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Henry VIII had six wives, but only three marriages, as three were annulled by the Church of England. Learn about their names, dates, fates, and descendants from this Wikipedia article.
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- Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536): Demoted for Bearing No Son. Catherine of Aragon. Henry took the throne in 1509, at age 17. Six weeks later, he married Catherine of Aragon, daughter of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain and the widow of his elder brother, Arthur.
- Anne Boleyn (c. 1501-1536): The Union That Sparked Reformation, Beheaded. Anne Boleyn. Anne and her sister, Mary, spent part of their childhood in the France court.
- Jane Seymour (1508-1537): Died After Giving Birth to Male Heir. Jane Seymour. Days after Anne’s execution, Henry married his third wife, Jane Seymour. Jane had served as a lady-in-waiting to both Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn.
- Anne of Cleves (1515-1557): Strategic, Six-Month Marriage. Anne of Cleves. Henry stayed a bachelor for two years, until his chief minister suggested that he seek a European alliance and marry one of the sisters (Anne and Amelia) of Germany’s Duke of Cleves.
- Catherine of Aragon. Catherine is best known today for her role in sparking the King’s excommunication from the Catholic Church and the Reformation. Married to Henry for a quarter of a century, however, there is much more to her.
- Anne Boleyn. With the extraordinary events of her life unparalleled in British history, Anne Boleyn is undoubtedly the most famous of Henry’s wives. Henry may have endured a seven-year courtship and far-reaching political and religious upheavals in order to marry his second wife, but that didn’t stop him having her executed less than three years later.
- Jane Seymour. Henry’s love for – or at least infatuation with – Anne may have sparked the Reformation, but Jane is commonly thought to have been his favourite wife.
- Anne of Cleves. Henry’s last three wives are less famous than his first three, a matter not helped by the fact that each shares their name with a predecessor.
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- Katherine of Aragon. 1485 - 1536. Married: 1509 - 1533 (Annulled) Surviving Children: Mary I. Henry VIII’s longest marriage was to Katherine of Aragon, daughter of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain.
- Anne Boleyn. c. 1500 - 1536. Married: 1533 - 1536 (Beheaded) Surviving Children: Elizabeth I. Anne Boleyn became the subject of Henry’s affections after he had an affair with her sister Mary.
- Jane Seymour. 1508/9 - 1537. Married: 1536 - 1537 (Died) Surviving Children: Edward VI. In May 1536, Henry married Jane Seymour. Unlike his previous wives, Jane never had a coronation and so was never crowned queen.
- Anne of Cleves. 1515 - 1557. Married: Jan. - July 1540 (Annulled) Surviving Children: None. Following Jane Seymour’s death, Henry spent time in mourning. As time passed, the King and his ministers felt that England needed a foreign ally against the Catholic Church.
Learn about the six queens who married Henry VIII, the king of England from 1509 to 1547. Find out how each marriage started, what went wrong, and how it ended, with facts and portraits.
Aug 10, 2020 · Who were the six wives of Henry VIII – in order? Henry VIII is England’s most married monarch. He had six wives in total between 1509 and 1547. These were, in order:
King Henry VIII's relentless quest for a male heir led him on a rollercoaster sequence of marriages to six wives. We unravel the distinct story of each wife in order.
