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Henry VIII 1500–1549 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: June 28 1500

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

Death Date: 26 November 1549

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

Father: Henri Tudor

Mother: Elizabeth England

Spouse(s): Mistress Aragon), Catherine 1547, Catherine 1541, Anne 1540, Jane TUDOR, Anne England, Katherine England, Joan Consort, Mrs Henry, Agnes VIII)

Children(s): John Sr, Catherine Carey), Henry Ireland, Edward Tudor, Elizabeth Tudor), Mary Mary", Mary Seymour, Richard Edwards

The story of Henry VIII began in 1500 in Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, London, London, England. Henry VIII married Agnes Beaupenny Blewitt Mistress Of Henry Viii, Anne Boleyn Beheading For Treason Queen Of England, Anne Of Cleves Annulled Queen Of England From 6 January To 12 July 1540, Catherine Kateryn Parr Queen Of England And Ireland From Their Marriage On 12 July 1543 Until Henry S Death On 28 January 1547, Catherine Howard Beheaded For Treason And Adultery Queen Of England From July 1540 Until November 1541, Jane Queen Consort D England De Seymore Tudor, Joan Dingley Dobson Mistress Consort, Katherine Catalina Of Aragon Annulled Queen Of England, Mistress Elizabeth Bessie Blount Baroness Tailboys Of Kyme Baroness Clinton Elizabeth Was A Lady In Waiting To Catherine Of Aragon, Mistress Mary Boleyn, Mrs Henry, and had children including Catherine Carey Lady Knollys Mary S Fertility Period Only Occurred During The Time She Was Having An Affair With King Henry Viii No Children Born Before Or After By William Carey, Edward Vi Tudor, Elizabeth I Queen Of England And Ireland From 17 November 1558 To 1603 She Was The Last Monarch Of The House Of Tudor, Henry Fitzroy Duke Of Richmond And Somerset Lord High Admiral Of England Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland, John Henry Edwards Sr, Mary I Of England Also Known As Mary Tudor And As Bloody Mary, Mary Parr Seymour, Richard Edwards. Henry VIII passed away in 1549 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

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  • The story of Henry VIII began in 1500 in Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, London, London, England.
  • Henry VIII married Agnes Beaupenny Blewitt Mistress Of Henry Viii, Anne Boleyn Beheading For Treason Queen Of England, Anne Of Cleves Annulled Queen Of England From 6 January To 12 July 1540, Catherine Kateryn Parr Queen Of England And Ireland From Their Marriage On 12 July 1543 Until Henry S Death On 28 January 1547, Catherine Howard Beheaded For Treason And Adultery Queen Of England From July 1540 Until November 1541, Jane Queen Consort D England De Seymore Tudor, Joan Dingley Dobson Mistress Consort, Katherine Catalina Of Aragon Annulled Queen Of England, Mistress Elizabeth Bessie Blount Baroness Tailboys Of Kyme Baroness Clinton Elizabeth Was A Lady In Waiting To Catherine Of Aragon, Mistress Mary Boleyn, Mrs Henry, and had children including Catherine Carey Lady Knollys Mary S Fertility Period Only Occurred During The Time She Was Having An Affair With King Henry Viii No Children Born Before Or After By William Carey, Edward Vi Tudor, Elizabeth I Queen Of England And Ireland From 17 November 1558 To 1603 She Was The Last Monarch Of The House Of Tudor, Henry Fitzroy Duke Of Richmond And Somerset Lord High Admiral Of England Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland, John Henry Edwards Sr, Mary I Of England Also Known As Mary Tudor And As Bloody Mary, Mary Parr Seymour, Richard Edwards.
  • Henry VIII passed away in 1549 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry VIII's Ancestors

Self
Henry VIII
1500–1549
Birth Place: Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, London, London, England
Parents
Henri VII Tudor
1457–1509
Pembropke Castle Pembrokeshire Wales
Elizabeth (of York, Princess of England, Queen Consort of) England
1466–1503
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Grandparents
Edmund Tudor
1456–1546
Edward IV
1441–1483
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Elizabeth Wydevyle
1437–1492
Rivers, Nigeria
Great-Grandparents
Owen Tudor
1400–1461
Catherine Valois
1401–1437
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry VIII's Descendants

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Henry VIII (June 28 1500–26 November 1549) m. Mistress (Elizabeth "Bessie" Blount, Baroness Tailboys of Kyme, Baroness Clinton. (Elizabeth, was a Lady-in-Waiting to Catherine of) Aragon) (1498–1540) m. Catherine ("Kateryn" Parr, Queen of England and Ireland from their marriage on 12 July 1543 until Henry's death on 28 January) 1547 (Aug 1512–5 Sep 1548) m. Catherine (Howard (beheaded for treason and adultery) , Queen of England from July 1540 until November) 1541 (1523–13 February 1542) m. Anne (of Cleves (Annulled), Queen of England from 6 January to 12 July) 1540 (28 Jun 1515–16 Jul 1557) m. Jane (Queen Consort d'England de SEYMORE) TUDOR (September 1508–24 October 1537) m. Anne (Boleyn, (beheading for treason), Queen of) England (1501–19 May 1536) m. Katherine ("Catalina" of Aragon (Annulled), Queen of) England (16 Dec 1485–7 Jan 1536) m. Joan (Dingley (Dobson) Mistress) Consort (1500–12 Jun 1567) m. Mrs Henry (1504–1534 July 19) m. Agnes (Beaupenny Blewitt (Mistress of Henry) VIII) (1509–1575)
  1. 1. John (Henry Edwards) Sr 1518–1569 m. Elizabeth Whitfield 1525–1549
    1. 1. John (Samuel Lewis Edwards of Huntland,) Worth 1549–1595 m. Martha (Marta) Blundell 1549–1623
      1. 1. Sarah (Ann (Lady of Braintree Essex)) Edwards 1578–1662
        1. 1. William (Nicholas) Butler 1602–1648
  2. 2. Catherine (Carey, Lady Knollys (Mary's fertility period only occurred during the time she was having an affair with King Henry VIII. No children born before or after by William) Carey) 1524–1569
  3. 3. Henry (FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset, Lord High Admiral of England, Lord Lieutenant of) Ireland 1519–1536
  4. 4. Edward (VI) Tudor 1537–1553 m. Mary Stuart 1542–1587
    1. 1. Princess (Elizabeth) Tudor 1552–1629
  5. 5. Elizabeth (I, Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 to 1603. ( She was the last monarch of the House of) Tudor) 1533–1603
  6. 6. Mary (I of England, also known as Mary Tudor, and as "Bloody) Mary" 1516–1558
  7. 7. Mary (Parr) Seymour 1548–1550
  8. 8. Richard Edwards 1525–1566

Henry VIII's Timeline

6 Records

1500
June 28 1500
Birth of Henry VIII in Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, London, London, England
Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, London, London, England
1509
11 June 1509
Age 9
Henry VIII was married in Greenwich, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Greenwich, London, London, England, United Kingdom
1540
28 July 1540
Age 40
Henry VIII was married in Oatlands Palace, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Oatlands Palace, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
1543
12 July 1543
Age 43
Henry VIII was married in Richmond, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Richmond, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1549
26 November 1549
Age 49
Death of Henry VIII in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales
Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales
1853
29 May 1853
Age 353
Henry VIII was baptized in Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England
Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: June 28 1500
    Event Place: Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, London, 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
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] 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
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 29 May 1853
    Event Place: Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: P298 in 1/7

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 June 1509
    Event Place: Greenwich, London, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 July 1540
    Event Place: Oatlands Palace, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 July 1543
    Event Place: Richmond, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Shropshire: Diddlebury, Munslow - Parish Registers, Hereford Diocese

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 November 1549
    Event Place: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales
    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
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] 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
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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