Aragon, Katherine of (1485 - 1535/6)

Born / Died

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

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: 1501-11-14
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. 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. 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
    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

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)