King Henry VIII
1491 – 1547 · Generation XXII · King of England and Ireland (r. 1509–1547)
Henry VIII Tudor (1491–1547). King of England and Ireland (r. 1509–1547). Married Catherine of Aragon in 1509; the marriage was dissolved in 1533. Married Anne Boleyn in 1533. Married Jane Seymour in 1536. Married Anne of Cleves in 1540; the marriage was dissolved in 1540. Married Catherine Howard in 1540. Married Catherine Parr in 1543. Six marriages, the break with Rome, and a new English church — all in pursuit of a son.
Parents
- King Henry VII (1457 – 1509)
- Elizabeth of York (1466 – 1503)
Partners
- Catherine of Aragon (1485 – 1536)
- Anne Boleyn (1501 – 1536)
- Jane Seymour (1508 – 1537)
- Anne of Cleves (1515 – 1557)
- Catherine Howard (1523 – 1542)
- Catherine Parr (1512 – 1548)
Children
- Queen Mary I (1516 – 1558)
- Queen Elizabeth I (1533 – 1603)
- King Edward VI (1537 – 1553)