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King Henry VIII 1491–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jun 1491

Birth Location: Greenwich Palace

Death Date: 28 Jan 1547

Death Location: Palace Of Whitehall, Westminster, London, London, England

Father: King England

Mother: Elizabeth York

Spouse(s): Catherine Aragon

Children(s): Mary Tudor, Queen Tudor, Edward VI, Eleanor Windsor, Catherine Cary, Lady Corbett, Hester Clifford, Hester Clifford

In 1491, King Henry VIII entered the world in Greenwich Palace, born to King Henry Vii Of England And Elizabeth Of York. King Henry VIII married Catherine Of Aragon, and had children including Catherine Cary, Edward Vi, Eleanor Windsor, Hester Clifford, Lady Anne Windsor Vavasour Baroness Corbett, Mary Tudor, Queen Elizabeth I Tudor. King Henry VIII passed away in 1547 in Palace Of Whitehall, Westminster, London, London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1491, King Henry VIII entered the world in Greenwich Palace, born to King Henry Vii Of England And Elizabeth Of York.
  • King Henry VIII married Catherine Of Aragon, and had children including Catherine Cary, Edward Vi, Eleanor Windsor, Hester Clifford, Lady Anne Windsor Vavasour Baroness Corbett, Mary Tudor, Queen Elizabeth I Tudor.
  • King Henry VIII passed away in 1547 in Palace Of Whitehall, Westminster, London, London, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

King VIII's Ancestors

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King VIII
1491–1547
Birth Place: Greenwich Palace
Parents
King Henry VII Of England
1457–1509
Pembroke, Castle, Glamorgan, Wales
Elizabeth (Of) York
1465–1503
Westminster Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
\Edward (IV King of Edward IV King of) England
1442–1483
Rouen, Normandy, France
Elizabeth (The White Queen de Wydeville Woodville Plantagenet Queen Consort of) England
1437–1492
Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Rivers
1405–1469
Jacquetta Luxemburg
1416–1472
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Luxemburg
1390–1433
Margaret Baux
1394–1469

King VIII's Descendants

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King (Henry) VIII (28 Jun 1491–28 Jan 1547) m. Catherine (of) Aragon (05 May 1501–19 May 1536)
  1. 1. Mary Tudor 1516–1558
  2. 2. Queen (Elizabeth I) Tudor 1533–1603 m. Henry Dunster 1530–1592
  3. 3. Edward VI 1537–1553
  4. 4. Eleanor Windsor 1500–1531
  5. 5. Catherine Cary 1504–
  6. 6. Lady (Anne Windsor (Vavasour), Baroness) Corbett 1506–1543
  7. 7. Hester Clifford 1507–
  8. 8. Hester Clifford 1507–

King VIII's Timeline

8 Records

1491
28 Jun 1491
Birth of King Henry VIII in Greenwich Palace
Greenwich Palace
1509
11 June 1509
Age 18
King Henry VIII was married in Greenwich, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Greenwich, London, London, England, United Kingdom
1514
1514
Age 23
King Henry VIII was married in Royal Court, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Royal Court, London, London, England, United Kingdom
1532
25 January 1532
Age 41
King Henry VIII was married in Westminster, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Westminster, London, London, England, United Kingdom
1536
1536
Age 45
King Henry VIII was married in Palace of Whitehall, Whitehall, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Palace of Whitehall, Whitehall, London, London, England, United Kingdom
1540
1540
Age 49
King Henry VIII was married in Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, London, London, England, United Kingdom
1543
12 July 1543
Age 52
King Henry VIII was married in 61, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
61, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1547
28 Jan 1547
Age 56
Death of King Henry VIII in Palace Of Whitehall, Westminster, London, London, England
Palace Of Whitehall, Westminster, London, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1491
    Event Place: Greenwich Palace

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 June 1509
    Event Place: Greenwich, London, London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1514
    Event Place: Royal Court, London, London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 January 1532
    Event Place: Westminster, London, London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Palace of Whitehall, Whitehall, London, London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, London, London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 July 1543
    Event Place: 61, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Birdbrook, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1547
    Event Place: Palace Of Whitehall, Westminster, London, London, England

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