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Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is known for his six marriages and his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon ) annulled .
About six months after Henry's death, she married her fourth and final husband, Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley. Seymour was an uncle of Henry's successor, King Edward VI (Catherine's stepson) and the younger brother of Lord Protector of England Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, and of Jane Seymour, Henry's third wife ...
On the day of Henry VIII's death, 28 January 1547, the line of succession was governed by the Third Succession Act: 1. Edward, Prince of Wales (born 1537), only legitimate son of Henry VIII 2. Lady Mary (born 1516), elder daughter of Henry VIII 3. Lady Elizabeth (born 1533), younger daughter of Henry VIII
He died at Guildford, Surrey, on 24 August in the following year. [10] At Henry VIII's expense he was buried at Windsor in St George's Chapel. Brandon was perhaps the only person in England who successfully retained Henry VIII's affection for most of a period of forty years. [13]
The will of King Henry VIII of England was a significant constitutional document, ... After Henry died on the night of 27-28 January 1547, the will was locked in a ...
In common parlance, the wives of Henry VIII were the six Queens consort of King Henry VIII of England between 1509 and his death in 1547. In legal terms ( de jure ), Henry had only three wives, because three of his marriages were annulled by the Church of England .
Elizabeth's parents, Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Anne was executed within three years of Elizabeth's birth. Elizabeth was born at Greenwich Palace on 7 September 1533 and was named after her grandmothers, Elizabeth of York and Lady Elizabeth Howard. [6] She was the second child of Henry VIII of England born in wedlock to
National Portrait Gallery, London Edward VI signing his first death warrant, by John Pettie R. A. Henry VIII's will named sixteen executors, who were to act as Edward's council until he reached the age of eighteen.