by Susan Flantzer
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This article does not contain christening information for some Tudors because the information is unknown and/or some children died young.
King Henry VII of England, born Henry Tudor
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- Unofficial Royalty: King Henry VII of England
- Parents: Lady Margaret Beaufort and Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond who died three months before his birth
- Born: January 28, 1457, at Pembroke Castle in Wales
- Christening information unknown
- Died: April 21, 1509
- Married Elizabeth of York, the eldest child of King Edward IV of England
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Elizabeth of York, Queen of England
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- Unofficial Royalty: Elizabeth of York, Queen of England
- Parents: King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville
- Born: February 11, 1466, at the Palace of Westminster in London, England
- Christened: at Westminster Abbey in London, England
- Godparents:
- Jacquetta of Luxembourg, Countess Rivers, her maternal grandmother
- Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, her paternal grandmother
- Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, her cousin
- Died: February 11, 1503, from childbirth complications on her 37th birthday
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Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales
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- Unofficial Royalty: Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales
- Parents: King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York
- Born: September 19, 1486, at Winchester Cathedral Priory in Winchester, England
- Christened: September 23, 1486, at Winchester Cathedral in Winchester, England
- Name: The name Arthur was chosen in hopes that he would bring a new Arthurian age to the new Tudor dynasty.
- Godparents:
- John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford
- Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby
- William FitzAlan, 16th Earl of Arundel
- Dowager Queen Elizabeth, his maternal grandmother, born Elizabeth Woodville
- Cecily of York, his maternal aunt
- Died: April 2, 1502, probably from the sweating sickness
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Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots
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- Unofficial Royalty: Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots
- Parents: King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York
Born: November 28, 1489, at the Palace of Westminster in London, England - Christened: November 29, 1489, at St. Margaret’s Church in Westminster, London, England
- Named after: Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond, her paternal grandmother
- Godparents:
- Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond, her paternal grandmother
- Cardinal John Morton, Archbishop of Canterbury
- Died: October 18, 1541
- Margaret was the great-grandmother of both Mary I, Queen of Scots and her husband Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley. Their son James, VI, King of Scots succeeded Queen Elizabeth I of England as King James I of England.
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King Henry VIII of England
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- Unofficial Royalty: King Henry VIII of England
- Parents: King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York
- Born: June 28, 1491, at the Palace of Placentia in Greenwich, England
- Christened: at the Church of the Observant Franciscans in Greenwich, England
- Godparents:
- Died: January 28, 1547
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Mary Tudor, Queen of France, Duchess of Suffolk
Mary Tudor & her second husband Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk; Credit – Wikipedia
- Unofficial Royalty: Mary Tudor, Queen of France, Duchess of Suffolk
- Parents: King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York
- Born: March 18, 1496, at Richmond Palace in Surrey, England
- Christened: no record exists
- Died: June 25, 1533
- Mary and her second husband Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk were the maternal grandparents of Lady Jane Grey.
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Henry, Duke of Cornwall
- Wikipedia: Henry, Duke of Cornwall
- Parents: King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon – their first child
- Born: January 1, 1511, at Richmond Palace in Surrey, England
- Christened: January 5, 1511
- Godparents:
- Died: February 22, 1511
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Queen Mary I of England
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- Unofficial Royalty: Queen Mary I of England
- Parents: King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon
- Born: February 18, 1516, at the Palace of Placentia in Greenwich, England.
- Christened: February 21, 1516, at the Church of the Observant Friars in Greenwich, England
- Godparents:
- Died: November 17, 1558
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Queen Elizabeth I of England
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- Unofficial Royalty: Queen Elizabeth I of England
- Parents: King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
- Born: September 7, 1533, at the Palace of Placentia in Greenwich, England
- Christened: September 10, 1533, at the Church of the Observant Franciscans in Greenwich, England
- Godparents:
- Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury
- Henry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of Exeter, her paternal first cousin once removed
- Elizabeth Howard, Duchess of Norfolk, her maternal great-aunt by marriage
- Margaret Grey, Dowager Marchioness of Dorset
- Died: March 24, 1603
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King Edward VI of England
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- Unofficial Royalty: King Edward VI of England
- Parents: King Henry VIII and Jane Seymour
- Born: October 12, 1537, at Hampton Court Palace in Richmond upon Thames, England
- Christened: October 15, 1537, at Hampton Court Palace in Richmond upon Thames, England
- Godparents:
- The Lady Mary, his half-sister, the future Queen Mary I
- Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury
- Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, his maternal uncle by marriage
- Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk
- Died: July 6, 1553
- Edward’s mother died on October 24, 1537, from childbirth complications.
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