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King Henry Tudor VIII 1491–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jun 1491

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

Death Date: 28 Nov 1547

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

Father: Henry VII

Mother: Elizabeth Plantagenet

Spouse(s): Katherine Aragon, Anna Boleyne, Jane Seymour, Anne Cleves, Katherine Howard, Katherine Parr

Children(s): Edward VI, Mary Tudor, Queen I, Henry Tudor, Baby Tudor, Baby Tudor, Baby Tudor

In 1491, King Henry Tudor VIII entered the world in Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, London, Middlesex, England, born to Henry Tudor Vii And Elizabeth Of York Plantagenet. King Henry Tudor VIII married Anna Boleyne, Anne Of Cleves, Jane Seymour, Katherine Howard, Katherine Parr, Katherine Van Aragon, and had children including Baby Tudor, Baby Tudor, Edward Tudor Vi, Henry Tudor, Mary Bloody Mary Tudor, Queen Elizabeth Tudor I. King Henry Tudor VIII passed away in 1547 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1491, King Henry Tudor VIII entered the world in Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, London, Middlesex, England, born to Henry Tudor Vii And Elizabeth Of York Plantagenet.
  • King Henry Tudor VIII married Anna Boleyne, Anne Of Cleves, Jane Seymour, Katherine Howard, Katherine Parr, Katherine Van Aragon, and had children including Baby Tudor, Baby Tudor, Edward Tudor Vi, Henry Tudor, Mary Bloody Mary Tudor, Queen Elizabeth Tudor I.
  • King Henry Tudor VIII passed away in 1547 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

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King VIII's Ancestors

Self
King VIII
1491–1547
Birth Place: Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, London, Middlesex, England
Parents
Henry Tudor VII
1457–1509
Pembroke Castle, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Elizabeth (of York) Plantagenet
1466–1503
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Grandparents
Edmond Tudor
1430–1456
Hadham, Bedfordshire, England
Margaret Beaufort
1443–
Bletsoe,bedfordshire,england
Edward (Plantagenet) IV
1442–1485
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Elizabeth Wydeville
1437–1492
Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry VI
1421–1471
Marguerite England
1429–1482
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Monmouth
1387–1422
Princess VII
1401–1437

King VIII's Descendants

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King (Henry Tudor) VIII (28 Jun 1491–28 Nov 1547) m. Katherine (van) Aragon (16 December 1485–29 Jan 1536) m. Anna Boleyne (1501–19 May 1536) m. Jane Seymour (1509–13 Nov 1537) m. Anne (of) Cleves (22 Sep 1515–4 Aug 1557) m. Katherine Howard (Abt. 1521–13 Feb 1542) m. Katherine Parr (01 Jan 1512–5 Sep 1548)
  1. 1. Edward (Tudor) VI 1537–1553
  2. 2. Mary (”Bloody Mary”) Tudor 1516–1558 m. Phillip (II of) Spain 1527–1598
  3. 3. Queen (Elizabeth Tudor) I 1533–1603
  4. 4. Henry Tudor 1511–1511
  5. 5. Baby Tudor 1536–1536
  6. 6. Baby Tudor 1535–1535
  7. 7. Baby Tudor 1534–1534

King VIII's Timeline

3 Records

1491
28 Jun 1491
Birth of King Henry Tudor VIII in Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, London, Middlesex, England
Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, London, Middlesex, England
1547
28 Jan 1547
Age 56
Death of King Henry Tudor VIII in Whitehall Palace, Whitehall, London, England
Whitehall Palace, Whitehall, London, England
1547
28 Nov 1547
Age 56
Burial of King Henry Tudor VIII in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1491
    Event Place: Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 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] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1547
    Event Place: Whitehall Palace, Whitehall, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812; Reference Number: P69MRY7A001MS04996
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [3] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [5] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [6] 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
    [7] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1547
    Event Place: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812; Reference Number: P69MRY7A001MS04996
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

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