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King Henry VIII 1491–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 June 1491

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

Death Date: 28 January 1547

Death Location: St James, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: King Tudor

Mother: Elizabeth Plantagenet

Spouse(s): Catherine Parr, Catherine Howard, Anne VIII, Lady VIII, Elizabeth VIII, Anne VIII, Catherine VIII

Children(s): Mary Crossman, Henry Tudor, King Tudor, Elizabeth Tudor, Daughter Stillborn, Henry Tudor, Henry Tudor, Infant Tudor

In 1491, King Henry VIII entered the world in Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England, born to King Henry Vii Of England Tudor And Elizabeth Of York Plantagenet. King Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn Beheaded 2Nd Wife Of King Henry Viii, Anne Of Cleves 4Th Wife Of Henry Viii, Catherine Parr, Catherine Howard, Catherine Of Aragon Trastamara 1St Wife Of King Henry Viii, Elizabeth Bessie Blount Lady In Waiting For Catherine Mistress Of King Henry Viii, Lady Jane Seymour Queen Of England 3Rd Wife Of King Henry Viii, and had children including Daughter Tudor Stillborn, Elizabeth I Queen Of England Tudor, Henry Duke Of Cornwall Tudor, Henry Tudor, Infant Daughter Tudor, King Edward Vi Tudor, Mary Tudor Crossman. King Henry VIII passed away in 1547 in St James, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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  • In 1491, King Henry VIII entered the world in Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England, born to King Henry Vii Of England Tudor And Elizabeth Of York Plantagenet.
  • King Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn Beheaded 2Nd Wife Of King Henry Viii, Anne Of Cleves 4Th Wife Of Henry Viii, Catherine Parr, Catherine Howard, Catherine Of Aragon Trastamara 1St Wife Of King Henry Viii, Elizabeth Bessie Blount Lady In Waiting For Catherine Mistress Of King Henry Viii, Lady Jane Seymour Queen Of England 3Rd Wife Of King Henry Viii, and had children including Daughter Tudor Stillborn, Elizabeth I Queen Of England Tudor, Henry Duke Of Cornwall Tudor, Henry Tudor, Infant Daughter Tudor, King Edward Vi Tudor, Mary Tudor Crossman.
  • King Henry VIII passed away in 1547 in St James, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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King VIII's Ancestors

Self
King VIII
1491–1547
Birth Place: Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
Parents
King Henry VII of England, Tudor
1457–1509
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (of York) Plantagenet
1466–1503
Westminster Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Edmund Tudor
1430–1456
Much Hadham, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

King VIII's Descendants

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King (Henry) VIII (28 June 1491–28 January 1547) m. Catherine Parr (1512–12 Sep 1548) m. Catherine Howard (1520–1541_-_1542) m. Anne (of Cleves 4th Wife of Henry) VIII (22 September 1515–17 July 1557) m. Lady (Jane Seymour, Queen of England 3rd Wife of King Henry) VIII (30 May 1508–24 October 1537) m. Elizabeth (Bessie Blount Lady In waiting for Catherine. Mistress of King Henry) VIII (1502–January 1540) m. Anne (Boleyn Beheaded, 2nd Wife of King Henry) VIII (21 March 1501–19 May 1536) m. Catherine (of Aragon, Trastamara 1st Wife of King Henry) VIII (15 December 1485–7 January 1536)
  1. 1. Mary (Tudor) Crossman 1534–1609
  2. 2. Henry Tudor 1513–1513
  3. 3. King (Edward VI) Tudor 1537–1553
  4. 4. Elizabeth (I Queen of England) Tudor 1533–1603
  5. 5. Daughter (Tudor) Stillborn 1510–1510
  6. 6. Henry (Duke of Cornwall) Tudor 1511–1511
  7. 7. Henry Tudor 1514–1514
  8. 8. Infant (Daughter) Tudor 1518–1518

King VIII's Timeline

2 Records

1491
28 June 1491
Birth of King Henry VIII in Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
1547
28 January 1547
Age 56
Death of King Henry 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: 28 June 1491
    Event Place: Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 January 1547
    Event Place: St James, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

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