the six wives of henry viii. a renaissance man huge in his day king of england from 1509 to 1547...
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII
A Renaissance Man Huge in his day King of England
from 1509 to 1547 Fluent in multiple
languages and before he became heavy very athletic
Wife No. 1: Catherine
Youngest daughter of Ferdinand II of Aragon,
who was
married to Isabella I of Castile
The famous couple who helped Columbus “sail the ocean blue in fourteen hundred and ninety two.”
The third daughter of this famous couple was Joanna the Mad (Juana La Loca)
She married
Philip I, the Handsome, Archduke of Burgundy
Son of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V They gave birth to
Charles I of Spain. Who became Charles
V, Holy Roman Emperor
And thus a powerful nephew of Catherine of Aragon
Funny guy, Charles. Is reported to have said: "I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men and German to my horse."
Catherine She was married to
Henry’s older brother, Arthur, first in November 1501.
Arthur died however in 1502
Henry VII, worried about ties between Spain and England, arranged for the next brother to marry, thus Henry VIII
Wife No. 1: Catherine Catherine of
Aragon married Henry VIII in 11 June 1509
18 Feb 1516, she gave birth to Mary, who would become Queen Mary (Bloody Mary)
Mary Queen Mary
(1553-1558) “Bloody Mary” You got a problem
with that?
Philip II and Mary Phillip II, King of
Spain and son of Charles V.
Married Mary, daughter of Catherine of Aragon
25 July 1554 “Kissing Cousins”
Wife No. 1: Catherine In 1525 Henry was
not only worried about not having a male heir, but he began an affair with Anne Boleyn
He then sought an annulment from the Church.
But Charles V’s hold on Pope Clement VII prevented it.
Dismissed from court in 1531
Wife No. 2: Anne Boleyn Married Henry in
secrecy Jan. 1532 23 May 1533
Archbishop of England declared the marriage good.
Gave birth to Elizabeth Sept. 1533
Accused of adultery and executed in 19 May 1536
Elizabeth I
The Other Boleyn Girl Henry did have an
affair with Anne’s older sister, Mary Boleyn
The Other Boleyn Girl
Wife No. 3: Jane Seymour Married to Henry
20 May 1536 12 Oct. 1537 gave
birth to Edward (to become King Edward VI)
Died Oct. 1537 from postnatal complications
Wife No. 4: Anne of Cleves Married 6 Jan.
1540 Marriage annulled
on 9 July 1540
Wife No. 5: Catherine Howard Married Henry 28
July 1540 Cousin of Anne
Boleyn Started “playing
around” shortly after the marriage
Executed 13 Feb. 1542
Wife No. 6: Catherine Parr Married Henry 12
July 1543 Most married
English Queen, four times.
After Henry died in 1547 she married longtime lover Thomas Seymour
Wife No. 6: Catherine Parr Historians say that
Catherine Parr was instrumental in creating good relations between Henry and his children and was a supporter of Edward VI and the “new faith”
Henry VIII: The Renaissance Version of Big Love