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Henry VIII 1491–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jun 1491

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

Death Date: 28 JAN 1547/48

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

Father: King VII

Mother: Elizabeth None

Spouse(s): Catherine Arragon

Children(s): Robert Cary, Mary Tudor, Mary I, Henry Tudor, Henry Plantagenet

In 1491, Henry VIII / entered the world in Greenwich Palace, Royal Borough of Greenwich, London, England, born to King Henry Vii And Elizabeth. Henry VIII married Catherine Arragon, and had children including Henry Plantagenet, Henry Tudor, Mary I, Mary I Tudor, Robert Cary. Henry VIII / passed away in 1547 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1491, Henry VIII // entered the world in Greenwich Palace, Royal Borough of Greenwich, London, England, born to King Henry Vii And Elizabeth.
  • Henry VIII // married Catherine Arragon, and had children including Henry Plantagenet, Henry Tudor, Mary I, Mary I Tudor, Robert Cary.
  • Henry 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 Palace, Royal Borough of Greenwich, London, England
Parents
King Henry VII
1457–1509
Pembroke Castle, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, West Wales, Wales
Elizabeth
1466–1503
Westminster, London, , England
Grandparents
Edmund Tudor
1431–1456
Hadham, Bedfordshire, England
Margaret Beaufort
1443–1509
Bletsoe,bedfordshire,england
Henry (VII) England
1444–1509
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Elizabeth Plantagenet
1444–1502
Westminster, London, , England
Great-Grandparents
Owen Tudor
–1461
Sir Richmond
1430–1458
Margaret Beaufort
1443–1509
King IV
1442–1483
Elizabeth Woodville
1437–1492
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Owen Tudor
1397–1461
Catherine DeValois
1401–1437
Richard Plantagenet
1411–1460
Cecily Plantagenet
1415–1495

Henry VIII's Descendants

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Henry VIII (28 Jun 1491–28 JAN 1547/48) m. Catherine Arragon (15 Dec 1485–07 JAN 1536)
  1. 1. Robert Cary 1515–1570 m. Elizabeth Dennis 1530–1580
    1. 1. Elizabeth Carye 1547–1615 m. Earl Borroridge 1543–1619
      1. 1. Rebecca Borroridge 1615–1681 m. John Staple 1610–1683
        1. 1. William Staples 1675–1755 m. Jane Staples 1680–1745
        2. 2. John Staples 1641–1692
        3. 3. ABRAHAM STAPLES 1638–1703
        4. 4. Joseph Staples 1641–1647
        5. 5. Sarah Staples 1645–1696
        6. 6. Samuel STAPLES 1628–1683
        7. 7. Rebecca Staples 1639–1696
        8. 8. Samuel Staples 1664–1743
  2. 2. Mary (I) Tudor 1516–1558
  3. 3. Mary I 1516–1558
  4. 4. Henry Tudor 1511–1511
  5. 5. Henry Plantagenet 1534–1534

Henry VIII's Timeline

2 Records

1491
28 Jun 1491
Birth of Henry VIII // in Greenwich Palace, Royal Borough of Greenwich, London, England
Greenwich Palace, Royal Borough of Greenwich, London, England
1547
28 JAN 1547/48
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 Jun 1491
    Event Place: Greenwich Palace, Royal Borough of Greenwich, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 JAN 1547/48
    Event Place: St James, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k

    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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