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Jan 31, 2015 · Miniature portrait of Anne of Cleves by Hans Holbein the Younger. Anne of Cleves was the fourth wife of King Henry VIII; it was a very brief marriage, to the astonishment of all observers but the relief of both spouses. Henry infamously referred to his bride as a ‘Flanders mare’ and told courtiers and ambassadors that he could not perform ...
The reason we can consider Anne of Cleeves more of a survivor than Catherine Parr, is down to what happened after the death of Henry VIII. Catherine Parr. When Henry died in 1547, his widow Catherine Parr was free to remarry. Six months after the death of Henry, Catherine married Sir Thomas Seymour, brother of the deceased queen, Jane Seymour.
In January 1541, Henry even invited Anne to Hampton Court Palace for Christmas. Anne paid homage to the new Queen Catherine, her former lady-in-waiting, and the two danced together when Henry went to bed. After Catherine's tragic downfall, there were rumours that Anne and Henry might re-marry.
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Apr 8, 2016 · The Flanders Mare – Anne of Cleves. Posted on April 8, 2016. Prior to her marriage Anne of Cleves used the emblem of two white swans which stood for innocence and honesty or sincerity. They were also supporters of the Cleves badge coming as they did from the story of one of Anne’s ancestors who was guided down the Rhine by a pair of swans.
Anne was born in 1515, on either 22 September [2] [5] or 28 June. [a] She was born in Düsseldorf, [b] the second daughter of John III of the House of La Marck, Duke of Jülich jure uxoris, Cleves, Berg jure uxoris, Count of Mark, also known as de la Marck and Ravensberg jure uxoris (often referred to as Duke of Cleves) who died in 1538, and his wife Maria, Duchess of Jülich-Berg (1491–1543).
Feb 10, 2011 · Although Anne of Cleves has gone down in history as the Flanders Mare, the wife who was ugly and looked like a horse, it is only Henry VIII who seems to have considered her ugly. In January 1539, Henry VIII sent Christopher Mont, a member of Thomas Cromwell ’s household, as ambassador to Germany to discuss a possible marriage between the ...
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Jul 9, 2017 · On June 24th, Anne was sent from court to Richmond Palace on the King’s orders. It was similar to how Katherine of Aragon had been treated in the later stages of her own divorce – gradually moved away from Henry. Anne and her countrymen feared the worst, but in a post-Anne Boleyn world, the worst was not divorce but execution.
