Henry, Duke of Cornwall [SEP] father
Henry, Duke of Cornwall
Henry, Duke of Cornwall (1 January – 22 February 1511), was the first child of King Henry VIII of England and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, and though his birth was celebrated as that of the heir apparent, he died within weeks. His death and Henry VIII's failure to produce another surviving male heir with Catherine led to succession and marriage crises that affected the relationship between the English church and Roman Catholicism, giving rise to the English Reformation.
Birth and
father of Edgar and Edmund, who has his eyes put out by the Duke of Cornwall, in "King Lear".
- Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester (hist) is the wife of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester in "Henry VI, Part 2", in which she dabbles in witchcraft with disastrous results.
- Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (hist) appears as a brother of Hal in "Henry IV, Part 2" and "Henry V". He is a much more important character as