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​Henry VIII's Six Wives

By Mark Holinshed
The Six Wives of Henry VIII. Quick Facts at a Glance; Birth, Death and Marriage Dates, Length of Marriage, Children, Parents and Images.

1.Catherine of Aragon 2.Anne Boleyn 3. Jane Seymour 4.Anne of Cleves 5.Katherine Howard 6.Katherine Parr
                                                                             1.Divorced 2.Beheaded 3.Died 4.Divorced 5.Beheaded 6.Survived


​Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII's First Wife

Queen of England: 11 June 1509 – 7 January 1533 

Coronation: 23 June 1509

Tenure: 23 years,11 months,19 days

Born: 16 December 1485, Alcalá de Henares, Spain

Died: 7 January, 1536, Kimbolton Castle, Cambridgeshire

Aged: 50

Cause of Death: Natural causes, however poising was suspected

Other Marriage: 
Arthur, Prince of Wales 14 November 1501–2 April 1502

Surviving Children: Mary I of England 

Parents: Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile


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Catherine of Aragon


​Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's Second Wife 

Queen of England: Married late 1532 or early 1533 – 19 May 1536

Coronation: 1 June 1533

Tenure: 2 years 11 months 19 days

Born: Not established but possibly 1501 at Bickling, 
Norfolk or Hever Castle, Kent

Died: 19 May 1536

Aged: Not established but about 35

Cause of Death: Execution - Beheaded

Surviving: Children: Elizabeth I, Queen of England

Parents: Thomas Boleyn and Elizabeth Howard

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Anne Boleyn


​Jane Seymour, Henry VIII's Third Wife

Queen of England:  30 May 1536 – 24 October 1537

Coronation: No coronation

Tenure: 1 year, 4 months 24 days

Born: Date not established, about 1508 probably Wulfhall, Savernake Forest, Wiltshire,

Died: 24 October 1537

Aged: About 29

Cause of Death: Illness after childbirth

Surviving Children: Edward VI, King of England

Parents: John Seymour and Margery Wentworth


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Jane Seymour



Anne of Cleves, Henry VIII's Fourth Wife

Queen of England: 6 January 1540 – 9 July 1540

Coronation: No coronation

Tenure: 6 months. 3 days

Born: 22 September 1515, Düsseldorf, present day Germany

Died: 16 July 1557 

Aged: 41

Cause of Death: Not established, possibly cancer.

Surviving Children: None

Parents: John III, Duke of Cleves and Maria of Jülich-Berg


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Anne of Cleves


​Katherine Howard, Henry VIII's Fifth Wife

Queen of England: 28 July 1540 – 23 November 1541

Coronation No Coronation

Tenure: 1 tear 3 months, 26 days

Born: About 1520, Lambeth London

Died: 13 February 1542 

Aged: About 21

Cause of Death: Execution - Beheaded

Surviving Children: None

Parents: Edmund Howard and Joyce Culpeper

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Katherine Howard


Katherine Parr, Henry VIII's Sixth Wife
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Queen of England: 12 July 1543 – 28 January 1547

Coronation No coronation

Tenure: 3 years, 6 months, 16 days

Born: 1512, Blackfriars, London.

Died: 5 September 1548 

Aged 35 or 36

Cause of Death: Illness after childbirth 

Other Marriages 
Sir Edward Burgh, 1529–33, he died
John Neville, 3rd Baron Latimer, 1534–43, he died
Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, May 1547–48

Surviving Children: Mary Seymour, but died aged 2 years

Parents: Sir Thomas Parr and Maud Green


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Katherine Parr




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Henry VIII, the Reign.
  • Henry VIII A Summary
  • Pages Guide
  • Henry VIII Timeline
  • Mark Holinshed's Articles
  • Henry VIII, the Reign A New Look
  • Royal Progress of 1535
    • Timeline Quick Facts
    • Windsor to Reading Abbey 1535 Royal Progress
  • Quick Facts
  • About
  • Members of Parliament 1529
  • VIDEO CHANNEL GUIDE