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Henry, the 8th, King of England Tudor 1491–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 JUN 1491

Birth Location: Greenwich Palace, Greenwich, Kent, England

Death Date: 16 FEB 1547

Death Location: St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, England

Father: Henry, Tudor

Mother: Elizabeth, Plantagenet

Spouse(s): Catherine, Parr, Catherine, Castile, Anne, Boleyn, Jane, Seymour, Anne,Queen Cleves, Catherine, Howard, Elizabeth Blount

Children(s): Mary, Tudor, Elizabeth, Tudor, Edward, Tudor, Henry, Fitzroy/

In 1491, Henry, the 8th, King of England Tudor entered the world in Greenwich Palace, Greenwich, Kent, England, born to Henry The 7Th King Of England 2Nd Earl Of Richmond Tudor And Elizabeth Of York Queen Of England Madame La Dauphine Plantagenet. Henry, the 8th, King of England Tudor married Anne Queen Of England Marquis Of Pembroke Boleyn, Anne Queen Of England Cleves, Catherine Of Aragon Queen Of England Princess Of Wales Castile, Catherine Queen Of England Ireland Parr, Catherine Queen Of England Howard, Elizabeth Bessie Mistress Baroness Tailboys Blount, Jane Queen Consort Seymour, and had children including Edward The 6Th King Of England Ireland Tudor, Elizabeth The 1St Queen Of England Ireland Tudor, Henry Illegitimate Duke Of Richmond And Somerset Tudor Fitzroy, Mary The 1St Queen Of England Princess Of England Bloody Mary Tudor. Henry, the 8th, King of England Tudor passed away in 1547 in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, England.

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Biography

  • In 1491, Henry, the 8th, King of England Tudor entered the world in Greenwich Palace, Greenwich, Kent, England, born to Henry The 7Th King Of England 2Nd Earl Of Richmond Tudor And Elizabeth Of York Queen Of England Madame La Dauphine Plantagenet.
  • Henry, the 8th, King of England Tudor married Anne Queen Of England Marquis Of Pembroke Boleyn, Anne Queen Of England Cleves, Catherine Of Aragon Queen Of England Princess Of Wales Castile, Catherine Queen Of England Ireland Parr, Catherine Queen Of England Howard, Elizabeth Bessie Mistress Baroness Tailboys Blount, Jane Queen Consort Seymour, and had children including Edward The 6Th King Of England Ireland Tudor, Elizabeth The 1St Queen Of England Ireland Tudor, Henry Illegitimate Duke Of Richmond And Somerset Tudor Fitzroy, Mary The 1St Queen Of England Princess Of England Bloody Mary Tudor.
  • Henry, the 8th, King of England Tudor passed away in 1547 in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry, Tudor
1457–1509
Birth Location: Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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Elizabeth, Plantagenet
1464–1503
Birth Location: Westminster Palace, Middlesex, England
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Spouses(s)

Catherine, Parr
1512–1548
Birth Location: Kendal Castle, Westmorland, Kingdom of England
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Catherine, Castile
1485–1536
Birth Location: Alcala De Henare, Madrid, Spain
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Anne, Boleyn
1501–1536
Birth Location: Blickling Hall, Blickling, Norfolk
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Jane, Seymour
1508–1537
Birth Location: Wolf Hall, Burbage, Wiltshire, England
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Anne,Queen Cleves
1515–1557
Birth Location: Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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Catherine, Howard
1521–1542
Birth Location: Lambeth, Stockwell, Surrey
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Elizabeth Blount
1502–1539
Birth Location: Kinlet, Shropshire, England
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Children(s)

Mary, Tudor
1516–1558
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth, Tudor
1533–1603
Birth Location: Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, England
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Edward, Tudor
1537–1553
Birth Location: –
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Henry, Fitzroy/
1519–1536
Birth Location: Blackmore, Essex, England
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Henry, Tudor's Ancestors

Self
Henry, Tudor
1491–1547
Birth Place: Greenwich Palace, Greenwich, Kent, England
Parents
Henry, the 7th, King of England, 2nd Earl of Richmond Tudor
1457–1509
Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Elizabeth, (of York, Queen of England, Madame la Dauphine) Plantagenet
1464–1503
Westminster Palace, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Edmund, (1st Earl of Richmond) Tudor
1430–1456
Hadham, Hertfordshire, England
Margaret, (Countess of Richmond and Derby) Beaufort
1443–1509
Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England
Edward, (the 4th, Earl of March, King of England) Plantagenet
1442–1483
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Elizabeth, (of York, Queen Consort of England) Woodville
1437–1492
Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Owen Tudor
1397–1461
Catherine, Valois
1401–1437
John, Plantagenet
1404–1444
Margaret, Beauchamp
1410–1482
Richard, Plantagenet
1411–1460
Cecily, Neville
1415–1495
Richard, Woodville
1412–1469
Jacquette, Luxembourg
1416–1472
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles, Valois
1368–1422
Isabelle, Wittelsbach
1369–1435
John, Plantagenet
1371–1410
Margaret, Holland
1385–1439
John Beauchamp
1384–1412
Edith Stourton
1384–1441
Richard, Plantagenet
1375–1415
Anne Mortimer
1388–1411
Ralph, Neville
1364–1425
Joan, Plantagenet
1377–1440
Richard, Woodville
1385–1441
Joan Bedlisgate
1390–1448

Henry, Tudor's Descendants

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Henry, (the 8th, King of England) Tudor (28 JUN 1491–16 FEB 1547) m. Catherine, (Queen of England & Ireland) Parr (11 NOV 1512–5 SEP 1548) m. Catherine, (of Aragon, Queen of England, Princess of Wales) Castile (16 DEC 1485–7 JAN 1536) m. Anne, (Queen of England, Marquis of Pembroke) Boleyn (1501–19 MAY 1536) m. Jane, (Queen Consort) Seymour (10 OCT 1508–12 NOV 1537) m. Anne,Queen (of England) Cleves (22 SEP 1515–4 AUG 1557) m. Catherine, (Queen of England) Howard (1521–13 FEB 1542) m. Elizabeth (( Bessie ), ( Mistress ), Baroness Tailboys) Blount (1502–6 FEB 1539)
  1. 1. Mary, (the 1st, Queen of England, Princess of England, Bloody Mary) Tudor 1516–1558 m. Philip, (the 2nd, King of Spain, Philip the Prudent) Prudente 1527–1598
  2. 2. Elizabeth, (the 1st, Queen of England & Ireland) Tudor 1533–1603
  3. 3. Edward, (the 6th, King of England & Ireland) Tudor 1537–1553
  4. 4. Henry, (( Illegitimate ), Duke of Richmond and Somerset Tudor) Fitzroy/ 1519–1536 m. Mary, (Duchess of Richmond and Somerset) Howard 1518–1557
    1. 1. Mary Fitzroy 1534–

Henry, Tudor's Timeline

3 Records

1491
28 JUN 1491
Birth of Henry, the 8th, King of England Tudor in Greenwich Palace, Greenwich, Kent, England
Greenwich Palace, Greenwich, Kent, England
1547
28 JAN 1547
Age 56
Death of Henry, the 8th, King of England Tudor in Palace of Whitehall, London, Middlesex, England
Palace of Whitehall, London, Middlesex, England
1547
16 FEB 1547
Age 56
Burial of Henry, the 8th, King of England Tudor in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, England
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, England

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 JAN 1547
    Event Place: Palace of Whitehall, London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 FEB 1547
    Event Place: St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation
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