Mary I

1516–1558 · Tudor

Queen of England and Ireland from 1553 to 1558. Born at Palace of Placentia. Died at St James's Palace.

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Reigned

1553–1558	Monarch of England
1553–1558	King of Ireland

The phantom pregnancy

In September 1554 Mary I stopped menstruating, gained weight and felt sick in the mornings, and her court and physicians believed she was pregnant. Parliament named Philip regent in case she died in childbirth. There was no baby.

Family

Father: Henry VIII of England
Mother: Catherine of Aragon
Married: Philip II of Spain 1554
Siblings (5): Henry, Duke of Cornwall 1511
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset 1519
Catherine Carey 1523
Elizabeth I of England 1533
Edward VI of England 1537

Related to

Mary I was the 21× great-granddaughter of Charlemagne.
Mary I was the first cousin 10 times removed of Victoria.
Mary I was the first cousin 4 times removed of Louis XIV of France.