Names and Dates Quick Facts About Henry VIII

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Henry VIII, the Reign

King Henry VIII of England

Names Dates and Quick Facts

Length of Reign

37 Years 281 Days

Henry VIII King of England

Born

28 June 1491

Greenwich Palace

Henry VIII as a boy

Died

28 January 1547

Palace of Whitehall
Aged 55
King of England 1509-47

Henry VIII ans an old man

Tudor Rose and a dividing line

Father

Henry Tudor

King Henry VII

(1457 - 1509)
King of England
1485-1509

Henry VII,Henry VIII's father

Mother

Elizabeth of York

(1466 -1503)
Queen Consort of England
1487-1503

Elizabeth of Your, Henry VIII's mother

First Wife

Catherine of Aragon

(1485 - 1536)
Queen Consort of England
1509-33
Died while captive at Kimbolton Castle
Cause unknown

Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII's first wife

Second Wife

Anne Boleyn

(c. 1501 - 1536)
Queen Consort of England
1533-36
Executed

Anne Boleyn,Henry VIII's second wife

Third Wife

Jane Seymour

(c. 1508 - 1537)
Queen Consort of England
1536-37
Died following childbirth

Jane Seymour,Henry VIII's third wife

Fourth Wife

Anne of Cleves

(1515 - 1557)
Queen Consort of England
1540
Marriage Annulled

Anne of Cleves,Henry VIII's Fourth wife

Fifth Wife

Katherine Howard

(c.1521 - 1542)
Queen Consort of England
1540-42
Executed

Katherine Howard ,Henry VIII's Fifth wife

Sixth Wife

Katherine Parr

(1512 - 1548)
Queen Consort of England
1543-48
Predeceased by Henry VIII

Katherine Parr, Henry VIII's Sixth wife

Older Brother

Arthur, Prince of Wales

(1486 -1502)

Older Sister

Margaret

(1489 -1541)
Queen of Scotland 1503-13

Margaret Queen of Scotland, Henry VIII's Older Sister

Younger Sister

Mary

(1496 -1533)
Queen of France 1514-15

Mary Queen of France, Henry VIII's Younger Sister

First Child

Mary

(1516 - 1558)
Queen of England 1553-58
Mother: Catherine of Aragon

Mary, Later Queen of England Henry VIII's first child

Second Child

Henry Fitzroy

(1519 -1536)
Duke of Richmond and Somerset 1525-36
Mother: Elizabeth Blount

Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset, Henry VIII's, third child and first born son

Third Child

Elizabeth

(1533 - 1603)
Queen of England (1558-1603)
Mother: Anne Boleyn

Eliazabeth, later Queen of England Henry VIII's third child

Fourth Child

Edward

(1537 - 1553)
King of England 1547-53
Mother: Jane Seymour

Edward, later King of England, Henry VIII's fourth child and second son