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Henry VIII

Henry VIII [Na].
English king from AD 1509 of the House of Tudor. Born 1491, second son of Henry VII. Married (1) Catherine, daughter of Ferdinand II, king of Aragon, and widow of his elder brother Arthur (divorced); (2) Anne, daughter of Sir Thomas Boleyn (executed); (3) Jane, daughter of Sir John Seymour (died in childbirth); (4) Anne, daughter of John, duke of Cleves (divorced); (5) Catherine Howard, niece of the duke of Norfolk (executed); (6) Catherine, daughter of Sir Thomas Parr and widow of Lord Latimer. Died in AD 1547 aged 55, having reigned 37 years.

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