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King Henry VIII of England


Henry VIII
Birth28.6.1491 in Greenwich Palace, Greenwich
Death28.1.1547 in Palace of Whitehall, London (55 years)
FatherKing Henry VII of England
MotherElizabeth of York, Queen consort of England
SiblingsMargaret Tudor, Queen consort of Scotland
MarriageCatherine of Aragon, Queen consort of England
Wedding: 11.6.1509
   annulled 1533
MarriageAnne Boleyn, Queen consort of England
Wedding: 25.1.1533
MarriageJane Seymour, Queen consort of England
Wedding: 30.5.1536 in Palace of Whitehall, Whitehall, London
MarriageAnne of Cleves, Queen consort of England
Wedding: 6.1.1540 in Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, London
   annulled 9 July 1540
MarriageCatherine Howard, Queen consort of England
Wedding: 28.7.1540 in Oatlands Palace, Surrey
MarriageCatherine Parr, Queen consort of England and Ireland
Wedding: 12.7.1543 in Hampton Court Palace
ChildrenQueen Mary I of England, Queen consort of Spain
Queen Elizabeth I of England
King Edward VI of England
ProfessionKing of England (21 April 1509 - 28 January 1547)
NotesHenry proclaims himself, not the Pope, to be the head of the Church of England and is excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church.

Descendants of King Henry VIII of England (1 generation)

King Henry VIII of England (* 28.6.1491, O 11.6.1509, O 25.1.1533, O 30.5.1536, O 6.1.1540, O 28.7.1540, O 12.7.1543, † 28.1.1547)
O Catherine of Aragon, Queen consort of England (* 16.12.1485, O 11.6.1509, † 7.1.1536)
Queen Mary I of England, Queen consort of Spain (* 18.2.1516, O 25.7.1554, † 17.11.1558)
O King Philip II of Spain, King of England, Ireland and Portugal (* 21.5.1527, O 25.7.1554, O 5.1570, † 13.9.1598)
O Anne Boleyn, Queen consort of England (O 25.1.1533, † 19.5.1536)
Queen Elizabeth I of England (* 7.9.1533, † 24.3.1603)
O Jane Seymour, Queen consort of England (* ca. 1508, O 30.5.1536, † 24.10.1537)
King Edward VI of England (* 12.10.1537, † 6.7.1553)
O Anne of Cleves, Queen consort of England (* 22.9.1515, O 6.1.1540, † 16.7.1557)
O Catherine Howard, Queen consort of England (* ca. 1520, O 28.7.1540, † 13.2.1542)
O Catherine Parr, Queen consort of England and Ireland (* 1512, O 12.7.1543, † 5.9.1548)

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