Anne of Cleves
Queen of England
>
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/02/cf/02cfc7cc-0bc3-4a7f-9265-aaf55115c5e9/800px-anne_of_cleves_by_hans_holbein_the_younger.jpg&imgrefurl=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/historians-new-novel-controversially-theorizes-henry-viii-divorced-anne-cleves-because-shed-already-given-birth-180972415/&h=600&w=800&tbnid=yYbKoglocxp4VM&q=Anne+of+Cleves&tbnh=107&tbnw=143&usg=AI4_-kQf2baKHw8FDjBQCpti6kOIQD9QqQ&vet=1&docid=WYmz4ntG38VP6M&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj67MfqjtyFAxVZExAIHWtDD0MQ9QF6BAgAEAY)
Anne of Cleves was Queen of England from 6 January to 12 July 1540 as the fourth wife of King Henry VIII. Not much is known about Anne before 1527, when she became betrothed to Francis, Duke of Bar, son and heir of Antoine, Duke of Lorraine,... Wikipedia
Born: September 22, 1515, Düsseldorf, Germany
Died: July 16, 1557 (age 41 years), Chelsea Manor
Spouse: Henry VIII (m. 1540–1540)
Parents: John III, Duke of Cleves and Maria of Jülich-Berg
Siblings: Amalia of Cleves, Sibylle of Cleves, and William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
Place of burial: Westminster Abbey, London, United Kingdom
Show more
Show less