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In common parlance, the wives of Henry VIII were the six queens consort of King Henry VIII of England between 1509 and his death in 1547. In legal terms (de jure), Henry had only three wives, because three of his marriages were annulled by the Church of England.
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- Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536): Demoted for Bearing No Son. Catherine of Aragon. Henry took the throne in 1509, at age 17. Six weeks later, he married Catherine of Aragon, daughter of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain and the widow of his elder brother, Arthur.
- Anne Boleyn (c. 1501-1536): The Union That Sparked Reformation, Beheaded. Anne Boleyn. Anne and her sister, Mary, spent part of their childhood in the France court.
- Jane Seymour (1508-1537): Died After Giving Birth to Male Heir. Jane Seymour. Days after Anne’s execution, Henry married his third wife, Jane Seymour. Jane had served as a lady-in-waiting to both Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn.
- Anne of Cleves (1515-1557): Strategic, Six-Month Marriage. Anne of Cleves. Henry stayed a bachelor for two years, until his chief minister suggested that he seek a European alliance and marry one of the sisters (Anne and Amelia) of Germany’s Duke of Cleves.
- Catherine of Aragon. Catherine is best known today for her role in sparking the King’s excommunication from the Catholic Church and the Reformation. Married to Henry for a quarter of a century, however, there is much more to her.
- Anne Boleyn. With the extraordinary events of her life unparalleled in British history, Anne Boleyn is undoubtedly the most famous of Henry’s wives. Henry may have endured a seven-year courtship and far-reaching political and religious upheavals in order to marry his second wife, but that didn’t stop him having her executed less than three years later.
- Jane Seymour. Henry’s love for – or at least infatuation with – Anne may have sparked the Reformation, but Jane is commonly thought to have been his favourite wife.
- Anne of Cleves. Henry’s last three wives are less famous than his first three, a matter not helped by the fact that each shares their name with a predecessor.
Aug 15, 2024 · The six wives of Henry VIII Henry VIII surrounded by his six wives, clockwise from top, Anne of Cleves (married 1540), Catherine Howard (married 1540–42), Anne Boleyn (married 1533–36), Catherine of Aragon (married 1509–33), Catherine Parr (1543–47), and Jane Seymour (1536–37).
- Katherine of Aragon. 1485 - 1536. Married: 1509 - 1533 (Annulled) Surviving Children: Mary I. Henry VIII’s longest marriage was to Katherine of Aragon, daughter of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain.
- Anne Boleyn. c. 1500 - 1536. Married: 1533 - 1536 (Beheaded) Surviving Children: Elizabeth I. Anne Boleyn became the subject of Henry’s affections after he had an affair with her sister Mary.
- Jane Seymour. 1508/9 - 1537. Married: 1536 - 1537 (Died) Surviving Children: Edward VI. In May 1536, Henry married Jane Seymour. Unlike his previous wives, Jane never had a coronation and so was never crowned queen.
- Anne of Cleves. 1515 - 1557. Married: Jan. - July 1540 (Annulled) Surviving Children: None. Following Jane Seymour’s death, Henry spent time in mourning. As time passed, the King and his ministers felt that England needed a foreign ally against the Catholic Church.
Apr 28, 2020 · Learn about the six women who became Henry VIII's queens and the fates of their marriages. Find out why Henry divorced Catherine of Aragon, executed Anne Boleyn and Anne of Cleves, and married Jane Seymour, Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr.
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Jan 31, 2015 · Learn about the six wives of King Henry VIII, who divorced, beheaded, or survived him. Find out their names, dates, fates, and facts in this comprehensive guide.
