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Henry VIII Tudor King Of England France And Ireland II Tudor Monarch Knight VIII 1491–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jun 1491

Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 28 Jan 1547

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

Father: Edmund Richmond

Mother: Margaret Beaufort

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Plantagenet

Children(s): Arthur Royalty, Margaret England, Henry England, Queen Tudor

In 1491, Henry VIII Tudor King Of England France And Ireland II Tudor Monarch Knight VIII entered the world in London, Middlesex, England, born to Edmund Earl Tudor 1St Earl Of Richmond And Margaret Beaufort. Henry VIII Tudor King Of England France And Ireland II Tudor Monarch Knight VIII married Elizabeth Of York Plantagenet, and had children including Arthur Tudor Prince Of Wales Earl Of Chester Duke Of Cornwall British Royalty, Henry Viii Tudor Of England, Margaret Tudor Douglas Queen Of Scotland Princess Of England, Queen Consort Mary Rose Tudor. Henry VIII Tudor King Of England France And Ireland II Tudor Monarch Knight VIII passed away in 1547 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1491, Henry VIII Tudor King Of England France And Ireland II Tudor Monarch Knight VIII entered the world in London, Middlesex, England, born to Edmund Earl Tudor 1St Earl Of Richmond And Margaret Beaufort.
  • Henry VIII Tudor King Of England France And Ireland II Tudor Monarch Knight VIII married Elizabeth Of York Plantagenet, and had children including Arthur Tudor Prince Of Wales Earl Of Chester Duke Of Cornwall British Royalty, Henry Viii Tudor Of England, Margaret Tudor Douglas Queen Of Scotland Princess Of England, Queen Consort Mary Rose Tudor.
  • Henry VIII Tudor King Of England France And Ireland II Tudor Monarch Knight VIII passed away in 1547 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund Richmond
1430–1456
Birth Location: Royal Manor of Hadham, Hertfordshire, England
ER
Margaret Beaufort
1443–1509
Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
MB

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Plantagenet
1486–1503
Birth Location: Westminster Palace, England
EP

Children(s)

Arthur Royalty
1486–1502
Birth Location: Winchester, City of Winchester, Hampshire, England
AR
Margaret England
1489–1541
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, London, England
ME
Henry England
1491–1547
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
HE
Queen Tudor
1496–1533
Birth Location: Richmond Palace, Richmond, Surrey, England
QT

Henry VIII's Ancestors

Self
Henry VIII
1491–1547
Birth Place: London, Middlesex, England
Parents
Edmund Earl Tudor 1st Earl of Richmond
1430–1456
Royal Manor of Hadham, Hertfordshire, England
Margaret Beaufort
1443–1509
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
John Beaufort
1404–1444
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Margaret Beauchamp
1410–1482
Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Margaret Hollandfitzalan-Arundel
–1643
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry VIII's Descendants

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Henry (VIII Tudor King Of England France And Ireland II Tudor Monarch Knight) VIII (28 Jun 1491–28 Jan 1547) m. Elizabeth (Of York) Plantagenet (20 Sep 1486–11 Feb 1503)
  1. 1. Arthur (Tudor Prince Of Wales Earl Of Chester Duke Of Cornwall British) Royalty 1486–1502
  2. 2. Margaret (Tudor-Douglas Queen Of Scotland Princess Of) England 1489–1541 m. James IV 1488–1513
    1. 1. James (V. King Of) Scotland 1512–1542 m. Euphemia, (Mistress of James V,) Elphinstone 1509–1564 m. Marie\Mary (of Guise Princess of Lorraine DeLorraine Queen of) Scots 1515–1560
      1. 1. Mary (I. Queen) Stuart 1542–1587 m. Francois II 1544–1560 m. Henry (Stuart Lord Of) Darnley 1545–1567
        1. 1. St (Earl Of) Moray 1566–1625 m. Anne (Of Denmark Queen Consort England Scotland Amp Ireland) Oldenburg 1574–1619
      2. 2. Sir (Lord ROBERT STEWART, 1st Earl of Orkney and Lord of Shetland) illegitimate 1533–1593 m. Janet Kennedy 1537–1598
        1. 1. Lady (Jean) Stewart 1570–1644 m. Patrick (Lord Lindores) Leslie 1550–1608 m. James (Leslie, Master of) Rothe 1555–1607
        2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth) Stewart 1572–1642
        3. 3. Mary Stuart 1565–1644
        4. 4. John (Stewart 1st Earl of) Carrick 1574–1646
  3. 3. Henry (VIII Tudor Of) England 1491–1547 m. Catherine (Beheaded St Cuz To Anne Boleyn Howard Tudor 5th Wife Of Henry Viii- Treasured Then) Executed 1521–1542 m. Anne Boleyn 1507–1536
    1. 1. Queen (Elizabeth) I 1533–1603
  4. 4. Queen (Consort Mary "Rose") Tudor 1496–1533 m. Sir (Charles I "His Grace" Brandon, Knight of the Garter, Lord Steward of the Household, Justice in Eyre, 1st Viscount of Lisle, Earl of Shannon, 1st Duke of) Suffolk 1484–1545 m. Louis (XII King Of) France 1462–1515
    1. 1. Dutchess (Of) Suffolk 1517–1559 m. Lord (Henry Grey, 1st Duke of) Suffolk 1517–1554
      1. 1. Katherine (De) Grey 1540–1567 m. Edward (II) Seymour 1537–1621
        1. 1. Edward Seymore 1561–1612 m. Elizabeth Champernowne 1555–1613
      2. 2. Lady (Jane) Grey 1537–1554

Henry VIII's Timeline

8 Records

1457
28 January 1457
Birth of Henry VIII Tudor King Of England France And Ireland II Tudor Monarch Knight VIII in Pembroke Pembrokeshire, Wales
Pembroke Pembrokeshire, Wales
1457
28 Jan 1457
Birth of Henry VIII Tudor King Of England France And Ireland II Tudor Monarch Knight VIII in Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales
1457
28 Jan 1457
Birth of Henry VIII Tudor King Of England France And Ireland II Tudor Monarch Knight VIII in Pembroke Castle, Wales
Pembroke Castle, Wales
1491
28 Jun 1491
Birth of Henry VIII Tudor King Of England France And Ireland II Tudor Monarch Knight VIII in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England
1509
21 April 1509
Age 18
Death of Henry VIII Tudor King Of England France And Ireland II Tudor Monarch Knight VIII in Palace of Whitehall, City of Westminster, United Kingdom
Palace of Whitehall, City of Westminster, United Kingdom
1509
21 Apr 1509
Age 18
Death of Henry VIII Tudor King Of England France And Ireland II Tudor Monarch Knight VIII in Richmond Palace, Richmond, Surrey, England
Richmond Palace, Richmond, Surrey, England
1509
21 Apr 1509
Age 18
Death of Henry VIII Tudor King Of England France And Ireland II Tudor Monarch Knight VIII in Richmond Palace, England
Richmond Palace, England
1547
28 Jan 1547
Age 56
Death of Henry VIII Tudor King Of England France And Ireland II Tudor Monarch Knight VIII in Palace of Whitehall, London, Middlesex, England
Palace of Whitehall, London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 January 1457
    Event Place: Pembroke Pembrokeshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1457
    Event Place: Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] GEDCOM file submitted by Ashley, atowell88@@gmail.com. Imported on 25 January 2023.
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1457
    Event Place: Pembroke Castle, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] GEDCOM file submitted by Ashley, atowell88@@gmail.com. Imported on 25 January 2023.
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1491
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Ashley, atowell88@@gmail.com. Imported on 25 January 2023.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Middlesex: - Register of Marriages, 1566-1837

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 April 1509
    Event Place: Palace of Whitehall, City of Westminster, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1509
    Event Place: Richmond Palace, Richmond, Surrey, England
    Record Source:
    [1] GEDCOM file submitted by Ashley, atowell88@@gmail.com. Imported on 25 January 2023.
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1509
    Event Place: Richmond Palace, England
    Record Source:
    [1] GEDCOM file submitted by Ashley, atowell88@@gmail.com. Imported on 25 January 2023.
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1547
    Event Place: Palace of Whitehall, London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Ashley, atowell88@@gmail.com. Imported on 25 January 2023.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] GEDCOM file submitted by Ashley, atowell88@@gmail.com. Imported on 25 January 2023.
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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