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First queen of Henry VIII of England,
1509-33, and mother of Mary I; Henry divorced
her without papal approval, thus beginning
the English Reformation. Catherine had
married Henry's elder brother Prince Arthur
1501 and on his death 1502 was betrothed to
Henry, marrying him on his accession 1509. Of
their six children, only Mary lived. Wanting
a male heir, Henry sought an annulment 1526
when Catherine was too old to bear children.
When the pope demanded that the case be
referred to him, Henry married Anne Boleyn,
afterwards receiving the desired decree of
nullity from Cranmer, the archbishop of
Canterbury, in 1533. The Reformation in
England followed, and Catherine went into
retirement until her death.