The resting place of Mary Tudor, Queen of France. She was laid to rest on the left of the altar in St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
The resting place of Mary Tudor, Queen of France. She was laid to rest on the left of the altar in St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK. Mary Tudor was born on 28 March 1495 in Richmond Palace. Her older brothers were Arthur, Prince of Wales, and Prince Henry, and her older sister was Princess Margaret. Henry and Mary were close as children. Later in life, when Henry became King Henry VIII of England, he even named his ship, the Mary Rose, after her. His first daughter, Mary (later known as Queen Mary I of England), was probably also named after her. Mary's father was anxious for all his children to make good marriages, and many of the other kings and queens of Europe wanted Mary as a wife for one of their sons. She was first betrothed to Charles of Castile, later the Holy Roman Emperor. This betrothal was broken later, and she did not get married until after her brother Henry became king. When Mary was 18 she married King Louis XII of France, who was 52 years old. She was married in Abbeville, France, on 9 October 1514. Mary did not want to marry King Louis, but agreed when her brother said that she could marry anyone she wanted after Louis died. Louis died on 1 January 1515, and Mary soon married Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk. Mary did not have any children while married to Louis, but she did when she was married to Charles. Her children's names were Henry, Frances and Eleanor. Frances went on to be the mother of Lady Jane Grey, who was the Queen of England for only nine days. Mary Tudor died in Westhorpe Hall in 1533. Her husband then married Catherine Willoughby.
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Location: St Mary's Curch, Angel Hill, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK
Photo credit: © David Warren / Alamy / Afripics
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