Aragon, Katherine of (1485 - 1535/6)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 3
Properties - 3
Total events naming patron - 9
Troupes - 6
Venues - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 2
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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1485-12-16
Death Date: 1536-01-07

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Tudor, Arthur (1486 - 1502)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1501-11-14
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Tudor, Henry (1491 - 1547)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1509-6-11
    Union ended: 1533-5-23
    Note: Marriage pronounced null on this date by Thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury

Offspring

From Tudor, Henry (1491 - 1547)

  1. Female offspring: Tudor, Mary (1516 - 1558) (patron)
  2. Male offspring: Tudor, Henry (1511 - 1511)

Primary Title

Queen of England

Titles

  • Princess of Spain
    Assumed 1485-12-16
    Vacated 1501-11-14 (date of 1st marriage)
  • Princess of Wales
    Assumed 1501-11-14 (date of 1st marriage)
    Vacated 1509-06-11 (date of 2nd marriage)
  • Queen of England
    Assumed 1509-16-11 (date of 2nd marriage; crowned 24 June 1509)
    Vacated 1533-05-23 (date marriage declared null & void)

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Kimbolton, Huntingdonshire
    Acquired: 1534-05
    Divested: 1535/6-01-07
  • Durham House, London (city-county)
    Residence after Prince Arthur's death
    Acquired: 1502
    Divested: 1505
  • Ludlow Castle, Shropshire
    (Performance Venue)
    Prince Arthur and Katherine left Court for Ludlow on the former date; Arthur died on the latter date
    Acquired: after 1501-12-21
    Divested: after 1502-04-02

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1507-1507 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Princess' Crowder/s
Performance 1500-1501 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon Princess' Minstrels
Performance 1501-1501 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon Princess' Minstrels
Performance 1503-1504 Furnival's Inn, London , London (city-county) Princess' Minstrels
Performance 1501-1502 Guildhall, Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Princess' Performers
Performance 1520-1521 Sandwich (Unknown), Sandwich , Kent Queen's Bearwards
Performance? 1517-1518 Worcester (Unknown), Worcester , Worcestershire Queen's Minstrel/s
Performance 1518-1519 Bristol (Unknown), Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Queen's Minstrel/s
Performance 1531-1532 Magdalen College, Oxford , Oxfordshire Queen's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Princess' Crowder/s Aragon, Katherine of (1485 - 1536) Musicians 1
Princess' Minstrels Aragon, Katherine of (1485 - 1536) Entertainers/Minstrels 3
Princess' Performers Aragon, Katherine of (1485 - 1536) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Queen's Bearwards Aragon, Katherine of (1485 - 1536) Performing Animals 1
Queen's Minstrel/s Aragon, Katherine of (1485 - 1536) Entertainers/Minstrels 2
Queen's Players Aragon, Katherine of (1485 - 1536) Players 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Ludlow Castle Shropshire Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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Fryde, E.B., D.E. Greenway, S. Porter and I. Roy, eds. Handbook of British Chronology. Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks 2. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1996.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)