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Henry Viii King of England 1491 – 1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 JUN 1491

Birth Location: Greenwich Palace, Greenwich, Kent, England

Death Date: 28 JAN 1547

Death Location: Westminster, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Father: Henry Tudor

Mother: Elisabeth York

Spouse(s): Catherine Trastámara, Catherine Aragon,, Catherine Aragon, Jane Seymour, Ana Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr, Catherine Widowed, Elizabeth Blount, Anne Cleves, Mary Boleyn, Anne Boleyn, Agnes Bluett, Isabel Blount, Mary Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Hrh Boleyn

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Henry Viii King of England was born in 1491 in Greenwich Palace, Greenwich, Kent, England, the child of Henry Vii Tudor and Elisabeth of York. Henry Viii King of England married Catherine of Aragon Trastámara, Catherine Aragon,, Catherine de Aragon, Jane Seymour, Ana de Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr, Catherine Parr Tudor Sixth and last wife of Henry VIII Widowed, Elizabeth Blount, Anne Duke of Von Cleves, Mary Boleyn, Anne Elizabeth Boleyn, Agnes Bluett, Isabel (Bessie) Blount, Mary Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Hrh Anne M Pembroke Boleyn. Henry Viii King of England passed away in 1547 in Westminster, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom.

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  • Henry Viii King of England was born in 1491 in Greenwich Palace, Greenwich, Kent, England, the child of Henry Vii Tudor and Elisabeth of York.
  • Henry Viii King of England married Catherine of Aragon Trastámara, Catherine Aragon,, Catherine de Aragon, Jane Seymour, Ana de Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr, Catherine Parr Tudor Sixth and last wife of Henry VIII Widowed, Elizabeth Blount, Anne Duke of Von Cleves, Mary Boleyn, Anne Elizabeth Boleyn, Agnes Bluett, Isabel (Bessie) Blount, Mary Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Hrh Anne M Pembroke Boleyn.
  • Henry Viii King of England passed away in 1547 in Westminster, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom.

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Henry England's Ancestors

Self
Henry England
1491 – 1547
Birth Place: Greenwich Palace, Greenwich, Kent, England
Parents
Henry Vii Tudor
1457 – 1509
Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Elisabeth (of) York
1466 – 1495
Westminster, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Edward Iv
1442 – 1483
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Elizabeth Wydeville
1437 – 1492
Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Edward Iv
1442 – 1483
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Elizabeth Woodville
1437 – 1492
England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Richard Plantagenet
1411 – 1460
Cecily Neville,
1415 – 1495
John
– 1435
Jacquetta Luxembourg
1389 –
Richard ll
1411 – 1460
Cecily Neville,
1415 – 1495
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Plantagenet
1375 – 1415
Anne Mortimer
1390 – 1411
Ralph Neville,
1364 – 1425
Joan Beaufort
1379 – 1440
Richard Plantagenet
1375 – 1415
Anne Mortimer
1390 – 1411
Ralph Neville,
1364 – 1425
Joan Beaufort
1379 – 1440

Henry England's Timeline

4 Records

1491
28 JUN 1491
Birth of Henry Viii King of England in Greenwich Palace, Greenwich, Kent, England
Greenwich Palace, Greenwich, Kent, England
1491
JUL 1491
Henry Viii King of England was christened in Kent, England, United Kingdom
Kent, England, United Kingdom
1547
28 JAN 1547
Age 56
Death of Henry Viii King of England in Westminster, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Westminster, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
1547
16 FEB 1547
Age 56
Burial of Henry Viii King of England in Windsor, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Windsor, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 JUN 1491
    Event Place: Greenwich Palace, Greenwich, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: JUL 1491
    Event Place: Kent, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 JAN 1547
    Event Place: Westminster, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 FEB 1547
    Event Place: Windsor, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

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