Family connection
How were Henry VIII of England and Mary, Queen of Scots related?
Great-uncle and great-niece — through Margaret Tudor.
Why it matters
Henry tried to marry the infant Mary to his son Edward under the Treaty of Greenwich (1543). When Scotland repudiated it, he sent armies north in the 'Rough Wooing'. Mary was sent to France instead and married the dauphin.
The line between them
- Henry VIII of England 1491–1547
- Henry VII of England 1457–1509
- Margaret Tudor 1489–1541
- James V of Scotland 1512–1542
- Mary, Queen of Scots 1542–1587
Related successions
- Why did Henry VIII of England succeed Henry VII of England?
Inheritance - Why did Edward VI of England succeed Henry VIII of England?
Inheritance under the Third Succession Act and Henry VIII's will, with a regency - Why did Mary, Queen of Scots succeed James V of Scotland?
Inheritance as an infant, with regents governing - Why did James VI and I succeed Mary, Queen of Scots?
Forced abdication of the queen; infant king under successive regents
Sources
Connection reviewed by HistorIQly. Part of House of Tudor.