Dynasty and succession
Tudor Family Tree: Henry VII to Elizabeth I
Follow the principal dynastic relationships from the founders of the Tudor royal line through Henry VIII’s children and the succession branches that mattered in 1553 and 1603.
How the Tudor succession fits together
This family tree focuses on the dynastic relationships that shaped the Tudor succession. It connects Henry VII and Elizabeth of York to Henry VIII, then follows the lines leading to Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I, alongside the Scottish and Grey branches that became politically important when the direct succession was uncertain.
The tree is intentionally selective rather than a complete genealogy. Use the Tudor timeline for dated events, then open the individual monarch pages for detailed records connected with each reign.
· World History Database Tudor archive.
How to read this tree: it focuses on the principal Tudor succession and close dynastic branches rather than every child, marriage or collateral relative.
Owen Tudorc. 1400–1461
Catherine of Valois1401–1437 · widow of Henry V
Edmund Tudorc. 1430–1456 · Earl of Richmond
Margaret Beaufort1443–1509
Henry VII history1457–1509 · King 1485–1509
Elizabeth of York1466–1503
Children of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York
Arthur, Prince of Wales1486–1502 · married Catherine of Aragon
Margaret Tudor1489–1541 · married James IV of Scotland
Henry VIII history1491–1547 · King 1509–1547
Mary Tudor1496–1533 · married Charles Brandon
Henry VIII and the Tudor succession
Scottish succession branch
Margaret Tudor + James IVAnglo-Scottish dynastic marriage
James V of Scotland1512–1542
Mary, Queen of Scots1542–1587
James VI of Scotland / James I of England1566–1625 · succeeded Elizabeth I in 1603
Grey succession branch
Mary Tudor + Charles BrandonDuchess and Duke of Suffolk
Frances Brandon1517–1559
Lady Jane Greyc. 1537–1554 · proclaimed queen in 1553