Anne of Cleves (1515–1557)

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Anne of Cleves (1515–1557)

Queen of England. Born Sep 22, 1515, in Cleves, Germany; died of cancer, July 16, 1557, in England; 2nd of four children of John III, duke of Cleves, and Maria of Julich-Berg; m. Henry VIII (1491–1547), king of England (r. 1509–1547), in Jan 1540 (div. July 1540).

German royal, who was briefly married to Henry VIII (Jan 1540-July 1540); due to her strict upbringing, was never told the "facts of life" and, as a result, was unaware that her marriage had not yet been consummated; after Henry fell in love with Catherine Howard and divorced Anne to marry her, lived the rest of her life in England as the king's "good sister."

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