10/11/1518)1a)
2a) Isabella of Austria (11/8/1551-4/8/1616)7¿) Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond (15/6/1519-23/7/1536) m. 1533, Mary Howard (c. 1519–7/12/1557)
8b) Elizabeth (7/9/1533-24/3/1603) m. 1547, Philip II of Spain (21/5/1527–13/9/1598) [5]
9b) Unnamed son (30/8/1534)
10b) Unnamed son (29/1/1536)
11c) Edward VI of England (12/10/1537-28/1/1547-6/7/1553)
5) Mary, Queen of France (18/3/1496–25/6/1533) m. 1514 a) Louis XII of France (27/6/1462–1/1/1515) m. 1515, b) Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk (c. 1484–22/8/1545)
1b) Henry Brandon (11/3/1516– 9/4/1522)
2b) Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (16 July 1517 – 20 November 1559) m. 1533, Henry Grey, 3rd Marquess of Dorset
4b) Henry Brandon, 1st Earl of Lincoln (c.1523–1/3/1534)
6) Edmund, Duke of Somerset and Lord Protector of England (21/2/1499-29/10/1551) [1] m. Ursula Pole (c.1504–12/6/1570) [2]2b) Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (16 July 1517 – 20 November 1559) m. 1533, Henry Grey, 3rd Marquess of Dorset
1) Lady Jane (c. 1537-1581)
2) Lady Katherine (25/8/1540–26/1/1568)
3) Lady Mary (c. 1545–20/4/1578)
3b) Eleanor Clifford, Countess of Cumberland (c.1519-27/9/1547)2) Lady Katherine (25/8/1540–26/1/1568)
3) Lady Mary (c. 1545–20/4/1578)
4b) Henry Brandon, 1st Earl of Lincoln (c.1523–1/3/1534)
1) Prince Henry, Earl of Exeter (7/11/1520– 16/6/1522)
2) Princess Elizabeth (30/1/1522-17/3/1527)
3) Princess Margaret (15/9/1524-
3) Princess Catherine (1/10/1526–22/9/1604), m.
5) Henry IX of England (16/8/1527-6/7/1553-1565), m. 1547, Archduchess Maria of Austria (21/6/1528–26/2/1603)
6) Princess Elizabeth (30/6/1529
7) Prince Edmund (8/4/1532-
8) Prince Edward (17/1/1533-18/10/1603)
9) Princess Mary (23/5/1535-
10) Prince Arthur (11/5/1538-
11) Prince Richard (28/7/1539-
12) Prince George (2/12/1540-
13) Princess Ursula (9/3/1542-
2) Princess Elizabeth (30/1/1522-17/3/1527)
3) Princess Margaret (15/9/1524-
3) Princess Catherine (1/10/1526–22/9/1604), m.
5) Henry IX of England (16/8/1527-6/7/1553-1565), m. 1547, Archduchess Maria of Austria (21/6/1528–26/2/1603)
6) Princess Elizabeth (30/6/1529
7) Prince Edmund (8/4/1532-
8) Prince Edward (17/1/1533-18/10/1603)
9) Princess Mary (23/5/1535-
10) Prince Arthur (11/5/1538-
11) Prince Richard (28/7/1539-
12) Prince George (2/12/1540-
13) Princess Ursula (9/3/1542-
Names in red denotes members of royalty dying in childhood
Names in bold denotes monarchs.
Dates in italic denotes dates that monarchs started their reign.
[1] Edmund survived childhood to be a strong son of Henry VII.
In 1509, he became heir presumptive to his brother, holding this title on numerous times:
1509-1511, replaced by Henry VIII’s first son, Henry, Duke of Cornwall
1511-1515, replaced by Henry VIII’s second born eldest son, Henry, Duke of Cornwall
1515-1537, replaced by Henry VIII’s third born eldest son, Edward, Prince of Wales.
He would serve as Lord Protector of England from 1547 until his death, during the minority of his nephew, King Edward VI (1547–1553)
[2] Ursula was a wealthy heiress and the only daughter of Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury. Her mother was the last surviving member of the Plantagenet dynasty, as Margaret was first cousin, Elizabeth of York, Ursula and Edmund were first cousin once removed, sharing the same great-grandfather, Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York.
She was not the first choice for the young prince. His father, tried arranging treaty’s to form a marriage, from 1502 until his death, including:
- Elizabeth, Archduchess of Austria and Infanta of Castile and Aragon, daughter of of King Philip I and Queen Joanna of Castile.
- Renée of France, younger surviving child of Louis XII of France and Anne of Brittany.
- Susanne of Bavaria, the daughter of Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria, and Kunigunde of Austria, herself the daughter of Holy Roman EmperorFrederick III and Eleanor of Portugal.
However no agreements were made by the time of Henry VII’s death in 1507.
Ursula Pole was suggested by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, for which Henry VIII, contemplated.
Elizabeth of York, Dowager Queen of England, spent a lot of time with her cousin, Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, allowing Edmund to spend time with Margaret’s three sons and Ursula.
At the birth of his nephew, 16 year old Edmund, requested his brother’s permission to wed 11 year old Ursula, Henry VIII agreed to this marriage on 6th January 1515, the day after Prince Henry’s christening.
The pair were married in a proxy ceremony performed a month later on 2nd February by Cardinal Wolsey, himself.
The Countess of Salisbury gave lands in Somerset and Devon, to Prince Edmund and Princess Ursula
[3] Following the annulment of their wedding in 1533, Catherine moved in with the Somerset’s Glastonbury Palace, within the grounds of Glastonbury Abbey.
She would remain with them until her death. Although this caused a slight rift between Henry VIII and Edmund, whenever Edmund visited London for meetings the two were amicable.
[4] Following the death of Anna of Bohemia and Hungary on the 27 January 1547, having bore her husband, Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, a total of 15 children, many expected Ferdinand to stay single.
However Prince Edmund as Lord Protector of England arranged a heavily respectable dowry for his niece, Mary, who at 31, was seen by this time standards, past her prime, to be married to Ferdinand I, with hopes of her living comfortably.
Following her move to Prague, Mary, enjoyed married life, looking after her 44 year old husband and his children. A year into their marriage, Mary was blessed with a pregnancy and when her son was born, she requested that the boy was named after her caring uncle.
Two years later another child blessed the new couple and
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