House / Group: Tudor
Born / died: 1516-1558
Reign: 1553-1558
The only surviving child of Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. Mary succeeded to the throne after the early departure of Jane.
Mary wanted to marry and produce an heir to prevent Elizabeth succeeding her. In 1554 she married Philip of Spain, son of her first cousin, the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, Although Mary came to love Philip, this was not reciprocated and, despite several phantom pregnancies, Mary did not bear any children. Philip was unpopular within the country.
Mary's main concern during heir reign was to re-establish links with the Catholic church and her execution of opposing Protestants gave her the name Bloody Mary.
She died of influenza, uterine or ovarian cancer and is buried in Westminster Abbey.
Mary's coat of arms was sometimes shown 'impaled' with the arms of her husband, Philip II of Spain.
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