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Personal data Henry Henry VIII King of England of England 

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  • He was born on June 28, 1491 in Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, Kent, England.
  • He was christened July 1491 in Observant Friars, Greenwich, Kent, England.
  • Profession: Henry the Eighth, by the Grace of God, King of England, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith and of the Church of England and also of Ireland in Earth Supreme Head.
  • Nationality: Kingdom of England.
  • Religion: Church of England.
  • Resident:
    • Eltham Palace, Kent, England.
    • Reading, Berkshire, England.
    • Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.
  • (MARR) on June 11, 1509 in Grey Friars Church, Greenwich, Kent, England.
    Spouse: Catherine of Aragon
  • He died on January 28, 1547 in Palace of Whitehall, London, England, he was 55 years old.
  • Alternative: He died on June 28, 1894 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
  • He is buried on February 16, 1547 in St George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • A child of Henry Henry VII King of England 2nd Earl of Richmond of England and Elizabeth Queen of England York Plantagenet, of York

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      Henry VIII King of England<br>Birth name: Henry Tudor<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: June 28 1491 - Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, Kent, England<br>Christening: July 1491 - Observant Friars, Greenwich, Kent, England<br>Marriage: Spouse: Catalina de Aragón Queen consort of England - June 11 1509 - Grey Friars Church, Greenwich, Kent, England<br>Marriage: Spouse: Anne Boleyn Queen consort of England - Jan 1533 - Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England<br>Marriage: Spouse: Jane Seymour Queen Consort of England - May 20 1536 - Whitehall, London, England<br>Marriage: Spouse: Anne von Kleve Queen consort of England - Jan 6 1540 - London, Middlesex, England<br>Marriage: Spouse: Catherine Howard Queen consort of England - July 28 1540 - Surrey, England<br>Marriage: Spouse: Catherine Parr Queen consort of England - July 12 1543 - Kingston-upon-Thames, London, England<br>Annulment: Spouse: Anne Boleyn Queen consort of England - Jan 25 1533 - London, England<br>Annulment: Spouse: Anne von Kleve Queen consort of England - July 9 1540 - London, England, United Kingdom<br>Divorce: Spouse: Catalina de Aragón Queen consort of England - May 23 1533<br>Residence: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England<br>Residence: Reading, Berkshire, England<br>Residence: Eltham Palace, Kent, England<br>Death: Jan 28 1547 - Palace of Whitehall, London, England<br>Death: June 28 1894 - New Orleans, Louisiana<br>Burial: Feb 16 1547 - St George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom<br>Occupation: Henry the Eighth, by the Grace of God, King of England, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith and of the Church of England and also of Ireland in Earth Supreme Head<br>Title of Nobility: Knight of the Golden Fleece - June 28 1491 - London, England<br>Title of Nobility: Duke of York - Between 1494 and 1509 - London, England<br>Title of Nobility: Prince of Wales - Between Feb 18 1504 and Apr 21 1509 - London, England<br>Title of Nobility: King of England - Apr 21 1509 - Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England<br>Title of Nobility: King of England - Between Apr 21 1509 and Jan 28 1547<br>Title of Nobility: King of Ireland - Between 1541 and 1547<br>There seems to be an issue with this person's relatives. View this person on FamilySearch to see this information.<br>  Additional information:

      House: Tudor
      LifeSketch: Henry VIII was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages (in his ongoing attempts to produce a male heir to the throne), and for his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disagreement with Pope Clement VII about such an annulment led Henry to initiate the English Reformation, separating the Church of England from papal authority. He appointed himself Supreme Head of the Church of England and dissolved convents and monasteries, for which he was excommunicated. Henry is also known as "the father of the Royal Navy", as he invested heavily in the navy, increasing its size from a few to more than 50 ships, and established the Navy Board.n, ushering in the theory of the divine right of kings in opposition to Papal supremacy. Roman Emperor Charles V, King James V of Scotland and the Scottish regency under the Earl of Arran and Mary of Guise. At home, he oversaw the legal union of England and Wales with the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542, and he was the first English monarch to rule as King of Ireland following the Crown of Ireland Act 1542.nd accomplished king. He has been described as "one of the most charismatic rulers to sit on the English throne" and his reign has been described as the "most important" in English history. He was an author and composer. As he aged, he became severely overweight and his health suffered. He is frequently characterised in his later life as a lustful, egotistical, paranoid and tyrannical monarch. He was succeeded by his son Edward VI, the child of his third wife, Jane Seymour.
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    3. Biographical Summaries of Notable People
      Henry Viii of England<br>Gender: Male<br>Aliases: Henry VIII, King Henry VIII of England, Henry Tudor<br>Birth: June 28 1491 - Palace of Placentia<br&gt;Death: Jan 28 1547 - Palace of Whitehall<br>Religions: Church of England<br>Nationality: Kingdom of England<br>Marriage: Spouse: Catherine Parr - July 12 1543 - Hampton Court Palace<br>Marriage: Spouse: Anne Boleyn - Jan 25 1533 - Westminster Abbey<br>Marriage: Spouse: Jane Seymour - May 30 1536 - Palace of Whitehall<br>Marriage: Spouse: Anne of Cleves - Jan 6 1540<br>Marriage: Spouse: Catherine Howard - July 28 1540 - Oatlands Palace<br>Marriage: Spouse: Catherine of Aragon - June 11 1509 - Palace of Placentia<br>  Relatives:
      Relation Name Birth
      Father Henry Vii of England Jan 28 1457
      Mother <;a>Elizabeth of York Feb 11 1466
      Daughter Mary I of England Feb 18 1516
      Daughter Elizabeth I of England Sep 7 1533
      Son <;a>Edward Vi of England Oct 12 1537
      Son Henry Fitzroy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset June 15 1519
      Son Henry, Duke of Cornwall Dec 1514
      Sister Margaret Tudor Nov 28 1489
      Brother Arthur, Prince of Wales Sep 20 1486
      Sister Mary Tudor, Queen of France Mar 18 1496
      Sister Elizabeth Tudor July 2 1492
      Brother Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset Feb 21 1499
      Sister Katherine Tudor</a> Feb 2 1503
      Wife       Catherine Parr 1512
      Wife Anne Boleyn 1501
      Wife Jane Seymour 1508
      Wife Anne of Cleves Sep 22 1515
      Wife Catherine Howard 1521
      Wife Catherine of Aragon Dec 16 1485
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    Birthday June 28, 1491

    • Graaf Maximiliaan (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1482 till 1494 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
    • In the year 1491: Source: Wikipedia
      • May 3 » Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries, adopting the baptismal name of João I.
      • November 16 » An auto-da-fé, held in the Brasero de la Dehesa outside of Ávila, concludes the case of the Holy Child of La Guardia with the public execution of several Jewish and converso suspects.
      • November 25 » The siege of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, ends with the Treaty of Granada.

    Day of death June 28, 1894

    • The temperature on June 28, 1894 was about 20.9 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 54%. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1894: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • January 9 » New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard in Lexington, Massachusetts.
      • June 23 » The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne in Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin.
      • June 24 » Marie François Sadi Carnot is assassinated by Sante Geronimo Caserio.
      • July 25 » The First Sino-Japanese War begins when the Japanese fire upon a Chinese warship.
      • November 21 » Port Arthur, China, falls to the Japanese, a decisive victory of the First Sino-Japanese War; Japanese troops are accused of massacring the remaining inhabitants.
      • December 22 » The Dreyfus affair begins in France, when Alfred Dreyfus is wrongly convicted of treason.

    Day of burial February 16, 1547

    • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
    • In the year 1547: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 8 » The first Lithuanian-language book, the Catechism of Martynas Mažvydas, is published in Königsberg.
      • January 13 » Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, is sentenced to death for treason, on the grounds of having quartered his arms to make them similar to those of the King, Henry VIII of England.
      • January 16 » Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia, replacing the 264-year-old Grand Duchy of Moscow with the Tsardom of Russia.
      • April 24 » Battle of Mühlberg. Duke of Alba, commanding Spanish-Imperial forces of Charles I of Spain, defeats the troops of Schmalkaldic League.
      • July 25 » Henry II of France is crowned.
      • September 10 » The Battle of Pinkie, the last full-scale military confrontation between England and Scotland, resulting in a decisive victory for the forces of Edward VI.
    

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