Person

Anne of Cleves

1515–1557 · 16th century

Anne of Cleves was a daughter of Duke John III of Cleves and the fourth wife of Henry VIII of England. The marriage, arranged in 1540 to ally England with the Protestant-leaning princes of the lower Rhine, was annulled after six months. She remained in England with a generous settlement and outlived the king's other wives.

Anne of Cleves
Image: Hans Holbein the Younger · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 2 state histories

Duchy of ClevesUnited Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg

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