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Henry VIII 1491–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jun 1491

Birth Location: Greenwich, London, , England

Death Date: 28 Jan 1547

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

Father: Henry Plantagenet

Mother: Queen Plantagenet

Spouse(s): Jane Seymour, catherine parr, catherine howard, Anne Boleyn, Catherine Aragon

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

Henry VIII was born in 1491 in Greenwich, London, , England, the child of Henry Vi Plantagenet And Queen Consort Of England Princess Elizabeth Of York Plantagenet. Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn, Catherine Aragon, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr, Jane Seymour, and had children including Edward Vi Of England Tudor, Elizabeth I Tudor, Henry Tudor, Mary Tudor. 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, London, , England, the child of Henry Vi Plantagenet And Queen Consort Of England Princess Elizabeth Of York Plantagenet.
  • Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn, Catherine Aragon, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr, Jane Seymour, and had children including Edward Vi Of England Tudor, Elizabeth I Tudor, Henry Tudor, Mary Tudor.
  • Henry VIII passed away in 1547 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Plantagenet
1421–1471
Birth Location: Windsor Castle, England
HP
Queen Plantagenet
1465–1503
Birth Location: Westminster, London, England
QP

Spouses(s)

Jane Seymour
1507–1537
Birth Location: Savernake, Wiltshire, England
JS
catherine parr
1512–1548
Birth Location: Lambeth, Norfolk
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catherine howard
1524–1542
Birth Location: –
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Anne Boleyn
1507–1536
Birth Location: Wiltshire, England
AB
Catherine Aragon
1485–1536
Birth Location: Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
CA

Children(s)

Elizabeth Tudor
1533–1603
Birth Location: Greenwich
ET
Edward Tudor
1537–1553
Birth Location: Hampton Court Palace, Middlesex, England
ET
Henry Tudor
1511–1511
Birth Location: London, City of London, Greater London, England
HT
Mary Tudor
1515–1558
Birth Location: Greenwich Palace
MT

Henry VIII's Ancestors

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Henry VIII
1491–1547
Birth Place: Greenwich, London, , England
Parents
Henry VI Plantagenet
1421–1471
Windsor Castle, England
Queen (Consort of England Princess Elizabeth of York) Plantagenet
1465–1503
Westminster, London, England
Grandparents
Edmund Tudor
1430–1456
Hertfordshire, England
Margaret Beaufort
1443–1509
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Edward (IV) Plantagenet
1409–1483
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Elizabeth WYDEVILLE
1437–1492
Regis, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Great-Grandparents
Owen Tudor
1397–1461
Catherine VALOIS
1401–1437
John Somerset/
1404–1444
Margaret Beauchamp
1410–1482
RICHARD YORK
1411–1460
Cecily Plantagenet
1415–1495
RICHARD, WOODVILLE
1408–1469
Jacquette Pol
1416–1472
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Maerdedd Tudor
–1406
IV Valois
1368–1422
Isabelle Wittelbach
1371–1435
John Somerset,
1373–1410
Margaret* Holand
1383–1439
Richard Cambridge
1376–1415
Anne Mortimer
1390–1411
RALPH DeNEVILLE
1364–1425
Joan Beaufort
1379–1440
Richard 15-6/
1385–1441
Joan 15-6/
1390–1448
Peter Pol
1385–1433
Margaretha Baux
1390–1469

Henry VIII's Descendants

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Henry VIII (28 Jun 1491–28 Jan 1547) m. Jane Seymour (1507–24 Oct 1537) m. catherine parr (1512–1548) m. catherine howard (1524–1542) m. Anne Boleyn (1507–1536) m. Catherine Aragon (15 Dec 1485–7 Jan 1536)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (I) Tudor 1533–1603
  2. 2. Edward (VI of England) Tudor 1537–1553
  3. 3. Henry Tudor 1511–1511
  4. 4. Mary Tudor 1515–1558

Henry VIII's Timeline

6 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
1491
28 Jun 1491
Birth of Henry VIII in Greenwich, London, , England
Greenwich, London, , England
1494
1494
Age 3
Birth of Henry VIII in Hatfield, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England
Hatfield, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England
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
1547
1547
Age 56
Death of Henry VIII in England
England
1547
28 Jan 1547
Age 56
Death of Henry VIII in Westminster, Middlesex, , England
Westminster, Middlesex, , 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] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 09; Page: 527
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 January 1547
    Event Place: St James, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 09; Page: 527
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1494
    Event Place: Hatfield, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [5] International, Find a Grave Index
    [6] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [7] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [8] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories
    [2] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records, Obituaries prior to 1800; Author: Musgrave, William, Sir, 1735-1800; Armytage, George J., Sir, 1842-1918
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [5] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [6] International, Find a Grave Index
    [7] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [8] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [9] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1491
    Event Place: Greenwich, London, , England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1547
    Event Place: Westminster, Middlesex, , England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
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