Mary I Mary Tudor was the only surviving child of Henry VII and his wife, Catherine of Aragon. Therefor she was lucky that she was born. Even though they preferred a son as a successor of the throne. Mary was born in the palace of Greenwich in Kent on February 8th of 1516. She had half-sisters and -brothers. Cornwall, Henry and Duke. Elizabeth I, who was queen of England after Mary. Eduard VI, who died very young and was king of England before Jane Grey. He made the life of Mary pretty difficult because of the differences in religion. Henry FitzRoy, his nicknames were Lord high admiral and Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. Karel V was the nephew of Mary and he ruled the Spanish Empire. Catherine of Aragon Mary’s mother, Catherine of Aragon, was the