Mary was born at the Palace of Placentia in Greenwich, the eldest surviving child of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon.
Mary Tudor was born on February 18, 1516, at the Palace of Placentia in Greenwich, near London. She was the eldest surviving child of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, placing her at the center of Tudor succession planning from birth. Her birth was significant as she would become the first uncontested queen regnant of England. The event marked the beginning of a challenging path through the complex political and religious changes of the Tudor dynasty.
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