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Henry VIII Tudor King of England VIII 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: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England

Father: Henry Tudor

Mother: Elizabeth York

Spouse(s): Mary Lady, Catherine None, Catherine Parr, Catherine Howard, Anne Boleyn, Anne Cleeves, Jane Seymour

Children(s): Catherine Lady, Elizabeth England, Edward Tudor, Stillborn Tudor, Henry Cornwall, Stillborn Tudor, Stillborn Tudor, Mary Tudor, Stillborn Tudor, Miscarriage Tudor, Henry Somerset

The story of Henry VIII Tudor King of England VIII began in 1491 in Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England. Henry VIII Tudor King of England VIII married Anne Boleyn, Anne La Mark Of Cleeves, Catherine, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr, Jane Seymour, Mary Boleyn Lady, and had children including Catherine Carey Lady, Edward Vi Tudor, Elizabeth I The Virgin Queen Gloriana Good Queen Bess Tudor Queen Of England, Henry Fitzroy Duke Of Richmond And Somerset, Henry Tudor Duke Of Cornwall, Mary Tudor, Miscarriage Son Tudor, Stillborn Daughter Tudor, Stillborn Son Tudor. Henry VIII Tudor King of England VIII passed away in 1547 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

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  • The story of Henry VIII Tudor King of England VIII began in 1491 in Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England.
  • Henry VIII Tudor King of England VIII married Anne Boleyn, Anne La Mark Of Cleeves, Catherine, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr, Jane Seymour, Mary Boleyn Lady, and had children including Catherine Carey Lady, Edward Vi Tudor, Elizabeth I The Virgin Queen Gloriana Good Queen Bess Tudor Queen Of England, Henry Fitzroy Duke Of Richmond And Somerset, Henry Tudor Duke Of Cornwall, Mary Tudor, Miscarriage Son Tudor, Stillborn Daughter Tudor, Stillborn Son Tudor.
  • Henry VIII Tudor King of England VIII passed away in 1547 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry VIII's Ancestors

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Henry VIII
1491–1547
Birth Place: Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
Parents
Henry Tudor
1457–1509
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Elizabeth York
1465–1503
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Grandparents
Edmund (Tudor Earl Of) Richmond
1430–1456
Great-Grandparents
Catherine Valois
1401–1437
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry VIII's Descendants

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Henry (VIII Tudor King of England) VIII (28 Jun 1491–28 Jan 1547) m. Mary (Boleyn) Lady (About 1499–19 Jul 1543) m. Catherine (16 December 1485–7 January 1536) m. Catherine Parr (1512–5 Sep 1548) m. Catherine Howard (1524–13 Feb 1542) m. Anne Boleyn (ABT 1501 / 1507–19 May 1536) m. Anne (La Mark Of) Cleeves (28 Jun 1515–16 Jul 1557) m. Jane Seymour (1508–12 Nov 1537)
  1. 1. Catherine (Carey) Lady 1524–1568 m. Francis (Knolly) Sir 1514–1596
    1. 1. Lady (Anne-Baroness de la Warr Knollys Baroness West 1st Cousin to Queen) Elizabeth 1555–1608
    2. 2. Sir (Edward) Knollys 1541–1582
    3. 3. Sir (Robert Knollys) (Knowles) 1544–1632
    4. 4. Lettice Knollys 1543–1634 m. Walter Devereux 1541–1576
      1. 1. Thomas Dudley 1586–1649
      2. 2. Charles Blount 1589–
      3. 3. Dorothy Devereux 1570–1619 m. Sir (Thomas) Perrot 1547–1594 m. 9TH (EARL LORD HENRY PERCY OF) NORTHUMBERLAND 1564–1632
        1. 1. Mary ((Anne)) Perrot 1567–1618 m. Sir (Francis Smith) Smyth 1560–1641
        2. 2. Dorothy Perrott 1588–
        3. 3. Penelope Perrot 1590–1655
        4. 4. 1OTH (EARL SIR ALGERNON SEYMOUR CHARLE PERCY OF NORTHUMBERLAND) * 1602–1668
        5. 5. COUNTESS (LADY DOROTHY PERCY, SIDNEY OF LEICESTER) * 1598–1659
        6. 6. COUNTESS (LADY LUCY PERCY, HAY OF CARLISLE) * 1599–1660
        7. 7. BARON (LORD HENRY PERCY OF ALNWICK) * 1595–1659
      4. 4. Sir (Lord Robert) Devereux 1566–1600
      5. 5. Robert Dudley 1579–1584
      6. 6. William Dudley 1583–
      7. 7. Francis Devereaux 1572–
      8. 8. Constance Dudley 1580–1609
      9. 9. Lady (Penelope) Devereux 1563–1607
      10. 10. Walter (William) Devereux, 1569–1591
    5. 5. Lady (Mary Knollys (Knowles) died as a) child 1542–1588
    6. 6. Sir (Richard Knollys) (Knowles) 1548–1610
    7. 7. Sir (William, Sir Knollys Knowles, Viscount of Wallingford, 1st Earl of) Banbury 1547–1632
    8. 8. Sir (Francis II Knollys Knowles Privateer Pirate, HP,) Knight 1552–1643
    9. 9. Lady (Katharine Catherine, Lady Knollys Knowles, daughter of Sir Francis I, married Fitzgerald and Butler) Boteler 1559–1632
    10. 10. Lady (Elizabeth Knollys, daughter of Sir Francis I, married) Leighton 1546–1605
    11. 11. Edward, (Sir) Knollys 1546–1580
    12. 12. Thomas, (Sir Knollys, son of Sir Francis I Knight, KG, Oxford U, Governor of) Ostend 1552–1596
    13. 13. Dudley (Knollys, son of Sir Francis I died as an) infant 1562–1562
  2. 2. Elizabeth (I "The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, Good Queen Bess" Tudor, Queen of) England 1533–1603
  3. 3. Edward (VI) Tudor 1537–1553
  4. 4. Stillborn (Daughter) Tudor 1510–1510
  5. 5. Henry (Tudor Duke of) Cornwall 1511–1511
  6. 6. Stillborn (Son) Tudor 1513–1513
  7. 7. Stillborn (Son) Tudor 1514–1514
  8. 8. Mary Tudor 1516–1558
  9. 9. Stillborn (Daughter) Tudor 1518–1518
  10. 10. Miscarriage (Son) Tudor 1536–1536
  11. 11. Henry (FitzRoy Duke of Richmond and) Somerset 1519–1536

Henry VIII's Timeline

2 Records

1491
28 Jun 1491
Birth of Henry VIII Tudor King of England 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 VIII Tudor King of England VIII in Bristol Castle, Somerset, England
Bristol Castle, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1547
    Event Place: Bristol Castle, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    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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