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Henry VII 1457–1509 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 January 1457

Birth Location: Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Death Date: 21 April 1509

Death Location: Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England

Father: Edmund Richmond

Mother: Margaret Derby

Spouse(s): Elizabeth York

Children(s): Margaret Scots, Edmund Somerset, Arthur Wales, Henry Ireland, Mary France, Henry England, Elizabeth Tudor, Katherine Tudor

The story of Henry VII began in 1457 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Henry VII married Elizabeth Of York, and had children including Arthur Arthur Tudor Rosebush Of England Prince Of Wales, Edmund Tudor Duke Of Somerset, Elizabeth Tudor, Henry Viii Of England, Henry Viii Tudor King Of England France And Ireland, Katherine Tudor, Margaret Tudor Queen Of Scots, Mary Rose Tudor Queen Consort Of France. Henry VII passed away in 1509 in Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry VII began in 1457 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
  • Henry VII married Elizabeth Of York, and had children including Arthur Arthur Tudor Rosebush Of England Prince Of Wales, Edmund Tudor Duke Of Somerset, Elizabeth Tudor, Henry Viii Of England, Henry Viii Tudor King Of England France And Ireland, Katherine Tudor, Margaret Tudor Queen Of Scots, Mary Rose Tudor Queen Consort Of France.
  • Henry VII passed away in 1509 in Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund Richmond
1430–1456
Birth Location: Royal Manor of Hadham, Hertfordshire, England
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Margaret Derby
1443–1509
Birth Location: Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire, England
MD

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth York
1466–1503
Birth Location: Westminster, London, England
EY

Children(s)

Margaret Scots
1489–1541
Birth Location: London,England
MS
Edmund Somerset
1499–1500
Birth Location: Greenwich Palace, England
ES
Arthur Wales
1486–1502
Birth Location: St. Swithin's Priory, Winchester, England
AW
Henry Ireland
1491–1547
Birth Location: Greenwich Palace, London, Middlesex, England
HI
Mary France
1496–1533
Birth Location: Richmond Palace, Richmond, Surrey, England
MF
Henry England
1491–1547
Birth Location: Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, United Kingdom
HE
Elizabeth Tudor
1492–1495
Birth Location: Richmond, Surrey, England
ET
Katherine Tudor
1503–1503
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
KT

Henry VII's Ancestors

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Henry VII
1457–1509
Birth Place: Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Parents
Edmund Earl Tudor 1st Earl of Richmond
1430–1456
Royal Manor of Hadham, Hertfordshire, England
Margaret (Countess Beaufort Countess of Richmond and) Derby
1443–1509
Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry VII's Descendants

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Henry VII (28 January 1457–21 April 1509) m. Elizabeth (of) York (11 February 1466–11 February 1503)
  1. 1. Margaret (Tudor\ Queen of) Scots 1489–1541 m. James (IV Iron Belt Stewart King of) Scots 1473–1513
    1. 1. James (V Stuart\ King of) Scotland 1512–1542 m. Mary (of) Guise 1515–1560
      1. 1. Mary (I Queen Stewart Queen of) Scots 1542–1587 m. Henry (Stuart\ Lord) Darnley 1545–1567
        1. 1. James (I of England IV of Scotland Stuart\ King of) England 1566–1625 m. Anne (James Oldenburg of Denmark Queen Consort of England, Scotland and) Ireland 1574–1619
    2. 2. James Scotland 1506–1507
    3. 3. James Stewart 1495–1545
    4. 4. Margaret Stewart 1493–1517
    5. 5. Alexander (Stewart.\ Archbishop of St Andrews and lord high chancellor of) Scotland 1492–1513
  2. 2. Edmund (Tudor Duke of) Somerset 1499–1500
  3. 3. Arthur (Arthur Tudor Rosebush of England Prince of) Wales 1486–1502
  4. 4. Henry (VIII Tudor King of England, France and) Ireland 1491–1547 m. Princess (Catalina Trastamara D'Aragon (Catherine of Aragon) -HRH 1st Queen Consort of) England 1485–1535 m. Catherine Parr 1512–1548
    1. 1. Mary (of England\) I 1516–1558
    2. 2. Henry (FitzRoy 1st Duke of Richmond and) Somerset 1519–1536
    3. 3. Henry (Duke of) Cornwall 1511–1511
    4. 4. Elizabeth (I) England 1533–1603
    5. 5. Edward (of England\) VI 1537–1553
  5. 5. Mary (Rose Tudor Queen consort of) France 1496–1533
  6. 6. Henry (VIII of) England 1491–1547
  7. 7. Elizabeth Tudor 1492–1495
  8. 8. Katherine Tudor 1503–1503

Henry VII's Timeline

4 Records

1444
28 January 1444
Birth of Henry VII in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
1457
28 January 1457
Birth of Henry VII in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
1509
21 April 1509
Age 52
Death of Henry VII in Richmond, Surrey, England
Richmond, Surrey, England
1509
21 April 1509
Age 52
Death of Henry VII in Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England
Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 January 1444
    Event Place: Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 January 1457
    Event Place: Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 April 1509
    Event Place: Richmond, Surrey, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 April 1509
    Event Place: Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England
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