Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves

The marriage actually lasted just over six months. They were married on 6 January 1540, and the marriage was annulled on 9 July on grounds of non–consummation and Anne's previous contract with Francis of Lorraine (to whom she had become betrothed in 1527, although the wedding never took place).

Anne outlived Henry, his fifth wife Catherine Howard, his widow Catherine Parr, and his only surviving son, Edward VI. She died in 1557, having lived to see the coronation of Henry's eldest surviving daughter, Queen Mary I.

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