Timeline of Anne of ClevesFourth wife of King Henry VIII and mother of Queen Elizabeth I Biography of Anne of Cleves Timeline of Anne of Cleves - Fourth wife of King Henry VIII The Timeline of Anne of Cleves details the life story of this fascinating and clever Tudor woman and second wife of King Henry VIII of England. This comprehensive Tudor Timeline details the major events significant to life of Anne of Cleves. Dates of all of the major events and people who were important to Anne of Cleves are detailed in the Anne of Cleves timeline. The fast way to obtain interesting facts, history and information on the times and people of the Tudor period via this comprehensive timeline. Timeline of Anne of Cleves Timeline of Key Dates | Timeline of Anne of Cleves Key events | 1515 September 22 | Anne of Cleves was born in Dusseldorf, Cleves in Germany | 1537 October 24 | Queen Jane Seymour died and Henry VIII went into a period of mourning | 1538 | Thomas Cromwell, began searching for foreign bride for Henry. He favored a political Protestant alliance | 1539 April 23 | Hans Holbein a famous Tudor court painter, was sent to paint the pictures of the princesses of Cleves - Amelia and Anne | 1539 August | Hans Holbein returned to England and King Henry VIII chose the portrait of Anne of Cleves as the most favorable | 1539 October 6 | The marriage treaty with Cleves was finalized | 1539 December 11 | Anne of Cleves arrived at Calais | 1539 December 27 | Anne of Cleves landed at Deal and then travelled to Rochester | 1540 January 1 | King Henry VIII met his bride in person - the Hans Holbein painting did not match Anne of Cleves in person | 1540 January 6 | The wedding between King Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves took place | 1540 July 9 | English Parliament declared the marriage between King Henry and Anne of Cleves as null and void because Anne had once been engaged to the son of the Duke of Lorraine | 1540 - 1557 | Anne of Cleves became one of the wealthiest women in Tudor England where she lived until she died | 1557 October 24 | Anne of Cleves died at Chelsea Old Palace, England and was buried in Westminster Abbey | Timeline of Key Dates | Timeline of Anne of Cleves Key events |
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