How Many Wives Did Henry VIII Have?

Henry Vlll had six wives. Henry lived from 1491-1547 and was King of England from 1509-1547.
Although Henry was actually responsible for setting up the Church of England, it is for his wives that he is actually remembered most. He established the Church of England in order to secure a divorce, since this was not possible in the Roman Catholic Church.
His first wife was Catherine of Arragon, she had several children, but only one, Mary survived. He divorced Catherine.
Next he married Anne Boleyn but he executed her. They had one child who became Queen Elizabeth. His third wife was Jane Seymour, they had a son, Edward, but he later died. Jane died from giving birth.
He then married Anne of Cleves, but divorced her after only 6 months.
Next came Catherine Howard whom he then executed for adultery. Finally, in 1543, he married Catherine Parr but he died four years later at the age of 55.

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Henry the VIII had six wives and they were Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Kathryn Howard and Katherine Parr.

Catherine of Aragon was a Spanish Princess and she was first married to Henry's brother 'Arthur'. Henry and Catherine were married for twenty years and she had only managed to produce one daughter. Henry wanted a son so he finally managed to get the marriage annulled. It is thought that catherine died of a broken heart after being seperated from her daughter.

Katherine Parr and Anne of Cleves were the only wives to outlive Henry VIII and two of his wives (Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard) he had killed for treason and adultary.

His favourite was Jane Semour and she was the first wife to produce a son. Sadly she died during child birth and Henry was still mourning for her when he married Anne of Cleves.

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