Anne of Cleves

{Short description|Queen of England in 1540}}

Anne of Cleves
Portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1539
Queen consort of England
Tenure6 January − 12 July 1540[1]
Born28 June or 22 September 1515
Düsseldorf, Duchy of Berg, Holy Roman Empire
Died16 July 1557 (aged 41 or 42)
Chelsea Manor, England
Burial3 August 1557
Spouse
(m. 1540; ann. 1540)
HouseLa Marck
FatherJohn III, Duke of Cleves
MotherMaria of Jülich-Berg
SignatureAnne of Cleves's signature

Anne of Cleves (22 September 1515 – 16 July 1557) was the fourth wife of Henry VIII of England from January 1540 to July 1540.[2]

  1. Weir 2007, p. 424.
  2. "Anne of Cleves, 4th wife of Henry VIII". Westminster Abbey. Retrieved 14 October 2021.

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