Bible Dictionaries
Catherine of Aragon

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

Search for…

Enter query below:

or

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Prev Entry
Catherine of Alexandria, Saint

Next Entry
Catherine of Bologna, Saint

Resource Toolbox

Print Article

Additional Links

Dictionaries
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Catherine of Aragon
• Aragon, Catherine of
Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Catherine of Aragon

Born on December 15, 1485; died on January 7, 1536. Fourth daughter of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain. Sister-in-law of King Henry VIII of England, being married to his brother Arthur. Widowed. First wife of Henry VIII. After 18 years of marriage and five children, Henry divorced her on the basis that as she had been his brother's wife, it was not lawful for them to marry. After the divorce she remained in England and led an austere religious life. The Pope refused to sanction the divorce, which led to England's split with the Church of Rome, and all the misery that followed therefrom.