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Henry VIII

Also known as Henry Tudor, Henry the Eighth

Henry VIII was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. After the Pope refused to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, Henry passed legislation that severed England and Ireland from the Roman Catholic Church and established the monarch as Supreme Head of the Church of England, initiating the English Reformation. He subsequently married five more times; two marriages were annulled, and two wives were executed.

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Henry VIII was a male member of the House of Tudor, born at the Palace of Placentia on 1491-06-28. He was the son of Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York. He held the positions of monarch of England, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, Earl Marshal, and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. His citizenship was in the Kingdom of England.

He was married to Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, and Catherine Parr. He had children including Mary I, Elizabeth I, Edward VI of England, and Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset. His siblings were Elizabeth Tudor, Margaret Tudor, Mary Tudor, and Katherine Tudor. He died at the Palace of Whitehall on 1547-01-28 and was buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Henry
Family name: Tudor
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of England
Place of birth: Palace of Placentia
Place of death: Palace of Whitehall
Spouse: Catherine Parr
Child: Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon
Father: Henry VII of England
Mother: Elizabeth of York
Sibling: Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset
Occupation: composer
Position held: Lord of Ireland
Languages spoken: Latin
Religion: Latin Church
Family: House of Tudor
Image: Henry-VIII-kingofengland 1491-1547.jpg
Significant event: Field of the Cloth of Gold

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place of burial: St George's Chapel, Windsor
Commons category: Henry VIII of England
date of birth: 1491-06-28
date of death: 1547-01-28
topic's main category: Category:Henry VIII
relative: Ferdinand II of Aragon
Commons gallery: Henry VIII of England
Commons Creator page: Henry VIII of England
unmarried partner: Anne Stafford, Countess of Huntingdon
name in native language: Henry VIII
owner of: Nonsuch Palace
different from: Henry VIII
nickname: Bluff Harry
manner of death: natural causes
medical condition: obesity
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significant person: Philipp Melanchthon
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Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 22 April 1509, and King of Ireland from 18 June 1542, until his death in 1547.

Born in Greenwich, Henry was the second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. His elder brother, Arthur, Prince of Wales, had been the heir apparent, but died in 1502 at the age of 15. Henry VII died in 1509, and Henry took the throne at the age of 17. He married Catherine of Aragon, who had been Princess of Wales and became widowed from Arthur. Henry had sought a male heir from Catherine, who produced the future Mary I but no surviving male children.

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