The Tudor Dynasty began when Henry VII took the throne of England, married Elizabeth of York and had children. You could argue that the Tudor dynasty began with Margaret Beaufort and Edmund Tudor or maybe even Catherine of Valois and Owen Tudor. For now, let’s assume it began with Henry and Elizabeth.
To make things a little easier to understand I tried to color code:
Green: Children of Henry VII & Elizabeth of York (E.o.Y)
Purple: Descendants of Margaret Tudor
Blue: Descendants of Henry VIII
Orange:Descendants of Mary Tudor, Queen of France & Duchess of Suffolk
Henry Tudor Family Tree
House of Tudor, Coat of Arms
Henry Tudor, King of England (Henry Vll) 28 Jan 1457-21 Apr 1509Elizabeth of York (E.o.Y), Queen of England; 11 Feb 1466-11 Feb 1503
Children of Henry VII & Elizabeth of York (E.o.Y):
Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales; 20 Sept 1486-2 Apr 1502 (E.o.Y)Katherine of Aragon; 16 Dec 1485-7 Jan 1536
Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland; 28 Nov 1489-18 Oct 1541 (E.o.Y)Husband 1: King James IV of Scotland; 11 Jun 1488-9 Sept 1513Husband 2: Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus; 148922 January 1557
Husband 3: Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven; 14951552
Children of Margaret Tudor:
James Steward, Duke of Rothesay 21 February 1507 27 February 1508 (James lV)
Arthur Stewart, Duke of Rothsay 20 October 1509-14 July 1510 (James lV)
James V; 10 April 1512 14 December 1542 (James lV)Wife 1: Madeleine de Valois, Queen Consort of Scotland; 10 August 1520 7 July 1537Mary of Guise, Queen of Scots; 22 November 1515 11 June 1560
Children of James V:
Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney; 15334 February 1593 (Eupheme Elphinstone)
Alexander Stewart, Duke of Ross 30 April 1514 18 December 1515 (James lV)
Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox; 8 October 1515 7 March 1578 (Archibald Douglas)Husband: Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox; 21 September 1516 4 September 1571
Henry Vlll; 28 June 1491 28 January 1547 (E.o.Y)Wife 1: Katherine of Aragon; 16 Dec 1485 – 7 Jan 1536Wife 2: Anne Boleyn; c. 1501 19 May 1536
Wife 3: Jane Seymour; c. 1508 24 October 153Wife 4: Anne of Cleves; 22 September 1515 16 July 1557Wife 5: Katherine Howard; c.1521 13 February 1542
Wife 6: Katherine Parr; 1512 5 September 1548
Children of Henry VIII:
Unnamed Daughter (stillborn) 31 January 1510 (Katherine of Aragon)
Henry, Duke of Cornwall 1 January 23 February 1511 (Katherine of Aragon)
Henry, Duke of Cornwall, Nov 1513 died shortly after birth (Katherine of Aragon)
Henry, Duke of Cornwall 8 Jan 1515, Stillborn (Katherine of Aragon)Mary Tudor, Queen of England; 18 February 1516 17 November 1558 (Katherine of Aragon)
Unnamed daughter 10 Nov 1518 (Katherine of Aragon)
Henry Fitzroy (illegitimate) 15 June 1519 – 23 July 1536 (Bessie Blount)Wife: Lady Mary Howard; 1519 7 December 1557
Elizabeth Tudor, Queen of England; 7 September 1533 24 March 1603 (Anne Boleyn)
Unnamed Son; 29 Jan 1536 (Anne Boleyn)
Edward Tudor, King of England; 12 October 1537 6 July 1553 (Jane Seymour)
Mary Tudor, Queen of France & Duchess of Suffolk; 18 March 1496 25 June 1533 (E.o.Y)Husband 1: King Louis XII of France; 27 June 1462 1 January 1515Husband 2: Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk; c.1484 22 August 1545
Children of Mary Tudor:
Henry Brandon, 11 March 1516 1522 (Charles Brandon)
Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk; 16 July 1517 20 November 1559 (Charles Brandon)Husband 1: Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk; 17 January 1517 23 February 1554Husband 2: Adrian Stokes (courtier); 4 March 1519 30 November 1586
Children of Frances Grey:
Lady Jane Grey; 1536/1537 12 February 1554 “9 Day Queen” (Henry Grey)
Lady Catherine Grey; 25 August 1540 26 January 1568 (Henry Grey)
Lady Mary Grey; c. 1545 20 April 1578 (Henry Grey)
Elizabeth Stokes (Adrian Stokes)
Eleanor Clifford, Countess of Cumberland; 1519 27 September 1547 (Charles Brandon)Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland; 1517 January 1570
Children of Eleanor Clifford:
Margaret Stanley, Countess of Derby; 1540 28 September 1596
Henry Clifford; died in infancy
Charles Clifford; died in infancy
Henry Brandon, 1st Earl of Lincoln; c. 1523 1 March 1534 (Charles Brandon)
Nice work. For me was a surprise when I have learnt that wife of George Boleyn is descendant of one Plantagenet. This is for me a bit tricky to see mutual connections between Tudors and Plantagenets.
Love this history! Thanks for all your research!
Nice work. For me was a surprise when I have learnt that wife of George Boleyn is descendant of one Plantagenet. This is for me a bit tricky to see mutual connections between Tudors and Plantagenets.