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Henry VIII 1491–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jun 1491

Birth Location: Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, London, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 28 Jan 1547

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

Father: Thomas Lumley

Mother: Elizabeth England

Spouse(s): Queen Parr, Anne Cleves, Queen Pembroke, Katherine (Infante), Agnes VIII), Elizabeth Blount, Queen England, Jane Seymour

Children(s): Henry Tudor, Stillborn Tudor, Stillborn Tudor, Queen I, Queen England, Henry Cornwall, Baby Tudor, Henry Somerset, Unnamed son, Henry d'Angleterre, Rev VIII, Henry Somerset, Edward VI, Baby England, Baby England

Henry VIII was born in 1491 in Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, London, Middlesex, England, the child of Thomas Lord Dethornton 3Rd Governor Of Scarborough Castle Lumley And Elizabeth Of York Queen Consort Of England. Henry VIII married Agnes Beaupenny Blewitt Mistress Of Henry Viii, Anne Of Cleves, Elizabeth Blount, Jane Seymour, Katherine The Virtuous Of Aragon Tastamara Of Aragon 1St Wife Of Henry Viii Mother Of Mary I Bloody Mary Queen Of England Infante, Queen Anne Boleyn Marchioness Of Pembroke, Queen Catherine Parr, Queen Catherine Howard Queen Consort Of England, and had children including Baby Girl Tudor Princess Of England, Baby Tudor, Edward Vi, Henry Fitzroy 1St Duke Of Richmond And Somerset, Henry Tudor, Henry Tudor 2 D Angleterre, Henry Tudor Duke Of Cornwall, Queen Elizabeth I Tudor Of England, Queen Mary I Bloody Mary Tudor Of England And Spain I, Rev Richard Blewett Tudor Edwards Sr Illegitimate Son Of King Henry Viii, Stillborn Daughter Tudor, Stillborn Son Tudor, Unnamed Son. 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 Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, London, Middlesex, England, the child of Thomas Lord Dethornton 3Rd Governor Of Scarborough Castle Lumley And Elizabeth Of York Queen Consort Of England.
  • Henry VIII married Agnes Beaupenny Blewitt Mistress Of Henry Viii, Anne Of Cleves, Elizabeth Blount, Jane Seymour, Katherine The Virtuous Of Aragon Tastamara Of Aragon 1St Wife Of Henry Viii Mother Of Mary I Bloody Mary Queen Of England Infante, Queen Anne Boleyn Marchioness Of Pembroke, Queen Catherine Parr, Queen Catherine Howard Queen Consort Of England, and had children including Baby Girl Tudor Princess Of England, Baby Tudor, Edward Vi, Henry Fitzroy 1St Duke Of Richmond And Somerset, Henry Tudor, Henry Tudor 2 D Angleterre, Henry Tudor Duke Of Cornwall, Queen Elizabeth I Tudor Of England, Queen Mary I Bloody Mary Tudor Of England And Spain I, Rev Richard Blewett Tudor Edwards Sr Illegitimate Son Of King Henry Viii, Stillborn Daughter Tudor, Stillborn Son Tudor, Unnamed Son.
  • Henry VIII passed away in 1547 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

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Henry VIII's Ancestors

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Henry VIII
1491–1547
Birth Place: Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, London, Middlesex, England
Parents
Thomas (Lord)DeThornton, 3rd Governor of Scarborough Castle, Lumley
1460–1487
Lumley, Durham, England
Elizabeth (of York * Queen Consort of) England
1466–1503
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Grandparents
George Lumley
–1507
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry VIII's Descendants

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Henry VIII (28 Jun 1491–28 Jan 1547) m. Queen (Catherine) Parr (20 Dec., 1512–7 Sep 1548) m. Anne (of) Cleves (14 Nov 1517–01 Mar 1586) m. Queen (Anne Boleyn Marchioness of) Pembroke (5 May 1507–19 May 1536) m. Katherine ("The Virtuous of Aragon" Tastamara of Aragon, 1st wife of Henry VIII Mother of Mary I "Bloody Mary"Queen of England) (Infante) (16 December 1485–) m. Agnes (Beaupenny Blewitt (Mistress of Henry) VIII) (1509–1575) m. Elizabeth Blount (1487–1539) m. Queen (Catherine Howard Queen Consort of) England (1520–13 February 1542) m. Jane Seymour (1509–24 Oct 1537)
  1. 1. Henry Tudor 1511–1511
  2. 2. Stillborn (Daughter) Tudor 1509–1509
  3. 3. Stillborn (Son) Tudor 1514–1514
  4. 4. Queen (Mary I "Bloody Mary" Tudor of England and Spain) I 1516–1558
  5. 5. Queen (Elizabeth I Tudor of) England 1533–1603
  6. 6. Henry (Tudor Duke of) Cornwall 1511–1511
  7. 7. Baby Tudor 1534–1534
  8. 8. Henry (FitzRoy 1st Duke of Richmond and) Somerset 1519–1536
  9. 9. Unnamed son 1515–1515
  10. 10. Henry (Tudor 2) d'Angleterre 1513–1514
  11. 11. Rev (Richard Blewett Tudor Edwards & Sr. Illegitimate son of King Henry) VIII 1525–1566
  12. 12. Henry (Fitzroy 1st Duke of Richmond and) Somerset 1519–1536
  13. 13. Edward VI 1537–1553
  14. 14. Baby (Girl Tudor Princess of) England 1510–1510
  15. 15. Baby (Girl Tudor Princess of) England 1518–1518

Henry VIII's Timeline

4 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 Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, London, Middlesex, England
Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, London, Middlesex, 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
28 Jan 1547
Age 56
Death of Henry VIII in Whitehall Palace, Whitehall, London, Middlesex, England
Whitehall Palace, Whitehall, London, 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: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1491
    Event Place: Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 January 1547
    Event Place: St James, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1547
    Event Place: Whitehall Palace, Whitehall, London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England

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