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Henry Tudor 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: St James, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Henry Tudor

Mother: Queen England

Spouse(s): Katherine Aragon, anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine parr

Children(s): mary Tudor, Edward VI, Elizabeth Tudor, Henry Tudor

The story of Henry Tudor VIII began in 1491 in Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England. Henry Tudor VIII married Anne Boleyn, Anne Of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr, Jane Seymour, Katherine Of Aragon, and had children including Edward Tudor Vi, Elizabeth I Tudor, Henry Tudor, Humphrey Tudor, Mary Tudor. Henry Tudor VIII passed away in 1547 in St James, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Tudor VIII began in 1491 in Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England.
  • Henry Tudor VIII married Anne Boleyn, Anne Of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr, Jane Seymour, Katherine Of Aragon, and had children including Edward Tudor Vi, Elizabeth I Tudor, Henry Tudor, Humphrey Tudor, Mary Tudor.
  • Henry 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 Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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Queen England
1466–1503
Birth Location: Palace, Of, Westminster, London, London, England
QE

Spouses(s)

Katherine Aragon
1485–1533
Birth Location: archiepiscopal palace, alcalá de henares, castile, Spain
KA
anne Boleyn
1501–1536
Birth Location: blickling hall, Norfolk, England
aB
Jane Seymour
1508–1537
Birth Location: Wolf Hall, Wiltshire, England
JS
Anne Cleves
1515–1557
Birth Location: düsseldorf, duchy of berg, kingdom of germany, holy, roman, Empire Bay, New South Wales, Australia
AC
Catherine Howard
1524–1542
Birth Location: Lambeth, London
CH
Catherine parr
1512–1548
Birth Location: blackfriars, London, England
Cp

Children(s)

mary Tudor
1516–1558
Birth Location: palace of placentia, Greenwich, Kent, England
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Edward VI
1537–1553
Birth Location: 12 October 1537 Hampton Court Palace, Middlesex, England
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Elizabeth Tudor
1533–1603
Birth Location: Greenwich Palace, London, London, England, United Kingdom
ET
Henry Tudor
1535–1535
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
HT

Henry VIII's Ancestors

Self
Henry VIII
1491–1547
Birth Place: Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
Parents
Henry VII Tudor
1457–1509
Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Queen (Elizabeth "Queen of Hearts" "Elizabeth of York" Plantagenet, Lady of the Garter, Princess of York, Princess of England, Heiress of England, Queen of) England
1466–1503
Palace, Of, Westminster, London, London, England
Grandparents
Edmund Tudor
1430–1456
much hadham palace, Hertfordshire, England
Margaret (Beaufort Countess of Richmond and) Derby
1443–1509
bletsoe castle, Bedfordshire, England
Edward (IV of) England
1442–1483
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
Elizabeth Woodville
1437–1492
Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Owain Tudor
1400–1461
Catherine Valois
1401–1437
John Beaufort
1404–1444
Margaret Beauchamp
1410–1482
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Maredudd Tudor
1370–1406
Margaret Dafydd
1383–1428

Henry VIII's Descendants

1.
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Henry (Tudor) VIII (28 Jun 1491–28 Jan 1547) m. Katherine (of) Aragon (16 Dec 1485–7 Jan 1533) m. anne Boleyn (1501 or 1507–19 May 1536) m. Jane Seymour (1508–24 Oct 1537) m. Anne (of) Cleves (1515–16 Jul 1557) m. Catherine Howard (1524–13 February 1542) m. Catherine parr (1512–5 Sep 1548)
  1. 1. mary Tudor 1516–1558
  2. 2. Edward (Tudor) VI 1537–1553
  3. 3. Elizabeth (I) Tudor 1533–1603
  4. 4. Henry Tudor 1535–1535

Henry VIII's Timeline

4 Records

1491
28 Jun 1491
Birth of Henry Tudor VIII in Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
1533
25 January 1533
Age 42
Henry Tudor VIII was married in Whitehall, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Whitehall, London, London, England, United Kingdom
1547
28 Jan 1547
Age 56
Death of Henry Tudor VIII in St James, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
St James, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
1597
1597
Age 106
Death of Henry Tudor VIII in Palace of Whitehall, London, Middlesex, England
Palace of Whitehall, London, Middlesex, 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: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 January 1533
    Event Place: Whitehall, London, London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1597
    Event Place: Palace of Whitehall, London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1547
    Event Place: St James, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
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