The Resume

(December 16, 1485-January 7, 1536)
Born in Alcala de Henares, Spain
Daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain
First wife of Henry VIII of England
Mother of Mary I

Why she might be annoying:

Before marrying Henry, she had married his older brother, Prince Arthur.
She was a devout Catholic, but her refusal to let her marriage be annulled resulted in England becoming a Protestant country.
Most history books spell her name with a ‘C’ but she spelled it with a ‘K.’

Why she might not be annoying:

Her marriage to Arthur was unconsummated.
She served ably as a regent while Henry was fighting in France.
After their divorce, Henry prevented her from seeing her daughter.
Despite his behavior, she ended her last letter to Henry, ‘I make this vow, that mine eyes desire you above all things.’

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• British Royalty: Tudors
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 09]
• His and Hers
• I Married Henry VIII
• I Outlived My Child
• I Stood by My Cheating Spouse
• Monarchs, Royalty and Nobles
• Profiles 22001-22250 (Ranked: 22181)
• Renaissance Men (and Women)
• Unconsummated Marriages
• Virgin Brides

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 22 Votes: 95.45% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 64 Votes: 35.94% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 89 Votes: 52.81% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 197 Votes: 53.81% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 139 Votes: 51.80% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 120 Votes: 50.83% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 105 Votes: 50.48% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 63 Votes: 53.97% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 17 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 140 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 2379 Votes: 33.08% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 60 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 41 Votes: 36.59% Annoying