King of England Lord of Ireland Henry Tudor, VIII

King of England Lord of Ireland Henry Tudor, VIII

Male 1491 - 1547  (55 years)

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  • Name Henry Tudor  [1, 2
    Title King of England Lord of Ireland 
    Suffix VIII 
    Birth 28 Jun 1491  Greenwich, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Palace Greenwich
    Gender Male 
    Death 28 Jan 1547  London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • St James Westminster, Whitehall Palace
    Person ID I9687  A Tree Called Smith
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

    Father 1st Earl of Richmond Henry Tudor, VII,   b. 28 Jan 1457, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Apr 1509, Richmond's Green, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Queen Consort of England -- Lady of the Garter Elizabeth Plantagenet,   b. 11 Feb 1466, Westminster, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Feb 1503, Tower of London, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 18 Jan 1486  Westminster, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Westminster Abbey - Henry acknowledged the necessity of marrying Elizabeth to secure the stability of his rule and weaken the claims of other surviving members of the House of York
    Family ID F3068  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Queen Consort of England Catherine Howard,   b. 1523, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Feb 1542, Tower of London, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 19 years) 
    Marriage 28 Jul 1540  Greenwich, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Marriage End Beheading of Catherine in 1542 
    Family ID F3291  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

    Family 2 Queen Consort of England Anne Boleyn,   b. 1508, Blickling, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 May 1536, Tower of London, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years) 
    Married 1532  Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Secret Ceremony 
    Marriage 25 Jan 1533  London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • 2nd Ceremony - Anne was already pregnant
    Marriage End Anne was beheaded for treason in 1536 
    Children 
     1. Duke of Cornwall Henry Tudor, III,   b. Jul 1534   d. Jul 1534 (Age 0 years)  [natural]
     2. Queen of England and Ireland Elizabeth Tudor, I,   b. 7 Sep 1533, Greenwich, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Mar 1603, Richmond, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [natural]
     3. (infant son) Tudor, (3rd)   d. 29 Jan 1536, Greenwich, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Family ID F3292  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

    Family 3 Queen of England Anne of Cleves,   b. 22 Sep 1515, Düsseldorf, Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 1557, Chelsea, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years) 
    Marriage 6 Jan 1540  Greenwich, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • by Archbishop Thomas Crammer
    Annulled 9 Jul 1540 
    The marriage was never consummated, and she was not crowned queen consort 
    Family ID F3293  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

    Family 4 Joan Dingley Dobson,   b. 1500   d. 12 Jun 1567 (Age 67 years) 
    Relationship (never married)  [1
    Children 
     1. Ethelreda Audrey Tudor,   b. 10 Nov 1518, Greenwich, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1555, Greenwich, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F3294  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

    Family 5 Queen consort of England and Ireland Katherine Parr,   b. Aug 1512, Kendal, Westmorland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Sep 1548, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years) 
    Marriage 12 Jul 1543  London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Hampton Court
    Marriage End Death of Henry in 1547 
    Family ID F3295  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

    Family 6 Agnes Beaupenny Blewitt,   b. 1509, Ditcheat, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1578, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage No marriage occurred.  [1
    Children 
     1. Richard Edwardes,   b. 1523, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Oct 1566, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)  [natural]
     2. William Tudor,   b. England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jun 1563, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Family ID F3296  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

    Family 7 Queen of England Catherine d'Aragon,   b. 15 Dec 1485, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Madrid, Spain Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 1536, Huntingdonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Marriage 11 Jun 1509  Greenwich, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Marriage End Cranmer, sitting in judgment at a special court convened to rule on the validity of the king's marriage to Catherine of Aragon, declared the marriage of Henry and Catherine null and void on 23 May 1533 
    Children 
     1. (infant son) Tudor,   b. Oct 1513   d. Oct 1513 (Age 0 years)  [natural]
     2. (infant daughter) Tudor, (2nd),   b. 10 Nov 1518   d. 16 Nov 1518 (Age 0 years)  [natural]
     3. Duke of Richmond Henry FitzRoy,   b. Jun 1519, Blackmore, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jul 1536, St James, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 17 years)  [natural]  [Stepchild]
     4. Duke of Cornwall Henry Tudor, II,   b. Dec 1514   d. Dec 1514 (Age 0 years)  [natural]
     5. Duke of Cornwall Henry Tudor, I,   b. 1 Jan 1511, Richmond, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Feb 1511, Richmond, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [natural]
     6. Queen of England and Ireland Mary Tudor, I,   b. 18 Feb 1516, Greenwich, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Nov 1558, St James Westminster, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)  [natural]
     7. (infant daughter) Tudor, (1st)   d. 31 Jan 1510  [natural]
    Family ID F3297  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

    Family 8 Queen Consort of England Jane Seymour,   b. Apr 1501, Blickling, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1537, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years) 
    Marriage Contract 20 May 1536 
    One day after Anne Boleyn's execution 
    Marriage 30 May 1536  Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Marriage End Jane died shortly after givng birth in 1537 
    Children 
     1. King of England and Ireland Edward Tudor, VI,   b. 12 Oct 1537, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jul 1553, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 15 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F3298  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

    Family 9 Baroness Tailboys of Kyme and Baroness Clinton Elizabeth Blount,   b. 1498   d. 5 Jan 1540 (Age 42 years) 
    Relationship (never married) 
    Children 
     1. Duke of Richmond Henry FitzRoy,   b. Jun 1519, Blackmore, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jul 1536, St James, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 17 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F3299  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 28 Jun 1491 - Greenwich, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 11 Jun 1509 - Greenwich, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Secret Ceremony - 1532 - Dover, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Jan 1533 - London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 30 May 1536 - Wiltshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 6 Jan 1540 - Greenwich, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 28 Jul 1540 - Greenwich, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 12 Jul 1543 - London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Jan 1547 - London, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Henry VIII
    Henry VIII

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.

    2. [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
      Record for Henry Tudor
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