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King Henry Tudor of England VIII 1491–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1491

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

Death Date: 27 January 1547

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

Father: Henry England

Mother: Elizabeth York

Spouse(s): Katharine Howlett, Queen Aylsham,

Children(s): Queen Mary, Elizabeth I, Henry Fitzroy, Baby Tudor, Baby Tudor, Baby Tudor, Henry #1, HRH Tudor, Girl Tudor, Stillborn Tudor, Henry, Tudor

In 1491, King Henry Tudor of England VIII entered the world in Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England, born to Henry Vii Tudor King Of England And Elizabeth Of York. King Henry Tudor of England VIII married Katharine Howlett, Queen Anne Boleyn Lady Of Aylsham, and had children including Baby Boy Tudor, Baby Tudor, Elizabeth I, Girl Tudor, Henry Prince Of Wales Duke Of Cornwall Tudor, Henry Fitzroy, Henry Tudor 1, Hrh Henry 2 Tudor, Queen Mary, Stillborn Baby Girl Tudor. King Henry Tudor of England VIII passed away in 1547 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

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  • In 1491, King Henry Tudor of England VIII entered the world in Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England, born to Henry Vii Tudor King Of England And Elizabeth Of York.
  • King Henry Tudor of England VIII married Katharine Howlett, Queen Anne Boleyn Lady Of Aylsham, and had children including Baby Boy Tudor, Baby Tudor, Elizabeth I, Girl Tudor, Henry Prince Of Wales Duke Of Cornwall Tudor, Henry Fitzroy, Henry Tudor 1, Hrh Henry 2 Tudor, Queen Mary, Stillborn Baby Girl Tudor.
  • King Henry Tudor of England VIII passed away in 1547 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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King VIII's Ancestors

Self
King VIII
1491–1547
Birth Place: Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
Parents
Henry VII Tudor King of England
1457–1509
Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Elizabeth (of) York
1465–1503
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Grandparents
Edward IV
1441–1483
Hertfordshire, England
Margaret Beaufort
1443–1509
Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Edward (IV Plantagenet, King of) England
1442–1483
Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Great-Grandparents
Sir Mortain
1403–1444
Margaretha Arundell
1405–1424
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Beaufort
1373–1410
Margaret Beaufort
1385–1439

King VIII's Descendants

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King (Henry Tudor of England) VIII (1491–27 January 1547) m. Katharine Howlett (–7 Jan) m. Queen (Anne Boleyn, Lady Of) Aylsham, (1501–19 May 1536)
  1. 1. Queen Mary 1516–1558 m. Philip (Hapsburg\ King of Spain) II 1527–1598
    1. 1. Jean (Hapsburg) Terreau 1556–1644
    2. 2. Henri (Hapsburg) deFrance 1551–1589
    3. 3. Don (Carlos De) Hapsburg 1545–1568
  2. 2. Elizabeth I 1533–1603 m. Henry Dunster 1530–1592 m. Lord (Robert Dudley 2nd Earl of Essex Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Prince Robert) Tutor 1566–1601 m. Sir (Thomas Butler, 1532, 10th Earl of Ormond Butler , Viscont Trles, The Black Earl) Butler, 1532–1614 m. Lord (Thomas Seymour Baron of Sudeley, High Admiral of) England 1508–1549 m. Felipe (II (Carlos I) Habsburg) Ii 1527–1598 m. Sir (Knight Francis Knollys) "Lover" 1514–1596 m. Hercule (Francois De) Valois 1554–1584 m. Christopher, (Sir Hatton (Lord) Chancellor) 1540–1591 m. Robert (1st Earl of Leicestershire) Dudley 1532–1588
    1. 1. Henry Dunster 1555–1610
    2. 2. Katherine Dunster 1557–1618
    3. 3. Robert Dunster 1555–1599
    4. 4. Edward Tudor 1548–1553
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Hatton (Child of Mistress\Sir Christoper) Hatton) 1574–
    6. 6. Robert (Devereux) Tudor 1567–1601
  3. 3. Henry Fitzroy 1519–1536
  4. 4. Baby (Boy) Tudor 1536–1536
  5. 5. Baby (Boy) Tudor 1534–1534
  6. 6. Baby Tudor 1535–1535
  7. 7. Henry (Tudor,) #1 1534–1535
  8. 8. HRH (Henry "2") Tudor 1513–1514
  9. 9. Girl Tudor 1510–1510
  10. 10. Stillborn (Baby Girl) Tudor 1510–1510
  11. 11. Henry, (Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall,) Tudor 1511–1511

King VIII's Timeline

2 Records

1491
1491
Birth of King Henry Tudor of England VIII in Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
1547
27 January 1547
Age 56
Death of King Henry Tudor of England 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: 1491
    Event Place: Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 January 1547
    Event Place: St James, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    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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