Tudor Monarchs of England and Ireland
The six Tudor monarchs were:
| Portrait | Name | Birth | Accession date | Marriages | Death | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry VII | 28 January 1457 Pembroke Castle |
22 August 1485 (crowned at Westminster Abbey on 30 October 1485) |
Elizabeth of York | 21 April 1509 Richmond Palace aged 52 |
Descent from Edward III of England through his mother Lady Margaret Beaufort. | |
| Henry VIII |
28 June 1491 Greenwich Palace |
21 April 1509 (crowned at Westminster Abbey on 24 June 1509) |
(1) Catherine of Aragon (2) Anne Boleyn (3) Jane Seymour (4) Anne of Cleves (5) Catherine Howard (6) Catherine Parr |
28 January 1547 Palace of Whitehall aged 55 |
Son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York | |
| Edward VI1 | 12 October 1537 Hampton Court Palace |
28 January 1547 (crowned at Westminster on Abbey 20 February 1547) |
— | 6 July 1553 Greenwich Palace aged 15 |
Son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour | |
| Jane1 |
1537 Bradgate Park |
10 July 1553 (never crowned) |
Lord Guildford Dudley | 12 February 1554 executed at the Tower of London aged 16–17 |
Great granddaughter of Henry VII; granddaughter of Henry VIII's sister, Mary Brandon (née Tudor), Duchess of Suffolk; first-cousin once removed of Edward VI | |
| Mary I1 | 18 February 1516 Palace of Placentia |
19 July 1553 (crowned at Westminster Abbey on 1 October 1553) |
Philip II of Spain | 17 November 1558 St James's Palace aged 42 |
Daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon; known as "Bloody Mary" for burning Protestants during her reign. | |
| Elizabeth I1 | 7 September 1533 Greenwich Palace |
17 November 1558 (crowned at Westminster Abbey on 15 January 1559) |
— | 24 March 1603 Richmond Palace aged 69 |
Daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; known as "The Virgin Queen" or "Gloriana" during her reign. |
1. ^ To the Tudor period belongs the elevation of the English-ruled state in Ireland from a Lordship to a Kingdom (1541) under Henry VIII.
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