Arthur Prince Of WALES

Male 1486 - 1502  (15 years)


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  • Name Arthur Prince Of WALES  [1
    Birth 20 Sep 1486  St. Swithin's Priory, Winchester Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 02 Apr 1502  Ludlow Castle Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Arthur Tudor (20 September 1486 St Swithin's Priory, Winchester? 2 April 1502 Ludlow Castle) was the eldest son of Henry VII of England. Henry named his eldest son Arthur after the hero of Arthurian legend, partly as a sign of his hopes for a rebirth of English greatness, and partly to emphasise the Tudor family's links to Wales.

      Arthur was born to Henry and his queen, Elizabeth of York, at Winchester on September 19 or 20, 1486, but was never a robust child. The hopes of the newly-established Tudor dynasty were nevertheless pinned on him. He was Duke of Cornwall from birth, and was created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester on November 29, 1489.

      The only original surviving portrait of Prince ArthurAt the age of two, a marriage was arranged for Arthur, to the Spanish princess Catherine of Aragon through the Treaty of Medina del Campo. They were married in November, 1501, and departed for Ludlow on the Welsh border, where Arthur normally resided in his capacity as Prince of Wales and President of the Council of Wales and the Marches. The following spring, he died of a fever, possibly caused by the damp weather conditions. Medical researchers recently speculated that Arthur's death was due to an outbreak of hantavirus among rodents in Wales. The question of whether his marriage to Catherine was ever consummated would have a powerful effect on the subsequent history of Britain.

      Arthur was buried in Worcester Cathedral; the memorial to him, "Prince Arthur's Chantry", was erected in the cathedral in 1504. His younger brother, Henry, inherited his titles, eventually acceding to the throne as King Henry VIII of England. In due course, a papal dispensation was obtained, enabling Henry to marry his brother's widow, Catherine. The grounds cited for their eventual divorce was the circumstances of her previous marriage to Arthur.

      Arthur bore a marked resemblance to his father and brother, the future Henry VIII, with red hair, small eyes, and the Tudor high-bridged nose.
    Person ID I58939  Main Tree

    Father Henry VII King Of ENGLAND,   b. 28 Jan 1457, Pembroke Castle, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Apr 1509, Richmond Palace Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Elizabeth PLANTAGENET,   b. 11 Feb 1465, Westminster Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Feb 1503, Tower of London Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Marriage 18 Jan 1486  Westminster Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F07097  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Of ARAGON,   b. 16 Dec 1485, Alcala de Henares Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 07 Jan 1536 (Age 50 years) 
    Marriage Nov 1501  [1
    Family ID F07096  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S03581] Wikipedia Encyclopedia.

    2. [S5008] David Faris, "Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeenth-Century Colonists", (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.).