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Henry King of England Tudor 1491 – 1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jun 1491

Birth Location: Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England

Death Date: 28 Jan 1547

Death Location: St James, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Henry Tudor

Mother: Elizabeth York

Spouse(s): Catherine Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne Cleves, Catherine Howard, Elizabeth Blount

Children(s): Mary England, Elizabeth Tudor, Edward England, Henry Fitzroy, Lady Carey

Henry King of England Tudor VIII was born in 1491 in Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England, the child of Henry King (Harri Tudur)of England Tudor and Elizabeth Queen of England York. Henry King of England Tudor VIII married Catherine of Aragon, Anne QUEEN OF ENGLAND (4 cousin 15 times removed) Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne Cleves, Catherine Howard, Elizabeth (mistress) Blount, and had children including Mary England, Elizabeth QUEEN OF ENGLAND Tudor, Edward King of England, Henry Fitzroy, Lady Katherine Mary (13)(illegitimate Tudor) Carey. Henry King of England Tudor VIII passed away in 1547 in St James, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Henry King of England Tudor VIII was born in 1491 in Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England, the child of Henry King (Harri Tudur)of England Tudor and Elizabeth Queen of England York.
  • Henry King of England Tudor VIII married Catherine of Aragon, Anne QUEEN OF ENGLAND (4 cousin 15 times removed) Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne Cleves, Catherine Howard, Elizabeth (mistress) Blount, and had children including Mary England, Elizabeth QUEEN OF ENGLAND Tudor, Edward King of England, Henry Fitzroy, Lady Katherine Mary (13)(illegitimate Tudor) Carey.
  • Henry King of England Tudor VIII passed away in 1547 in St James, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Tudor
1457 – 1509
Birth Location: Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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Elizabeth York
1465 – 1503
Birth Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
EY

Spouses(s)

Catherine Aragon
1485 – 1536
Birth Location: Madrid, Provincia de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
CA
Anne Boleyn
1501 – 1536
Birth Location: Hever, Kent, England
AB
Jane Seymour
1509 – 1537
Birth Location: Swindon Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
JS
Anne Cleves
1515 – 1557
Birth Location: Düsseldorf, Germany
AC
Catherine Howard
1520 – 1540
Birth Location: –
CH
Elizabeth Blount
Birth Location: –
EB

Children(s)

Mary England
1516 – 1558
Birth Location: Greenwich, London, , England
ME
Elizabeth Tudor
1533 – 1603
Birth Location: Greenwich, London, , England
ET
Edward England
1537 – 1553
Birth Location: Hampton Court, Saint Thomas, Jamaica
EE
Henry Fitzroy
1519 – 1536
Birth Location: –
HF
Lady Carey
1524 – 1568
Birth Location: R Greys, Oxfordshire, England
LC

Henry Tudor's Ancestors

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Henry Tudor
1491 – 1547
Birth Place: Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
Parents
Henry King (Harri Tudur)of England Tudor
1457 – 1509
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Elizabeth (Queen of England) York
1465 – 1503
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Grandparents
Margaret Beaufort
1443 – 1509
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Edmund Tudor
1431 – 1456
England
Edward (King of England (5th cousin 12xR)) Plantagenet
1442 – 1483
Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Elizabeth (Queen consort of England) Woodville
1437 – 1492
Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Beaufort
1404 – 1444
**** Beauchamp
1410 – 1482
Owen Tudor
– 1461
Catherine Valois
1401 – 1437
Richard Plantagenet
1411 – 1460
Cecily Neville
1415 – 1495
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Beaufort
1373 – 1410
Margaret Holand
1380 – 1439
Richard Conisburgh
1375 – 1415
Anne Mortimer
1390 – 1411

Henry Tudor's Descendants

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Henry (King of England) Tudor (28 Jun 1491 – 28 Jan 1547) m. Catherine (of) Aragon (16 Dec 1485 – 07 Jan 1536) m. Anne (QUEEN OF ENGLAND (4 cousin 15 times removed)) Boleyn (1501 – 19 May 1536) m. Jane Seymour (1509 – 24 Oct 1537) m. Anne Cleves (22 Sep 1515 – 16 Jul 1557) m. Catherine Howard (1520 – 13 Feb 1540) m. Elizabeth ((mistress)) Blount
  1. 1. Mary England (18 Feb 1516 – 17 Nov 1558) m. philip (11 of) spain (21 May 1527 – 13 Sep 1598)
  2. 2. Elizabeth (QUEEN OF ENGLAND) Tudor (07 Sep 1533 – 24 Mar 1603)
  3. 3. Edward (King of) England (12 Oct 1537 – 06 Jul 1553)
  4. 4. Henry Fitzroy (1519 – 1536)
  5. 5. Lady (Katherine Mary (13)(illegitimate Tudor)) Carey (19 May 1524 – 15 Jan 1568) m. Francis (( Sir Elder Knight) (13)) Knollys (1514 – 19 Jul 1596)
    1. 1. Lettice Knollys (8 November 1540/1 – 25 Dec 1634) m. Walter Devereux
    2. 2. Henry Knollys (1542 – 21 Dec 1582) m. Margaret Cave (25 Apr 1549 – 1606)
      1. 1. Francis Knollys (1440 – 1596)
      2. 2. Elizabeth Knollys (1579 – 1621)
      3. 3. Lettice Knollys (1583 – 1655)
    3. 3. William Knollys (1545 – 25 May 1632)
    4. 4. Robert Knowles (1547 – Jan 1619)
    5. 5. Richard Knowles (1548 – 1596)
    6. 6. FRANCIS ((12)) KNOWLES (1552 – 1643) m. Lettice Barrett (1555 – 1620)
      1. 1. Robert ((11) Knowles) Knollys (1585 – 1613) m. Susan Pordage (1585 – 18 Jul 1631) m. Morning (Dove Narragansett Indian) Brown (30 Dec 1583 – 1612)
      2. 2. Francis (Knollys or) Knowles (1590 – 1643)
      3. 3. Lettice Knowles (1599 – 18 May 1668)

Henry Tudor's Timeline

4 Records

1491
28 Jun 1491
Birth of Henry King of England Tudor VIII in Greenwich Palace, Kent, London, England
Greenwich Palace, Kent, London, England
1491
28 Jun 1491
Birth of Henry King of England Tudor VIII in Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
1547
28 Jan 1547
Age 56
Death of Henry King of England Tudor VIII in Whitehall Palace, Whitehall, London, England
Whitehall Palace, Whitehall, London, England
1547
28 Jan 1547
Age 56
Death of Henry King of England Tudor VIII in St James, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
St James, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1491
    Event Place: Greenwich Palace, Kent, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] Web: International, Find A Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1491
    Event Place: Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1547
    Event Place: Whitehall Palace, Whitehall, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] Web: International, Find A Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1547
    Event Place: St James, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Web: International, Find A Grave Index
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