Catherine of Aragon Biography

Birth of Catherine of Aragon, daughter of Ferdinand II & Isabella of Spain

Interest in the marriage between Catherine of Aragon, aged 1, & Arthur 1st takes place

Henry VII agrees a Treaty with Spain for Catherine to marry Prince Arthur

Negotiations for the actual betrothal of Catherine of Aragon to Prince Arthur begin

Henry VII ratifies the marriage between Prince Arthur & Catherine of Aragon

1st of the wedding ceremonies between Catherine & Arthur take place at Bewdley Palace

Del Puebla acts as Catherines proxy. 2nd marriage ceremony with Arthur after reaching the age of consent

Departs from the Basque coast to Spain

Marries Prince Arthur at St Pauls Cathedral

Asserts that her marriage with Prince Arthur in 1501 was never consumated

Becomes the Princess Dowager of Wales

Death of Prince Arthur dies at Ludlow Castle. Catherine of Aragon claims that their marriage was never consumated

Catherine of Aragon is betrothed to Henry VIII

"If a man shall take his brothers wife, it is impurity..they shall be childless"

The marriage contract to the future Henry VIII is concluded

Pope Julius grants dispensation for Henry to marry Catherine

Papal dispensation is granted from Pope Julius II for Henry & Catherine to marry

Death of Isabella of Castille, Catherines mother

Henry VIII repudiates his betrothal to Catherine of Aragon

Marries Henry VIII at Grey Friars Church, re-allying England with Spain

Marries Henry VIII at Grey Friars Church, re-allying England with Spain

Crowned Queen of England

Catherine & Henry VIIIs 1st child is prematurely stillborn

Birth of a son who lives just 2 months

Gives birth to a son who dies at birth

Catherines 3rd pregnancy ends in miscarriage

Appointed Captain General of the home forces while Henry VIII is fighting in France

Appointed Governor of the Realm, while Henry VIII is fighting in France

Gives birth to a son who lives for just a few days

Gives birth to the future Queen Mary I

Death of Ferdinand of Aragon, Catherines father

Gives birth to Mary Tudor at Greenwich Palace.

Suffers from 2 miscarriages

Catherine of Aragon gives birth to another stillborn daughter

Henry VIII no longer sleeps with Catherine because she is past childbearing age

Catherine & Henry cease to co-habit

An ecclesiastical court hears Henrys requests for an annulment

Swears Arthur had not consummated their marriage & was a virgin when she married Henry. Appears at the divorce tribunal

Swears Arthur had not consummated their marriage & was a virgin when she married Henry

Tells the tribunal it cannot preside over the divorce, it should be heard by the Pope

Henry VIII separates from Catherine & banishes her from court

Cranmer declares Henrys marriage to Catherine null & void

An Act of Parliament is passed making the marriage to Henry VIII "utterly dissolved"

An Act of Parliament is passed making the marriage to Henry VIII "utterly dissolved"

Death of Catherine of Aragon, at Kimbolton Palace, Cambridgeshire

Buried at Peterborough Cathedral, the same day Anne Boleyn miscarries