![]() She is the only one of Henry’s wives to be buried in Westminster Abbey. Anne is the longest surviving of Henry’s wives she outlived not only the other queens, but also the king himself. Her brother, William of Cleves, asked his ambassador to pursue her reinstatement. After the king’s fifth wife, young Catherine Howard, was divorced and then executed for adultery, Anne wanted to be queen again. Anne of Cleves wanted to remarry Henry VIII. Image source: By Hans Holbein, Public Domain, ĥ. Henry VIII married Catherine Howards within only a few weeks of his official annulment from Anna. She ruled as a queen for just four months and she was never crowned.Ĥ. Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves were only married for six months. At the time of their marriage, Anne was literally half Henry’s age. Contemporaries held Holbein’s pictures to be accurate depictions of the girls-not flattering misrepresentations, as the legend came to describe them.Ģ. However, here are some facts you might not know about Henry’s fourth wife.ġ. ![]() We all know the legend of Anne of Cleves, the German princess who’s portrait Henry fell in love with, for only a sour relationship. ![]()
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