The usual listing of Henry VII's sons runs as follows:
Arthur, prince of Wales
Henry, duke of York
Edmund, duke of Somerset
However, there seems to be a third son (born between Henry and Edmund, apparently, although a birth year isn't listed): Edward, who died in 1499 (same year EDMUND was born) and was buried with his mom and sisters, Elizabeth and Katherine, their tombs moved when construction began on the Henry VII Chapel in 1503.
As to WHEN Edward Tudor was born, there are some that posit it was AFTER Arthur and BEFORE Henry. And there was a whole down-the-rabbit hole argument due to reading a "vix" in a document as a "xiv" (vix being the Latin word for "barely" as opposed to 14) which then suggests Edward WAS older than Henry or even Arthur (14yo in 1499 would posit a birthdate of 1484/1485*). And since Henry is NEVER AFAIK referred to as anything BUT the second son or a younger son, I believe this is unlikely.
Which pushes Ned Tudor to third place. Some sources posit him between Elizabeth/Mary and Edmund by mere dint of there not being much about him. Which is possible, I suppose. Others dismiss Edward as a typo or a conflation with Edmund (I even saw one person arguing that he was named Edmund but CALLED Edward).
But what if there WAS a bona fide third son of Henry VII. When is it likely he would've come along? (The 1490s seem to be more fruitful for Henry-Elizabeth than the 1480s). What if he had lived past 1499 (but still predecease Henry VII)?
*I'm actually surprised that fiction writers (*coughs* Philippa *splutters* Gregory) haven't made more of it - arguing that an Edward (who is older than Arthur) is actually the love child Elizabeth and Richard III
Arthur, prince of Wales
Henry, duke of York
Edmund, duke of Somerset
However, there seems to be a third son (born between Henry and Edmund, apparently, although a birth year isn't listed): Edward, who died in 1499 (same year EDMUND was born) and was buried with his mom and sisters, Elizabeth and Katherine, their tombs moved when construction began on the Henry VII Chapel in 1503.
As to WHEN Edward Tudor was born, there are some that posit it was AFTER Arthur and BEFORE Henry. And there was a whole down-the-rabbit hole argument due to reading a "vix" in a document as a "xiv" (vix being the Latin word for "barely" as opposed to 14) which then suggests Edward WAS older than Henry or even Arthur (14yo in 1499 would posit a birthdate of 1484/1485*). And since Henry is NEVER AFAIK referred to as anything BUT the second son or a younger son, I believe this is unlikely.
Which pushes Ned Tudor to third place. Some sources posit him between Elizabeth/Mary and Edmund by mere dint of there not being much about him. Which is possible, I suppose. Others dismiss Edward as a typo or a conflation with Edmund (I even saw one person arguing that he was named Edmund but CALLED Edward).
But what if there WAS a bona fide third son of Henry VII. When is it likely he would've come along? (The 1490s seem to be more fruitful for Henry-Elizabeth than the 1480s). What if he had lived past 1499 (but still predecease Henry VII)?
*I'm actually surprised that fiction writers (*coughs* Philippa *splutters* Gregory) haven't made more of it - arguing that an Edward (who is older than Arthur) is actually the love child Elizabeth and Richard III