RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Catherine of Aragon
1485 - 1536

Catherine of Aragon
Catherine of Aragon (also spelt as Katherine, historical Spanish: Catharina, now: Catalina; 16 December 1485 – 7 January 1536) was Queen of England as the first wife of King Henry VIII from their marriage on 11 June 1509 until its annulment on 23 May 1533. She had previously been Princess of Wales while married to Henry's elder brother, Arthur, Prince of Wales, for a short period before his death. Catherine was born at the Archbishop's Palace of Alcalá de Henares, and was the youngest child of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon. She was three years old when she was betrothed to Arthur, the eldest son of Henry VII of England. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Catherine of Aragon is the 130th most popular religious figure (down from 103rd in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Spain (up from 29th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Spanish Religious Figure.
Catherine of Aragon is most famous for being the first wife of King Henry VIII of England.
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Catherine of Aragon ranks 130 out of 3,187. Before her are Pope Julius III, Saul, Pope Gregory VII, Saint Timothy, Pope Alexander VII, and Pope Marcellus II. After her are Pope Formosus, Pope Paul IV, Pope Callixtus III, Mahavira, Brigham Young, and Jude the Apostle.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPope Julius III
1487 - 1555
HPI: 81.98
Rank: 124
Saul
1079 BC - 1010 BC
HPI: 81.96
Rank: 125
Pope Gregory VII
1020 - 1085
HPI: 81.93
Rank: 126
Saint Timothy
17 - 97
HPI: 81.91
Rank: 127
Pope Alexander VII
1599 - 1667
HPI: 81.91
Rank: 128
Pope Marcellus II
1501 - 1555
HPI: 81.90
Rank: 129
Catherine of Aragon
1485 - 1536
HPI: 81.80
Rank: 130
Pope Formosus
816 - 896
HPI: 81.79
Rank: 131
Pope Paul IV
1476 - 1559
HPI: 81.79
Rank: 132
Pope Callixtus III
1379 - 1458
HPI: 81.78
Rank: 133
Mahavira
599 BC - 527 BC
HPI: 81.77
Rank: 134
Brigham Young
1801 - 1877
HPI: 81.74
Rank: 135
Jude the Apostle
15 - 70
HPI: 81.66
Rank: 136
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1485, Catherine of Aragon ranks 2. Before her is Hernán Cortés. After her are Dragut, Giovanni da Verrazzano, Thomas Cromwell, Pedro de Alvarado, Sebastiano del Piombo, Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg, Clément Janequin, Sayyida al Hurra, Johannes Bugenhagen, and Balthasar Hubmaier. Among people deceased in 1536, Catherine of Aragon ranks 3. Before her are Erasmus, and Anne Boleyn. After her are Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha, George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, Baldassare Peruzzi, Germaine of Foix, Francis III, Duke of Brittany, John of Leiden, William Tyndale, and Garcilaso de la Vega.
Others Born in 1485
Go to all RankingsHernán Cortés
EXPLORER
1485 - 1547
HPI: 85.59
Rank: 1
Catherine of Aragon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1485 - 1536
HPI: 81.80
Rank: 2
Dragut
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1485 - 1565
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 3
Giovanni da Verrazzano
EXPLORER
1485 - 1528
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 4
Thomas Cromwell
PUBLIC WORKER
1485 - 1540
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 5
Pedro de Alvarado
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1485 - 1541
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 6
Sebastiano del Piombo
PAINTER
1485 - 1547
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 7
Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg
COMPANION
1485 - 1555
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 8
Clément Janequin
COMPOSER
1485 - 1558
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 9
Sayyida al Hurra
POLITICIAN
1485 - 1542
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 10
Johannes Bugenhagen
PHILOSOPHER
1485 - 1558
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 11
Balthasar Hubmaier
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1485 - 1528
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1536
Go to all RankingsErasmus
PHILOSOPHER
1466 - 1536
HPI: 88.33
Rank: 1
Anne Boleyn
COMPANION
1501 - 1536
HPI: 86.36
Rank: 2
Catherine of Aragon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1485 - 1536
HPI: 81.80
Rank: 3
Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha
POLITICIAN
1493 - 1536
HPI: 80.17
Rank: 4
George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford
POLITICIAN
1504 - 1536
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 5
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset
POLITICIAN
1519 - 1536
HPI: 75.04
Rank: 6
Baldassare Peruzzi
PAINTER
1481 - 1536
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 7
Germaine of Foix
NOBLEMAN
1488 - 1536
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 8
Francis III, Duke of Brittany
POLITICIAN
1518 - 1536
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 9
John of Leiden
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1509 - 1536
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 10
William Tyndale
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1494 - 1536
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 11
Garcilaso de la Vega
WRITER
1501 - 1536
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 12
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, Catherine of Aragon ranks 23 out of 3,355. Before her are Isabella I of Castile (1451), Saint Lawrence (225), Joan Miró (1893), Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1503), Joanna of Castile (1479), and Francisco Pizarro (1478). After her are Pope Callixtus III (1379), Francis Xavier (1506), Maimonides (1138), Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452), Federico García Lorca (1898), and Ibn Arabi (1165).
Others born in Spain
Go to all RankingsIsabella I of Castile
POLITICIAN
1451 - 1504
HPI: 83.02
Rank: 17
Saint Lawrence
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
225 - 258
HPI: 83.00
Rank: 18
Joan Miró
PAINTER
1893 - 1983
HPI: 82.90
Rank: 19
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1503 - 1564
HPI: 82.71
Rank: 20
Joanna of Castile
POLITICIAN
1479 - 1555
HPI: 82.66
Rank: 21
Francisco Pizarro
EXPLORER
1478 - 1541
HPI: 82.05
Rank: 22
Catherine of Aragon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1485 - 1536
HPI: 81.80
Rank: 23
Pope Callixtus III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1379 - 1458
HPI: 81.78
Rank: 24
Francis Xavier
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1506 - 1552
HPI: 81.55
Rank: 25
Maimonides
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1138 - 1204
HPI: 81.42
Rank: 26
Ferdinand II of Aragon
POLITICIAN
1452 - 1516
HPI: 80.98
Rank: 27
Federico García Lorca
WRITER
1898 - 1936
HPI: 80.92
Rank: 28
Ibn Arabi
PHILOSOPHER
1165 - 1240
HPI: 80.85
Rank: 29
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain
Among religious figures born in Spain, Catherine of Aragon ranks 4. Before her are Pope Alexander VI (1431), Ignatius of Loyola (1491), and Saint Lawrence (225). After her are Pope Callixtus III (1379), Francis Xavier (1506), Maimonides (1138), Teresa of Ávila (1515), Saint Dominic (1170), Isidore of Seville (560), Tomás de Torquemada (1420), and John of the Cross (1542).
Pope Alexander VI
1431 - 1503
HPI: 85.46
Rank: 1
Ignatius of Loyola
1491 - 1556
HPI: 83.89
Rank: 2
Saint Lawrence
225 - 258
HPI: 83.00
Rank: 3
Catherine of Aragon
1485 - 1536
HPI: 81.80
Rank: 4
Pope Callixtus III
1379 - 1458
HPI: 81.78
Rank: 5
Francis Xavier
1506 - 1552
HPI: 81.55
Rank: 6
Maimonides
1138 - 1204
HPI: 81.42
Rank: 7
Teresa of Ávila
1515 - 1582
HPI: 80.81
Rank: 8
Saint Dominic
1170 - 1221
HPI: 79.42
Rank: 9
Isidore of Seville
560 - 636
HPI: 78.62
Rank: 10
Tomás de Torquemada
1420 - 1498
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 11
John of the Cross
1542 - 1591
HPI: 77.88
Rank: 12