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Anne of Cleves
History of England


1515
Birth
Anne of Cleves
 Sep 22nd Birth of Anne of Cleves, daughter of John, Duke of Cleves
1539
Marriage
Anne of Cleves
 Dec 31st Anne of Cleves arrives in Rochester
1540
Pension
Anne of Cleves
  After the annulment, pensioned off to Lewes & given the title of King's "sister"
1540
Marriage
Anne of Cleves
 Jan 1st Meets Henry VIII for the first time
 Jan 6th Henry VIII & Anne of Cleves are married at the royal Palace of Placentia in Greenwich, London by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer
 Jan 6th Arranged by Cromwell to seek an Alliance with a foreign royal house
 Jan 6th Henry calls her "the Flanders mare" & the marriage is never consumated
 Jan 6th Marries Henry VIII, his 4th wife
 Jan 9th Anulled because of Anne's contract to the son of the Duke of Lorraine
 Jan 9th Receives a generous settlement, including Hever Castle, home of Henry's former in-laws, the Boleyns
 Jan 9th Henry VIII annuls the marriage because it was without his consent
 Jan 24th Anne was commanded to leave the court of Henry VIII
 June 29th A formal trial into the marriage between Henry VIII & Anne of Cleves begins
 June 29th Anne's betrothal to Lorraine & the non-consumation of the marriage are investigated
 June 29th Claims that her marriage to Henry VIII had been consumated
 July 6th Henry VIII asks for Anne of Cleves' formal consent for the trial of their marriage
 July 8th Sends a message to Henry VIII saying that only God can part them
 July 8th The Church marriage tribunal finds Henry VIII's marriage to Anne of Cleves is invalid
 July 9th Court decrees that Anne is not Queen & will be known as the sister of the King
 July 9th The marriage between Henry VIII & Anne of Cleves is anulled on the grounds that it had never been consummated, Henry claimed that he had found his bride so unattractive that he could not bear to sleep with her
1557
Burial
Anne of Cleves
  Buried in Westminster Abbey
1557
Death
Anne of Cleves
 July 17th Death of Anne of Cleaves

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