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Henry VIII's family tree: six wives, three heirs who reigned.

Henry VIII was born on 28 June 1491 in Palace of Placentia, Kent, the son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, and died on 28 January 1547 in Palace of Whitehall, London, at 55. He married Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Catherine Parr. 5 children are in the tree.

Henry VIII, born in Palace of Placentia, KentHenry VIII1491–1547Henry VII, born in Pembroke Castle, PembrokeshireHenry VII1457–1509Elizabeth of York, born in Westminster Palace, EnglandElizabeth of York1466–1503Edmund Tudor, born in Much Hadham, HertfordshireEdmund Tudor1430–1456Margaret Beaufort, born in Bletsoe Castle, BedfordshireMargaret Beaufort1443–1509Edward IV of England, born in Rouen, Haute-NormandieEdward IV of England1442–1483Elizabeth Woodville, born in Grafton Regis, NorthamptonshireElizabeth Woodville1437–1492Owen Tudor, born in Isle of Anglesey, WalesOwen Tudor1400–1461Catherine of France, born in Paris, FranceCatherine of France1401–1437John II Beaufort, born in Twickenham, MiddlesexJohn II Beaufort1404–1444Margaret Beauchamp, born in Bletsoe, BedfordshireMargaret Beauchamp1410–1482Richard of York, born in Conisbrough Castle, YorkshireRichard of York1411–1460Cecily Neville, born in Raby Castle, DurhamCecily Neville1415–1495Richard Woodville, born in La Mote, KentRichard Woodville1412–1469Jacquetta of Luxembourg, born in St Pole sur, BourgogneJacquetta of Luxembourg1416–1472Maredudd Tudur, born in Penmynydd, AngleseyMaredudd Tudur1365–1406Margaret Ferch Dafydd, born in Trefeilir, CaernavonshireMargaret Ferch Dafydd1380–1428Charles VI “Le Fou”, born in Paris, FranceCharles VI “Le Fou”1368–1422Isabeau de Bavière, born in Munich, BavariaIsabeau de Bavière1369–1435John I Beaufort, born in Kettlethorpe, LincolnshireJohn I Beaufort1371–1410Margaret de Holand, born in Upholland, LancashireMargaret de Holand1385–1439John Beauchamp, born in Bletsoe, BedfordshireJohn Beauchamp1384–1412Elizabeth BrookElizabeth Brook?–1457Richard of Conisbrough, born in Castle Coinsbrough, YorkRichard of Conisbrough1385–1415Anne de Mortimer, born in New Forest, County WestmeathAnne de Mortimer1390–1411Ralph De Neville, born in Raby, DurhamRalph De Neville1364–1425Joan Beaufort, born in Beaufort, Maine-et-LoireJoan Beaufort1375–1440Richard Woodville, born in Maidstone, KentRichard Woodville1385–1442Joan Elizabeth Mary Bedlisgate, born in Northamptonshire, EnglandJoan Elizabeth Mary Bed…1385–1448Pierre I de Luxembourg, born in Naples, CampaniaPierre I de Luxembourg1390–1433Margaret de Baux, born in Andria, PugliaMargaret de Baux1394–1469
Five generations, as the FamilySearch Family Tree has them: 30 of the 30 places filled. Each name opens that person's page on FamilySearch.
Henry VIII, born in Palace of Placentia, KentHenry VIII1491–1547Henry VII, born in Pembroke Castle, PembrokeshireHenry VII1457–1509Elizabeth of York, born in Westminster Palace, EnglandElizabeth of …1466–1503Edmund Tudor, born in Much Hadham, HertfordshireEdmund Tudor1430–1456Margaret Beaufort, born in Bletsoe Castle, BedfordshireMargaret Beau…1443–1509Edward IV of England, born in Rouen, Haute-NormandieEdward IV of …1442–1483Elizabeth Woodville, born in Grafton Regis, NorthamptonshireElizabeth Woo…1437–1492
Three generations, as the FamilySearch Family Tree has them: 6 of the 6 places filled. Each name opens that person's page on FamilySearch.

Henry VIII's family, year by year.

  1. 1491Palace of Placentia, KentOn 28 June 1491, Henry VIII is born to Henry VII and Elizabeth of York.
  2. 1495Eltham Palace, KentOn 14 September 1495, his sister Elizabeth of England dies. He is 4.
  3. 1500Hatfield, HertfordshireOn 19 June 1500, his brother Edmund tudor Duke of Somerset dies. He is 8.
  4. 1502Ludlow Castle, ShropshireOn 2 April 1502, his brother Arthur Prince of Wales dies. He is 10.
  5. 1503Tower of London, MiddlesexOn 10 February 1503, his sister Katherine of England dies. He is 11.
  6. 1503On 11 February 1503, his mother, Elizabeth of York, dies. He is 11.
  7. 1509Richmond Palace, SurreyOn 21 April 1509, his father, Henry VII, dies. He is 17.
  8. 1510London, EnglandOn 31 January 1510, a daughter is stillborn.
  9. 1511London, EnglandOn 1 January 1511, his son Henry is born.
  10. 1511London, EnglandOn 22 February 1511, his son Henry dies as a baby.
  11. 1513London, EnglandA son is stillborn.
  12. 1514London, EnglandA son is stillborn.
  13. 1516Palace of Placentia, LondonOn 18 February 1516, his daughter Mary is born.
  14. 1518London, EnglandA daughter is stillborn.
  15. 1519Blackmore, EssexOn 15 June 1519, his son Henry FitzRoy is born.
  16. 1533Westhorpe, SuffolkOn 25 June 1533, his sister Mary of England Queen of France dies. He is 41.
  17. 1533Palace of Placentia, GreenwichOn 7 September 1533, his daughter Elizabeth is born.
  18. 1534London, EnglandA pregnancy ends in miscarriage.
  19. 1535London, EnglandA pregnancy ends in miscarriage.
  20. 1536Kimbolton Castle, HuntingdonshireOn 7 January 1536, his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, dies at 50.
  21. 1536London, EnglandOn 29 January 1536, a son is stillborn.
  22. 1536Tower of London, MiddlesexOn 19 May 1536, his second wife, Anne Boleyn, dies at 34.
  23. 1536Saint James's Palace, LondonOn 23 July 1536, his son Henry FitzRoy dies at 17.
  24. 1537Westminster Abbey, MiddlesexOn 12 October 1537, his son Edward is born.
  25. 1537Hampton Court Palace, LondonOn 24 October 1537, his third wife, Jane Seymour, dies at 29.
  26. 1541Perth, PerthshireOn 18 October 1541, his sister Margaret Tudor Queen of Scots dies. He is 50.
  27. 1542On 13 February 1542, his fifth wife, Katherine Howard, dies at 18.
  28. 1547Palace of Whitehall, LondonOn 28 January 1547, Henry VIII dies at 55.

His children.

Where the lines came from.

Up his father's line: Henry VII, his father, born 1457 in Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire; Edmund Tudor, his grandfather, born 1430 in Much Hadham, Hertfordshire; Owen Tudor, his great-grandfather, born 1400 in Isle of Anglesey, Wales; Maredudd Tudur, his 2nd great-grandfather, born 1365 in Penmynydd, Anglesey; Tudor Gronwy Fychan Ap Gronwy, his 3rd great-grandfather, born 1314 in Peniarth, Merionethshire; Gronwy "Fychan" Ap Gronwy, his 4th great-grandfather, born 1275 in Penmynydd, Anglesey.

Up his mother's line: Elizabeth of York, his mother, born 1466 in Westminster Palace, England; Edward IV of England, his grandfather, born 1442 in Rouen, Haute-Normandie; Richard of York, his great-grandfather, born 1411 in Conisbrough Castle, Yorkshire; Richard of Conisbrough, his 2nd great-grandfather, born 1385 in Castle Coinsbrough, York; Edmund of Langley, his 3rd great-grandfather, born 1341 in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire; Edward, his 4th great-grandfather, born 1312 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire.

The family as the FamilySearch Family Tree holds it: 138 people, 116 of them his ancestors. The earliest on his direct line is Gwerfyl Ferch Madog, born 1275 in Monmouth Castle, Monmouthshire.

What history says.

Henry FitzRoy was the son of Henry VIII and his mistress Elizabeth Blount, and the only child born out of wedlock whom Henry acknowledged. The FamilySearch Family Tree lists Elizabeth Blount among his wives; she was not one.Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset, Wikipedia
Two of his wives, Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard, were beheaded at the Tower of London. The page says only that they died, as the tree does.Tower Green and the scaffold site, Historic Royal Palaces
Jane Seymour died just 12 days after giving birth to her son Edward at Hampton Court Palace. The FamilySearch Family Tree places Edward's birth at Westminster Abbey.Jane Seymour, Hampton Court Palace, Historic Royal Palaces

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From the FamilySearch Family Tree, read on 7 November 2026: 138 people around Henry VIII, up to eight generations back and two down. Thanks to everyone who has added to it. The tree is its contributors' work; where it and history differ, this page says so and names the source. Everyone named on this page has died.