three months after becoming king, henry married catherine of aragon. they tried to have children, as henry wanted a son who could be the next king. in 1511, she gave birth to a son who they named henry, but he died seven weeks later. she later gave birth to a girl, the future queen mary i. all her other children were stillborn (died before birth). he did have one son (henry fitzroy) through a woman he was not married to. this son could not become king.