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Henry VIII 1491–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 June 1491

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

Death Date: 28 January 1547

Death Location: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England

Father: Henry England

Mother: Elizabeth England

Spouse(s): Katharina Kastilien

Children(s): Edward Ireland, Maria England, Elizabeth England, Bridget Windsor, Queen I., Lady Corbett, William Carey, Catherine Carey, Richard Cary, Audrey Stafford, William Jr., Sir Carey, Alice Cordray, Richard Conderoy, Mary Plantagenet, Mary Corderoy, Lady Carey, Henry Tudor, Rev VIII, Henry Somerset, Henry Cornwall, Lady Windsor, Sir Windsor, Lady Blount, Lady Ludlow, George Windsor, Andrew WINDSOR

Henry VIII was born in 1491 in Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England, the child of Henry Vii England Tudor England And Elizabeth Plantagenet Queen Of England. Henry VIII married Katharina Von Aragon Und Kastilien, and had children including Alice Cordray, Andrew Windsor, Audrey Stafford, Bridget Windsor, Catherine Boleyn Carey, Edward Vi Tudor King Of England France And Ireland King Of England France And Ireland, Elizabeth Von England, George Windsor, Henry Duke Of Cornwall, Henry Fitzroy 1St Duke Of Richmond And Somerset, Henry Iii Duke Of Cornwall Tudor, Lady Anne Windsor Lady Vavasour Windsor Baroness Of Corbett, Lady Baroness Eleonor Windsor, Lady Edith Windsor Ludlow, Lady Katherine Blount, Lady Mary Catherine Carey, Maria Von England, Mary Plantagenet, Mary Tudor Corderoy, Queen Mary I Tudor Queen Of England And Ireland I, Rev Richard Blewett Tudor Edwards Sr Illegitimate Son Of King Henry Viii, Richard Conderoy, Richard Robert Burgess Of Perth Goodall Cary, Sir Robert Carey, Sir William 2Nd Baron Of Bradenham Windsor, William Carey Jr, William Joseph George Carey. Henry VIII passed away in 1547 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Henry VIII was born in 1491 in Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England, the child of Henry Vii England Tudor England And Elizabeth Plantagenet Queen Of England.
  • Henry VIII married Katharina Von Aragon Und Kastilien, and had children including Alice Cordray, Andrew Windsor, Audrey Stafford, Bridget Windsor, Catherine Boleyn Carey, Edward Vi Tudor King Of England France And Ireland King Of England France And Ireland, Elizabeth Von England, George Windsor, Henry Duke Of Cornwall, Henry Fitzroy 1St Duke Of Richmond And Somerset, Henry Iii Duke Of Cornwall Tudor, Lady Anne Windsor Lady Vavasour Windsor Baroness Of Corbett, Lady Baroness Eleonor Windsor, Lady Edith Windsor Ludlow, Lady Katherine Blount, Lady Mary Catherine Carey, Maria Von England, Mary Plantagenet, Mary Tudor Corderoy, Queen Mary I Tudor Queen Of England And Ireland I, Rev Richard Blewett Tudor Edwards Sr Illegitimate Son Of King Henry Viii, Richard Conderoy, Richard Robert Burgess Of Perth Goodall Cary, Sir Robert Carey, Sir William 2Nd Baron Of Bradenham Windsor, William Carey Jr, William Joseph George Carey.
  • Henry VIII passed away in 1547 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry England
1456–1509
Birth Location: Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
HE
Elizabeth England
1466–1503
Birth Location: Westminster, London, England
EE

Spouses(s)

Katharina Kastilien
1485–1536
Birth Location: Alcalá De Henares
KK

Children(s)

Edward Ireland
1537–1553
Birth Location: Hampton Court Palace
EI
Maria England
1516–1558
Birth Location: Greenwich
ME
Elizabeth England
1533–1603
Birth Location: Greenwich
EE
Bridget Windsor
1504–1582
Birth Location: Stanwell, Middlesex, England, England
BW
Queen I.
1516–1558
Birth Location: Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
QI
Lady Corbett
1506–1543
Birth Location: Stanwell (Middlesex) England
LC
William Carey
1531–1590
Birth Location: Men, Chin State, Myanmar
WC
Catherine Carey
1521–1524
Birth Location: Newry, Down, Ireland
CC
Richard Cary
1515–1586
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England
RC
Audrey Stafford
1545–1630
Birth Location: Gislingham, Suffolk, England
AS
William Jr.
1519–1569
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, , England
WJ
Sir Carey
1516–1570
Birth Location: Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, England
SC
Alice Cordray
1524–1574
Birth Location: Chute, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
AC
Richard Conderoy
1522–1566
Birth Location: Chute, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
RC
Mary Plantagenet
1532–1587
Birth Location: London, London, England
MP
Mary Corderoy
1509–1509
Birth Location: Richmond, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
MC
Lady Carey
1526–1568
Birth Location: Greys, Oxfordshire, England
LC
Henry Tudor
1534–1534
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
HT
Rev VIII
1525–1566
Birth Location: Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
RV
Henry Somerset
1519–1536
Birth Location: Blackmore, Brentwood Borough, Essex, England
HS
Henry Cornwall
1511–1511
Birth Location: Richmond Palace
HC
Lady Windsor
1489–1531
Birth Location: Stanwell, Middlesex, England
LW
Sir Windsor
1494–1553
Birth Location: Stanwell, Middlesex, England
SW
Lady Blount
1506–1591
Birth Location: Eye, Herefordshire, England
LB
Lady Ludlow
1502–1563
Birth Location: Stanwell, Middlesex, England
LL
George Windsor
1492–1520
Birth Location: Stanwell, Middlesex, England
GW
Andrew WINDSOR
1492–1574
Birth Location: Stanwell, Middlesex, , England
AW

Henry VIII's Ancestors

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Henry VIII
1491–1547
Birth Place: Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
Parents
Henry VII England Tudor England
1456–1509
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Elizabeth (Plantagenet\ Queen of) England
1466–1503
Westminster, London, England
Grandparents
Thomas ("1st Earl of Derby") Stanley
1435–1504
Lancashire, England
Lady (Margaret Beaufort) (Tudor)
1443–1509
Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire
Edward (IV (King of England)) Plantagenet
1442–1483
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Elizabeth Wydeville
1437–1492
Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
THOMAS STANLEY
1406–1458
Lady Goushill
1404–1460
King Plantagenet
1411–1460
Cecily Neville
1415–1495
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Knight Stanley
1386–1437
Isabel Harrington
1386–1429
Richard Plantagenet
1376–1415
Anne Mortimer
1390–1411
Ralph Neville
1364–1425
Joan Beaufort
1375–1440

Henry VIII's Descendants

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Henry VIII (28 June 1491–28 January 1547) m. Katharina (von Aragón und) Kastilien (16 December 1485–7 January 1536)
  1. 1. Edward (VI Tudor, King of England, France and Ireland King of England, France and) Ireland 1537–1553 m. Lady (Jane Grey of Leicestershire (was Queen of England for 9) days) 1537–1554 m. Lady (Margaret Douglas, Countess of) Lenox 1515–1581 m. Ariel Smith 1527–1598 m. Mary (I "Queen of Scots" Stewart Stuart (reign 14 Dec 1542 - 24 Jul 1567),Queen Consort of) France 1542–1587
    1. 1. Elizabeth Tudor –1672
    2. 2. Katherine (Dudley) Harmon 1554–1634
    3. 3. (Infant) (Edward) Dudley 1554–1554
    4. 4. Princess (Elizabeth Tudor (parents: Jane Grey & Guildford) Dudley) 1552–1629
    5. 5. Susan King 1553–1646
  2. 2. Maria (von) England 1516–1558
  3. 3. Elizabeth (von) England 1533–1603
  4. 4. Bridget Windsor 1504–1582
  5. 5. Queen (Mary I Tudor, Queen of England and Ireland) I. 1516–1558
  6. 6. Lady (Anne Windsor Lady Vavasour Windsor, Baroness of) Corbett 1506–1543
  7. 7. William (Joseph George) Carey 1531–1590
  8. 8. Catherine (Boleyn) Carey 1521–1524
  9. 9. Richard (Robert, "Burgess of Perth Goodall",) Cary 1515–1586
  10. 10. Audrey Stafford 1545–1630
  11. 11. William (Carey,) Jr. 1519–1569
  12. 12. Sir (Robert) Carey 1516–1570
  13. 13. Alice Cordray 1524–1574
  14. 14. Richard Conderoy 1522–1566
  15. 15. Mary Plantagenet 1532–1587
  16. 16. Mary (Tudor) Corderoy 1509–1509
  17. 17. Lady (Mary Catherine) Carey 1526–1568
  18. 18. Henry (III Duke of Cornwall) Tudor 1534–1534
  19. 19. Rev (Richard Blewett. Tudor Edwards & Sr. Illegitimate son of King Henry) VIII 1525–1566
  20. 20. Henry (Fitzroy 1st Duke of Richmond and) Somerset 1519–1536
  21. 21. Henry (Duke of) Cornwall 1511–1511
  22. 22. Lady (Baroness Eleonor) Windsor 1489–1531
  23. 23. Sir (William, 2nd Baron of Bradenham) Windsor 1494–1553
  24. 24. Lady (Katherine) Blount 1506–1591
  25. 25. Lady (Edith Windsor) Ludlow 1502–1563
  26. 26. George Windsor 1492–1520
  27. 27. Andrew WINDSOR 1492–1574

Henry VIII's Timeline

8 Records

1491
28 June 1491
Birth of Henry VIII in Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
1509
11 June 1509
Age 18
Henry VIII was married in Grey Friars Church, Greenwich, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Grey Friars Church, Greenwich, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1524
1524
Age 33
Henry VIII was married in North Petherton
North Petherton
1533
25 January 1533
Age 42
Henry VIII was married in Whitehall Palace, London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
Whitehall Palace, London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
1536
30 May 1536
Age 45
Henry VIII was married In Prob., Wolf Hall, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Prob., Wolf Hall, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
1540
8 August 1540
Age 49
Henry VIII was married in Lambeth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Lambeth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
1543
12 July 1543
Age 52
Henry VIII was married in Hampton Court Palace, London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
Hampton Court Palace, London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
1547
28 January 1547
Age 56
Death of Henry 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 June 1491
    Event Place: Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 June 1509
    Event Place: Grey Friars Church, Greenwich, Kent, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: North Petherton

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 January 1533
    Event Place: Whitehall Palace, London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 May 1536
    Event Place: Prob., Wolf Hall, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 August 1540
    Event Place: Lambeth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 July 1543
    Event Place: Hampton Court Palace, London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Birdbrook, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Never Married.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Shropshire: Diddlebury, Munslow - Parish Registers, Hereford Diocese

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 January 1547
    Event Place: St James, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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