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The wives of Henry VIII were the six queens consort wedded to Henry VIII of England between 1509 and 1547.

The six women to hold the title “queen consort” of King Henry VIII were, in chronological order:

Catherine of Aragon, (divorced, died while detained under guard at Kimbolton Castle, mother of Mary I)
Anne Boleyn, (divorced and later executed, mother of Elizabeth I)
Jane Seymour, (died days after giving birth to Edward VI, believed to be caused by birth complications)
Anne of Cleves, (divorced, outlived the rest of the wives)
Catherine Howard, (divorced and later executed)
Catherine Parr, (widowed)

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