The wives of Henry VIII

Henry VIII King of England from 22 April 1509 the son and heir (наследник)of King Henry VII of England the second English monarch of the Tudor dynasty

He was the third child of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York His father His mother

He is best known for the unusual number of marriages for the Christian He is best known for the unusual number of marriages for the Christian .He had six wives, of whom he divorced with two, and two executed for treason(измена). The king sought (стремился)to produce a male heirs to consolidate the power of the Tudor dynasty.

All his wives

Catherine of Aragon(1485-1536) The daughter of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile.

She was married to Arthur, the elder brother of Henry VIII She was married to Arthur, the elder brother of Henry VIII. After she became a widow (1502), remained in England, waiting for the scheduled frustrating marriage with Henry.

Henry VIII married Catherine immediately after accession to the throne in 1509. The first years of marriage were happy, but all children or young couples were born dead or died in infancy. The only surviving child was Mary (1516-1558) Mary(the daughter Of Henry and Catherine

Around 1525 marital relations actually stopped, and Henry, who wanted to have a son, began to think about the annulment. The formal reason for the divorce proceedings became Catherine's previous marriage with his brother Henry.

Then Catherine in the official documents referred to the Dowager Princess of Wales, that is the widow of Arthur. By refusing to recognize the dissolution(расторжение) of her marriage, Catherine doomed(обрекла) herself to link (ссылка)and a few times transported from castle to castle.

Ann Bolein(1507—1536) The second wife of King Henry VIII of England For a long time she was unapproachable (непреступная)sweetheart of Henry, refusing to become his mistress. until marriage - the Marquis of Pembroke

Henry and Ann together

Became the wife of Henry in January 1533, was crowned in June 1, 1533, and in September (the same year), gave birth to his daughter Elizabeth, instead of the expected king's son. Subsequent pregnancies(беременности) ended unsuccessfully. Soon Anna has lost the love of a spouse, has been accused of adultery(измена) and beheaded in the Tower in May 1536. Elizabeth (the daughter of Ann and Henry)

Jane Seymour (1508—1537) The third wife .There was a maid of honor(фрейлина) to Anne Boleyn. Henry married her a week after the execution of a previous wife. Soon she died of puerperal fever(родильная горячка). She is the mother of an only son of Henry - Edward VI. In honor of the birth of the Prince of guns in the Tower gave two thousand volleys(залпов).

Edward VI(the son of Henry and Jane )

Anne of Cleves (1515—1557) The Daughter of Johann III of Cleves, sister of the reigning Duke of Cleves.

Marriage with her was one of the ways to seal (скрепить)the union of Henry, Francis I of France and the German Protestant princes. As a prerequisite(обязательное условие) of marriage, Henry wanted to see a portrait of the bride. Henry liked the Portrait , correspondence engagement took place. But the bride arrived in Britain (unlike her portrait) was not so beautiful. Henry categorically did not like her.

The ex-husband of Anne Thomas Cromwell Although the marriage was concluded in January 1540, Henry immediately started looking for a way to get rid of the unloved wife. As a result, in June 1540 the marriage was annulled; The occasion was the pre-existing engagement of Anna with the Duke of Lorraine. In addition, Henry said that the actual marriage relationship between him and Anna did not happen. Anne remained in England as a "sister of the King . The marriage was arranged by Thomas Cromwell, for this he lost his head.

Catherine Howard The niece of the powerful Duke of Norfolk, cousin of Anne Boleyn.

Henry married her in July 1540 because of a passionate love Henry married her in July 1540 because of a passionate love. It soon became clear that Catherine had a lover before marriage - Francis Durham - and was unfaithful to Henry with his personal henchman(паж) Thomas Culpeper. The guilty were executed, followed by February 13, 1542 and the Queen ascended the scaffold. After the execution of the body of Lady Catherine was buried near the grave of the king's second wife Anne Boleyn - another executed queen, who was her cousin.

Catherine Parr (1512—1548) By the time of his marriage to Henry (1543) she had already twice widowed. He was a staunch (убеждённая)Protestant and did much to turn the new Henry to Protestantism. After the death of Henry married Thomas Seymour, brother of Jane Seymour.

From the very first days of his life together with Henry Catherine tried to create his conditions of normal family life. She was in good terms with Princess Elizabeth, daughter of Anne Boleyn . Between the stepmother and stepdaughter struck up a strong friendship . With the other daughter of Henry - Princess Mary the Queen was not so close . The reason for this was religious intolerance Catholic Mary to Protestant Catherine Parr. Prince Edward did not immediately imbued with love for his stepmother, but she managed to attract him.

Henry had 10 children. The names of most of them are unknown Henry had 10 children. The names of most of them are unknown. He had one extramarital child. His name is Henry Fitzroy(1519-1536)(officially recognized the illegitimate son of King Henry VIII and Elizabeth Blount). Henry Frizroy Elizabeth Blount

Due to external beauty, and the ability to sing and dance, she soon attracted the attention of Henry VIII of, he liked these qualities. The first mention of a new fascination dates back to October of 1514, in a letter to the king from his friend, Charles Brandon, first Duke of Suffolk. Bessie opened Christmas masquerade in 1514 in tandem with Henry. Unlike other novels of King, his relationship with Bessie Blount was quite long and lasted about eight years As soon as he became aware of the pregnancy mistress, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey by order of the king sent her to the convent of St. Lawrence Blackmore (Essex) where 15 June 1519 Bessie gave birth to a son, Henry, received the name Fitzroy. Henry officially recognized him as his child.

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