Arthur, Prince of Wales, brother of Henry VIII (1486-1502)

[Tsaritsa]

It was a very wet Spring and both he and Katherine may well have caught influenza. If Arthur was already weakened by consumption, the flu or subsequent complications like pneumonia could have carried him off, while his wife recovered. Testicular cancer doesn't explain fever or why Arthur's wife was also ill.

I'm convinced that's the likeliest explanation, Curryong. I must say testicular cancer is something of a surprise.

 

[Denville]

I'm not sure that Henry VII's intentions come into it. Surely, as the eldest son, Arthur automatically was his heir.

Of course he was.. Its possible that henry VIII was intended for the Church but the plain fact is that as the eldest son, Arthur was the heir...

 

[Osipi]

The non consummation of the marriage also could have resulted in the fact that both Arthur and Catherine of Aragon entered into the marriage by an arrangement of a marriage contract as part of a "deal" to annex ties to Spain.

Arther was betrothed at age 11 to Catherine and died at age 16 less than 6 months after they married. If he was sickly, consummating the marriage may have been the furthest thing from his mind. The alliance had been formed though. To assure this was to remain valid, it wasn't long before Henry VII got on the ball again arranging Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine.

Today the world has treaties and pacts and organizations. Back then, alliances were formed by marriages.

 

[Denville]

Its possible that they delayed consummating the marriage till both were a bit older, or perhaps as 2 inexperienced teenagers, things didn't go well in the marital bed at first and they put it off for a bit..
But after his death, Henry VII did indeed want to keep Cat''s dowry so he tried to hold onto her and arrange a marriage with Henry his son or even himself..

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Prince Arthur circa 1500
http://www.gettyimages.com/license/51244961

 

[An Ard Ri]

Arthur, Prince of Wales, Earl of Chester and Duke of Cornwall died on April 2nd 1502 at Ludlow Castle aged just 15.His remains were taken firstly to
St Laurence's Church, Ludlow and then on the 25 April the Prince was buried at Worcester Cathedral.
His Purbeck marble tomb chest has survived and his coffin and burial was rediscovered in 2002.

Piers Gaveston: The tomb of Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales

 

[CyrilVladisla]

When Prince Arthur met Catherine of Aragon

 

[An Ard Ri]

The first meeting between Katharine and Arthur took place on the 4th of November 1501 and you can read more below
https://maidensandmanuscripts.com/2... in all, the first,not occur until 6 November.

 

[Blog Real]

Prince Arthur, depicted on a stained glass window at Great Malvern.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Prince_Arthur_transept_window.jpg

 

[An Ard Ri]

Prince Arthur, depicted on a stained glass window at Great Malvern.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Prince_Arthur_transept_window.jpg

That stain classed window dates 1499 to c1502 and is found at the Great Malvern Priory in Malvern, Worcestershire which is a former Benedictine House.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Prince Arthur married Infanta Catherine on November 14, 1501

 

[An Ard Ri]

Katherine arrived on the 2nd of October 1501 at Plymouth,her journey was delayed due to storms and was meant to arrive in Southampton.The Infanta then journeyed to London and was greeted with pageants.
Arthur and Katherine were then married on the 14th of November 1501 at St Paul's Cathedral.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Illustration of the Prince of Wales as a child
http://www.alchetron.com/cdn/arthur...4e-3486-4b0d-bd6c-5a5d107b65e-resize-750.jpeg