On January 6, 1540, Henry VIII married Anne of Cleves in a political alliance with Germany. Displeased with her appearance, Henry sought an annulment after six months. Anne accepted the split, gaining wealth & status as the “King’s Sister.”
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Anne of Cleves played the long game—turning a disastrous marriage into wealth and comfort as the ‘King’s Sister.’ Probably one of the smartest outcomes of Henry’s marital drama!
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1. Catherine of Aragon
2. Anne Boleyn
3. Jane Seymour
4. Anne of Cleves
5. Catherine Howard
6. Catherine Parr
This sequence is often remembered with the rhyme: “Divorced, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived.”