It all began with her…. Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry Tudor and descendant of King Edward III. Her descent was actually illegitimate, through Edward III’s son, John of Gaunt and his mistress Catherine Swynford. Though Gaunt later married Swynford and an act of government legitimized their children, they were expressly forbidden to inherit the throne by Gaunt’s legitimate son, King Henry IV. Margaret bore her only child, who became King Henry VII, at the age of thirteen. While the York and Lancaster branches of the royal family battled for the throne, her husband died and her brother-in-law fled to Brittany with the young Henry. His long exile ended on 15 August 1485 when King Richard III was defeated at Bosworth Field. The Plantagenet dynasty, having ruled England since 1154, ended in strife and the Tudor dynasty began.

Click here to view a .bmp (bitmap) image of a Tudor family tree. I apologize for the blurry text; I’m searching out a better scan. Below is a more detailed text genealogy.

Henry Tudor, earl of Richmond; later titled King Henry VII

son of Edmund Tudor and Margaret Beaufort

born 28 January 1457 at Pembroke Castle, Wales

claimed title of Henry VII, king of England c.1484

declared king 22 August 1485 at Battle of Redmoor Plain/Bosworth Field

coronation 30 October 1485 at Westminster Abbey, London

married to Elizabeth Plantagenet, princess of England, on 18 January 1486 at Westminster Abbey, London

Eight Children with Elizabeth Plantagenet:

Arthur, prince of Wales, born 20 September 1486

Margaret, born 28 November 1489

Henry VIII, king of England, born 28 June 1491

Elizabeth, born 2 July 1492; died 1495

Mary, born 18 March 1496

Edmund, duke of Somerset, born 21 February 1499; died 1500

Edward ?

Katherine, born and died 2 February 1503

died 22 April 1509 at Richmond Palace, Surrey

buried at the Henry VII ‘Lady Chapel’, Westminster Abbey, London

Princess Elizabeth Plantagenet, also called Elizabeth of York

daughter of Edward IV, king of England & Queen Elizabeth Woodville

born 11 February 1466 at Westminster Palace, London

married to Henry VII, king of England, on 18 January 1486 at Westminster Abbey, London

Eight Children

Arthur, prince of Wales, born 20 September 1486

Margaret, born 28 November 1489

Henry VIII, king of England, born 28 June 1491

Elizabeth, born 2 July 1492; died 1495

Mary, born 18 March 1496

Edmund, duke of Somerset, born 21 February 1499; died 1500

Edward ?

Katherine, born and died 2 February 1503

coronation 25 November 1487 at Westminster Abbey, London

died 11 February 1503 at Tower of London, London

buried at the Henry VII ‘Lady Chapel’, Westminster Abbey, London

Prince Arthur of Wales

born 20 September 1486 at St. Swithin’s Priory, Winchester

titled Prince of Wales 27 February 1490, Westminster Palace, London

married to Princess Katharine of Aragon on 14 November 1501 at St.Paul’s Cathedral, London

died 2 April 1502 at Ludlow Castle, Shropshire

buried at Worcester Cathedral

Princess Margaret Tudor; later titled queen of Scots

born 28 November 1489 at Westminster Palace, London

married to James Stuart, titled King James IV of Scotland, 8 August 1503 at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh

titled Queen of Scotland 8 August 1503 at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh

Six Children with King James IV of Scotland:

James of Rothesay, duke of Rothesay, born 21 February 1507

daughter, born 15 July 1508

Arthur, duke of Rothesay, born 20 October 1509

James, later King James V of Scotland, born 15 April 1512

daughter, born November 1512

Alexander, duke of Ross, born 30 April 1514

widowed 1513

married to Archibald Douglas, 6th earl of Angus, on 4 August 1514 at Kinnoul Church

One Child with Archibald Douglas:

Margaret, Lady Douglas, born 1515

divorced 1528

married to Henry Stewart, Lord Methven I, on 3 March 1528

One Child with Henry Stewart:

Lady Dorothea Stewart, born ?

Go to the Scottish genealogy page.

Prince Henry Tudor, duke of York; later titled King Henry VIII

born 28 June 1491 at Greenwich Palace, London

titled King of England 24 June 1509 at Westminster Abbey, London

married to Katharine of Aragon, princess of Spain, on 11 June 1509 at Grey Friars Church, Greenwich

Six Children with Katharine of Aragon:

daughter, born 31 January 1510

Henry (1), duke of Cornwall, born 1 January 1511

Henry (2), duke of Cornwall, born November 1513

son, born December 1514

Mary, later titled Mary I, queen of England, born 18 February 1516

daughter, born 10 November 1518

marriage annulled 1533

married to Anne Boleyn, marquess of Pembroke, on 25 January 1533 at Westminster, London

Three Children with Anne Boleyn:

Elizabeth I, queen of England, born 7 September 1533

Henry, duke of Cornwall, born 1534

son, born 29 January 1536

marriage annulled 1536

married to Jane Seymour on 20 May 1536

One Child with Jane Seymour:

Edward, later titled Edward VI, king of England, born 12 October 1537 at Hampton Court Palace

widowed 24 October 1537 at Hampton Court Palace

married to Anne of Cleves on 6 January 1540 at Greenwich Palace

marriage annulled 1540

married to Catherine Howard on 28 July 1540 at Hampton Court Palace

marriage annulled 1541

married to Katharine Parr on 12 July 1543 at Hampton Court Palace

died 28 January 1547 at Whitehall Palace, London

buried at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle

mistresses

Elizabeth Stafford – no children

Elizabeth Blount, called Bessie Blount

One child with Elizabeth Blount:

Henry Fitzroy, duke of Richmond, born 1519

Go to the Stafford/Blount/Fitzroy genealogy page.

Princess Mary Tudor, queen of France and duchess of Suffolk

born 18 March 1496 at Richmond Palace, Surrey

married to King Louis XII of France on 9 October 1514 at Abbeville Cathedral, France

widowed 1514

married to Charles Brandon, duke of Suffolk, on 3 March 1515 in Paris

Three Children

Henry, earl of Lincoln, born 11 March 1515

Frances, born 16 July 1517

Eleanor, born 1519

died 25 June 1533 at Westhorpe Hall, Suffolk

buried at St. Mary’s Church, Bury St. Edmunds

Katharine of Aragon, princess of Spain

last child of Ferdinand of Aragon, king of Spain & Isabella, queen of Castle

born 15 December 1485 at Alcala de Henares, Madrid

married to Arthur, prince of Wales, on 14 November 1501 at St. Paul’s Cathedral, London

widowed 2 April 1502 at Ludlow Castle, Shropshire

married to Henry VIII, king of England, on 11 June 1509 at Grey Friars Church, Greenwich

Six Children

daughter, born 31 January 1510

Henry (1), duke of Cornwall, born 1 January 1511

Henry (2), duke of Cornwall, born November 1513

son, born December 1514

Mary I, queen of England, born 18 February 1516

daughter, born 10 November 1518

marriage annulled 1533

died 7 January 1536 at Kimbolton Castle

buried at Peterborough Cathedral

Anne Boleyn, marquess of Pembroke

born about 1501/2 or 1507 at Blickling Hall, Norfolk

titled marquess of Pembroke on 1 September 1532

married to Henry VIII, king of England, on 25 January 1533 at Westminster Abbey, London

Three Children

Elizabeth I, queen of England, born 7 September 1533

Henry, duke of Cornwall, born 1534

son, born 29 January 1536

marriage annulled 1536

executed 19 May 1536 at Tower Green, Tower of London

buried at the Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London

Read More English History Topics

Link/cite this page

If you use any of the content on this page in your own work, please use the code below to cite this page as the source of the content.

Hanson, Marilee. "House Of Tudor Genealogy Chart & Family Tree" <a href="https://englishhistory.net/tudor/genealogy-chart-family-tree/">https://englishhistory.net/tudor/genealogy-chart-family-tree/</a>, February 4, 2015

Link will appear as Hanson, Marilee. "House Of Tudor Genealogy Chart & Family Tree" https://englishhistory.net/tudor/genealogy-chart-family-tree/, February 4, 2015