Tag: Anne of Cleves
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01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Hans Holbein the Younger’s Anne of Cleves, Queen of England, fourth wife of Henry VIII, with Footnotes #226
Anne of Cleves (German: Anna von Kleve; 1515 – 16 July 1557) 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,…
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Henry VIII’s six wives 07 Paintings, The amorous game, Henry VIII’s six wives. 50 – With Footnotes
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…