Yes. Prince Henry, who became Henry VIII, was 11 when his elder brother Prince Arthur died in 1502 of tuberculosis.
Prince Arthur
Henry became Prince of Wales and the heir to the throne. He was kept close to his father from then until he took the throne. Soon after his father died he chose to marry Catherine of Aragon, Arthur's widow.
Arthur Prince of Wales who died at the age of 16, Henry Duke of York - later to be King Henry VIII and Prince Edmund who died at the age of 2.
Arthur, Prince of Wales, was the brother of Henry VIII. He died before his father, hence he never inherited the crown. Henry VIII married the woman who Arthur was supposed to marry.
As a child she was betrothed to Henry's older brother, Prince Arthur; they were married in 1501 but Arthur died six months later. Catherine subsequently married Henry on 11 June 1509. http://www.answers.com/catherine%20of%20aragon
Arthur Prince of Wales who died at the age of 16, Henry Duke of York - later to be King Henry VIII and Prince Edmund who died at the age of 2.
he died in 1502 of tuberculosis
Prince Arthur of England, Henry VIII's older brother, but then he died and Henry VIII decided to marry her....
prince Henry was born 15 September 1984
Henry VIII had three siblings, two girls and one boy, his brother was called Arthur, Arthur was prince of Wales. When Henry VII (his father) was still alive, Arthur died. Which made Henry VIII heir to the throne.
King Henry VIII's older brother Prince Arthur, The Prince of Wales died on 2 April 1502 at the age of 15.
No. ^ don't listen to the above that person is wrong... Yes, Arthur and Henry were brothers, but Arthur died in 2nd April 1502, so much was not said about him...