Mary Tudor of England

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Mary Tudor (March 28, 1495 – June 25, 1533) was the youngest daughter of Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York. She was princess of England and was Queen of France for three months. After being Queen of France, she became Duchess of Suffolk until her death.

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Mary Tudor was born on March 28, 1495 in Richmond Palace. Her older brothers were Henry VIII of England and Arthur, Prince of Wales, and her older sister was Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland. Henry and Mary were close as children. Later in life, Henry even named his ship, the Mary Rose, after her and probably named his first daughter, Mary (known as Mary I of England) after her. Mary was known to be one of the most beautiful princesses in Europe. She was first betrothed to Charles of Castile, later the Holy Roman Emperor. This betrothal was broken later. When Mary was 18 she married Louis XII of France. She was married in Abbeville, France on the October 9, 1514. Louis was 52 years old and Mary did not want to marry him. She only married him because Henry said she could marry anyone she wanted when Louis died. After Louis had died on January 1, 1515, Mary married Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk. Mary did not have any children with Louis, but she did with Charles. Her children's names were Henry, Frances and Eleanor. Frances went on to be the mother of Lady Jane Grey, who was the Queen of England for only nine days. Mary Tudor died in Westhorpe Hall in 1533. Her husband then married Catherine Willoughby.

There is a popular children's song making fun of Mary Tudor called Mary Tooter