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1 Henry, Duke of Cornwall

The first Duke of Cornwall was the second child, oldest son, and heir apparent of King Herny VII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon. He was born on 1 January eighteen months after his parent's marriage and coronation. His older sister, stillborn on January 31, 1510, was three months premature. Henry and his queen planned extravagant celebrations rivaling that of his coronation for the birth of his son and heir, who immediately became Duke of Cornwall and was scheduled later in adulthood to become Prince of Wales, King of England, and third King of the House of Tudor. However, on 11 February 1511, the young prince died suddenly. The cause was not recorded. Contemporary reports state that both parents were distraught at the loss of their second child and expected future king. The deeply religious Catherine spent many hours kneeling on cold stone floors praying, to the worry of courtiers. Henry distracted himself from his grief by unsuccessfully waging war against Louis XII of France with his father-in-law, Ferdinand II of Aragon.