See also

Family of Henry Tudor - King Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves

Husband: Henry Tudor - King Henry VIII (1491-1547)
Wife: Anne of Cleves (1515-1557)
Marriage 6 Jan 1539/401
Marriage declared null and void 9 Jul 15402

Husband: Henry Tudor - King Henry VIII

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Henry Tudor - King Henry VIII

Name: Henry Tudor - King Henry VIII
Sex: Male
Father: Henry Tudor - King Henry VII ( -1509)
Mother: Elizabeth Plantagenet of York (1465-1503)
Note: Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later assumed the Kingship, of Ireland, and continued the nominal claim by English monarchs to the Kingdom of France. Henry was the second monarch of the Tudor dynasty, succeeding his father, Henry VII.

Besides his six marriages, Henry VIII is known for his role in the separation of the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church. His disagreements with the Pope led to his separation of the Church of England from papal authority, with himself, as king, as the Supreme Head of the Church of England and to the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Because his principal dispute was with papal authority, rather than with doctrinal matters, he remained a believer in core Catholic theological teachings despite his excommunication from the Roman Catholic Church.[1] Henry oversaw the legal union of England and Wales with the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542. He is also well known for a long personal rivalry with both Francis I of France and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, his contemporaries with whom he frequently warred.

Domestically, Henry is known for his radical changes to the English Constitution, ushering in the theory of the divine right of kings to England. Besides asserting the sovereign's supremacy over the Church of England, thus initiating the English Reformation, he greatly expanded royal power. Charges of treason and heresy were commonly used to quash dissent, and those accused were often executed without a formal trial, by means of bills of attainder. He achieved many of his political aims through the work of his chief ministers, some of whom were banished or executed when they fell out of his favour. Figures such as Thomas Wolsey, Thomas More, Thomas Cromwell, Richard Rich, and Thomas Cranmer figured prominently in Henry's administration. An extravagant spender, he used the proceeds from the Dissolution of the Monasteries and acts of the Reformation Parliament to convert to royal revenue money formerly paid to Rome. Despite the influx of money from these sources, Henry was continually on the verge of financial ruin, due to his personal extravagance, as well as his numerous costly continental wars.

His contemporaries considered Henry in his prime to be an attractive, educated and accomplished king, and he has been described as "one of the most charismatic rulers to sit on the English throne".[2] Besides ruling with considerable power, he was also an author and composer. His desire to provide England with a male heir – which stemmed partly from personal vanity and partly from his belief that a daughter would be unable to consolidate Tudor power and maintain the fragile peace that existed following the Wars of the Roses[3] – led to the two things for which Henry is most remembered: his six marriages and his break with the Pope (who would not allow an annulment of Henry's first marriage) and the Roman Catholic Church, leading to the English Reformation. Henry became severely obese and his health suffered, contributing to his death in 1547. He is frequently characterised in his later life as a lustful, egotistical, harsh, and insecure king.[4] He was succeeded by his son Edward VI.

see : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII_of_England
Title (1) frm 22 Apr 0509 (age -983) King Henry VIII3
Birth 28 Jun 1491 Greenwich Palace, Greenwich3,4
Christening Greenwich3
Title (2) frm 2 Apr 1502 (age 10) Duke of Cornwall5
Held to have succeeded to this title on the death of his brother Arthur
Death 28 Jan 1547 (age 55) Whitehall, London, Engand4,6
Burial 4 Feb 1547 St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle4

Wife: Anne of Cleves

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Anne of Cleves

Name: Anne of Cleves
Sex: Female
Father: -
Mother: -
Note: Anne of Cleves (German: Anna; 22 September 1515 – 16 July 1557)[1] was Queen of England from 6 January 1540 to 9 July 1540 as the fourth wife of King Henry VIII.[1] The marriage was declared never consummated, and, as a result, she was not crowned queen consort. Following the annulment of their marriage, Anne was given a generous settlement by the King, and thereafter referred to as the King's Beloved Sister.[2][3] She lived to see the coronation of Queen Mary I, outliving the rest of Henry's wives.
Birth 22 Sep 15157
Death 16 Jul 1557 (age 41)8
Burial 3 Aug 1557 Westminster Abbey8
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Link to Marilee Cody's "Tudor England" website

Sources

1J. D. Mackie, "The Earlier Tudors 1485-1558" (Oxford: Oxford University Press. First published 1952; paperback edition 1994). 404.
2Leslie Stephen (editor), "Dictionary of National Biography" (67 volumes. London: Smith, Elder. 1885-1903). Volume 1, page 430.
3Vicary Gibbs (ed.) and others, "The Complete Peerage" (13 volumes (in 14 parts). London: The St Catherine Press Ltd. 1910-1959
Volume 14 (addenda and corrigenda). Stroud: Sutton Publishing Ltd. 1998.
Microprint edition of volumes 1-13. Gloucester: Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd. First published 1982; reprinted 2000.). Volume 3, page 443.
4"Wikipedia" (en.wikipedia.org). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII_of_England.
5Vicary Gibbs (ed.) and others, "The Complete Peerage" (13 volumes (in 14 parts). London: The St Catherine Press Ltd. 1910-1959
Volume 14 (addenda and corrigenda). Stroud: Sutton Publishing Ltd. 1998.
Microprint edition of volumes 1-13. Gloucester: Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd. First published 1982; reprinted 2000.). Volume 3, page 442.
6Ibid. Volume 3, page 444.
7Leslie Stephen (editor), "Dictionary of National Biography" (67 volumes. London: Smith, Elder. 1885-1903). Volume 1, page 429.
8Ibid. Volume 1, page 431.