Anne of Cleves

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historical figure noblewoman queen consort of England

Anne of Cleves was the fourth wife of King Henry VIII of England, whose brief, unconsummated marriage ended in annulment but left her well provided for and known as the king’s “beloved sister.”

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Anne of Cleves portrait 1

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical figure ⓘ
noblewoman ⓘ
queen consort of England ⓘ
ageAtDeath 41 ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty House of La Marck ⓘ
associatedWithMonarch Henry VIII of England ⓘ
betrothalArrangedBy Thomas Cromwell ⓘ
birthDate 1515-09-22 ⓘ
birthPlace Duchy of Jülich-Cleves-Berg ⓘ
Düsseldorf NERFINISHED ⓘ
burialPlace Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster ⓘ
surface form: Westminster Abbey
burialSiteType royal abbey ⓘ
countryOfBirth Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
countryOfDeath Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathDate 1557-07-16 ⓘ
deathPlace Chelsea, London, England ⓘ
surface form: Chelsea, London
educationFocus domestic skills ⓘ
household management ⓘ
needlework ⓘ
era Tudor period ⓘ
father Duke of Cleves ⓘ
surface form: John III, Duke of Cleves
fullName Anna von Jülich-Kleve-Berg ⓘ
grantedResidence Bletchingley Palace ⓘ
Hever Castle ⓘ
Richmond Palace ⓘ
knownFor amicable annulment settlement ⓘ
brief, unconsummated marriage to Henry VIII ⓘ
title of the King’s Beloved Sister ⓘ
languageSpoken French ⓘ
German ⓘ
marriageEnd 1540-07-09 ⓘ
marriageStart 1540-01-06 ⓘ
marriageToHenryVIIIConsummated no ⓘ
marriageToHenryVIIIStatus annulled ⓘ
mother Maria of Jülich-Berg NERFINISHED ⓘ
nationality German ⓘ
politicalPurposeOfMarriage Anglo-German Protestant alliance ⓘ
portraitArtist Hans Holbein the Younger ⓘ
positionHeld Queen consort of England ⓘ
predecessorAsQueenConsort Jane Seymour ⓘ
receivedSettlementFromHenryVIII yes ⓘ
reignAsQueenConsortEnd 1540-07-09 ⓘ
reignAsQueenConsortStart 1540-01-06 ⓘ
religion Lutheran-leaning Catholic ⓘ
Protestant (broadly) ⓘ
sibling Duke of Cleves ⓘ
surface form: William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
spouse Henry VIII of England ⓘ
stepchild Edward VI of England ⓘ
Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset ⓘ
surface form: Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset

Mary I of England ⓘ
successorAsQueenConsort Catherine Howard ⓘ
titleAfterAnnulment the King’s Beloved Sister ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hever Castle → associatedWith → Anne of Cleves ⓘ
subject surface form: Oatlands Palace
Hans Holbein the Younger → notableWork → Anne of Cleves ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anne of Cleves portrait
Hever Castle → ownedBy → Anne of Cleves ⓘ
Henry VIII of England → spouse → Anne of Cleves ⓘ
Jane Seymour → successorAsQueenConsort → Anne of Cleves ⓘ