Out of Henry VIII's six wives, his first three wives each bore him children. Catherine of Aragon, during her more than twenty-year reign as Queen, was pregnant a total of seven times. Most of her pregnancies resulted in either miscarriages or stillbirths. Her second pregnancy resulted in the sought after male heir, Henry, Duke of Cornwall, who was born on January 1, 1511. Unfortunately, the infant died about a month later due to intestinal problems. Her fifth pregnancy resulted in the only healthy child she had, Mary I, who was born on February 18, 1516. Anne Boleyn's first child, Elizabeth I, who was born on September 7, 1533, was the only healthy child she had. Afterwards, her few subsequent pregnancies resulted in miscarriages and a stillborn child. Jane Seymour gave birth to a sickly child, Edward VI, on October 12, 1537. She had gone through an extremely difficult labor which lasted for a few days and left her gravely ill. A few weeks after giving birth, she died due to postnatal complications. After that, any luck in producing a healthy, royally legitimate male heir was fruitless due to health issues, misplaced priorities, and bad life choices on the part of Henry. However, Henry also had several illegitimate children, one of whom was acknowledged, named Fitzroy (son of the King), and made an Admiral of England.

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