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Nov 21, 2016 · U know about the curse Elizabeth York put on all the Tudors first sons. Seems to have some truth to it. Henry was the second son of Lizzie and Henry the 7th. Of course the 1st one died fairly young after marring Katherine of Aragon. Which she claimed the marriage was never consemated. Then married Henry the 8th..
- Catherine of Aragon (queen consort: 1509-1533) Henry VIII had been on the throne for only a few weeks when he married Catherine of Aragon. The daughter of Spanish rulers Ferdinand and Isabella, Catherinewas six years older than Henryand was seen as a good match for the young monarch.
- Anne Boleyn (queen consort: 1533-1536) Remembered as “Anne of a Thousand Days,” Anne Boleyn is perhaps the most famous of Henry’s wives, in part because of the grisly end she met just three short years after marrying the king.
- Jane Seymour (queen consort: 1536-1537) Having served as a lady-in-waiting to both Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour was well aware of Henry’s desire for a male heir.
- Anne of Cleves (queen consort: 1540) Having lost Jane to complications from childbirth, Henry sought to form a political alliance with William, Duke of Cleves,the ruler of a Protestant territory in Germany, by marrying one of his sisters.
Apr 11, 2021 · Catherine of Aragon was the first wife of the infamous King Henry VIII. Known for her failure to produce a male heir, she was the mother of Mary, later Queen Mary I of England. Catherine would spend most of her life away from her family in Spain, only to be cruelly separated from her daughter when Henry attempted to coerce her into a divorce.
His first two wives, Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn, had several pregnancies that ended in stillbirth, miscarriage, or death in infancy. Henry acknowledged one illegitimate child, Henry FitzRoy, as his own, but is suspected to have fathered several illegitimate children by different mistresses. [1]
Jul 10, 2022 · Henry had three wives named Catherine, but only Catherine of Aragon was around when Holbein was at court.
Jun 2, 2021 · Catherine of Aragon was the first wife of Henry VIII, whom he married in 1509 shortly after becoming king at the age of 17. Catherine had been married to Henry’s brother Arthur, Prince of...
Aug 18, 2022 · Henry married his first wife, the daughter of Spanish King Ferdinand II and the widow of Henry’s older brother, in 1509. She gave birth to the future Queen Mary I in 1516 but failed...
