Mary Tudor, Queen of France
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Portrait of Mary Tudor
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| Queen of France | |
| Tenure | 9 October 1514 – 1 January 1515 |
| Coronation | 5 November 1514 |
| Born |
18 March 1496 Sheen Palace, London, Surrey, Kingdom of England |
| Died | 25 June 1533 (aged 37) Westhorpe Hall, Westhorpe, Suffolk, Kingdom of England |
| Burial | Bury St Edmunds Abbey (1533–38) St. Mary's Church, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, Kingdom of England (since 1538) |
| Spouse |
Louis XII of France Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk |
| Issue | Henry Brandon Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk Eleanor Clifford, Countess of Cumberland Henry Brandon, 1st Earl of Lincoln |
| House | Tudor |
| Father | Henry VII of England |
| Mother | Elizabeth of York |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Mary Tudor (/ˈtjuːdər/; 18 March 1496 – 25 June 1533), the third daughter of Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York, was an English princess. Mary became the third wife of Louis XII of France, more than 30 years her senior. Following his death, she married Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk. The marriage, which was performed secretly in France, took place during her brother's reign and without his consent. This necessitated the intervention of Thomas Wolsey and although the couple were eventually pardoned by Henry VIII, they were forced to pay a large fine.
Mary's second marriage produced four children; and through her eldest daughter Frances, Mary was the maternal grandmother of Lady Jane Grey, who was the de facto monarch of England for a little over a week in July 1553.
Mary was the fourth child of Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York, and the youngest to survive infancy. She was born at Sheen Palace, "most probably" in March 1496. A privy seal bill dated from midsummer 1496 authorizes a payment of fifty shillings to her nurse, Anne Skeron. Also, Erasmus stated that she was four years old when he visited the Royal nursery in 1499–1500. At age six, she was given her own household, complete with "a staff of gentlewomen assigned to wait upon her," a schoolmaster, and a physician. She was given instruction in French, Latin, music, dancing, and embroidery.
As children, Mary and her brother, the future King Henry VIII, shared a close friendship. He would name his first surviving child, the future Queen Mary I, in her honour. They lost their mother when Mary was just seven, and given the number of bills paid to her apothecary between 1504 and 1509, it would appear that Mary's own health was fragile.
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