Tragically fate 6 queen of the amorous, tyrannical king

It is not uncommon for kings to have multiple wives, even Chinese emperors have hundreds of beautiful concubines, but in England, the case of King Henry VIII is truly unique. This king had 6 queens, 2 were divorced, 2 were beheaded, 1 died and only one survived but later died young.

The six queens of the English king , Henry VIII (ruled from 1509-1547) were very tragic. Henry VIII was the only king in British history to set up six queens. He longed to have a son, so he continued to marry and divorce different women.

Painting of King Henry VIII by artist Hans Holbein. (Image source: Wikipedia).

Married sister-in-law over 5 years old

The first queen was Catherine, of Aragon. She was married to the late brother of King Henry and married when she was 15 years old. Later, however, the Prince of Wales died of illness, Catherine remarried to King Henry VIII, the husband's younger brother, 5 years younger than her. At that time, King Henry was less than 18 years old.

A woman of a virtuous, pious, erudite, and lucid lifestyle rarely seen in a time when women were less educated, Catherine of Aragon became a model empress in the eyes of both the court and people.

The queen was 6 times pregnant, but only gave birth to 2 sons and a princess, the rest of the babies were dead. However, two sons died of vegetables for two months. In the end, there was only one princess, later Queen Mary I.

Obsessed with having an offspring, Henry VIII began to lose patience with Catherine. In addition to her age and childbirth that caused the queen to grow old and old compared to her husband still burning in his youth, Henry bored his wife and began to keep an eye on other young girls. Anne Boleyn - a young female aristocrat of Queen Catherine's entourage captured the sympathy of the king.

'Tieu tam' became Queen and was executed for adultery

The 2nd queen is also the person that Henry VIII had an affair with before. Her sister Mary Boleyn became the mistress of Henry VIII - although at that time Mary was the wife of a noble named William Carey. Anne was included in the ranks of Catherine of Aragon, the king's eye.

Anne Boleyn was later convicted of treason, incest, and adultery.

But like the king's first wife , Anne Boleyn repeatedly suffered a miscarriage. The only daughter living to her adulthood was Princess Elizabeth - later becoming Queen Elizabeth I of England.

The warm and happy times in Henry and Anne's marriage were brief, Anne Boleyn was later found guilty of treason, incest, and adultery - all of which were slanderous charges. She was stripped of her position as queen, taken to custody in the Tower of London and sentenced to execution.

Died after the birth

Worth mentioning, this 3rd Empress, Jane Seymour was engaged by the king just a day after Anne Boleyn was executed. Jane was also an entourage of Queen Anne Boleyn. This shows that King Henry particularly had a hobby of 'looking at' his wife's entourage.

The couple also had an 'impure' relationship before getting married. And many people believe that this is also the reason that pushed Queen Anne Boleyn closer to the death penalty.

The 3rd Queen made King Henry VIII satisfied giving birth to the king a prince. Her son later became King Edward VI, however, a weak physique from a young age caused the king to die when he was only 15 years old.

 Jane was unable to live until her child was crowned - she died almost two weeks after birth due to infections and complications. She is the only wife of Henry VIII to enjoy the funeral for a queen.

Rejected at first sight

About two years after Queen Jane Seymour passed away, Henry VIII continued to seek another marriage. Among the 'candidates' for the throne, Anne of Cleves (1515-1557) - a German noble woman - was chosen. When looking at Anne's portrait, King Henry VIII was fascinated and dotted.

However, when meeting, Henry VIII felt that being deceived by Anne looked completely different from the portrait or any description he had heard before. Disappointment caused the king to find ways to cancel the engagement, but it was impossible. Henry marries Anne of Cleves, and all attempts to "legalize" the marriage by both "defending" both fail.

When he was too bored with his foreign wife, the king continued to seek a new marriage, and this time the young lady Catherine Howard caught his eye. When the cancellation of the marriage was mentioned, Anne accepted it gently. Henry VIII gave her the name 'dear sister of the king' and generous compensation

She died in 1557 at the age of 41, never married any more and was thought to remain a virgin until the end of her life.

Was beheaded for adultery when he was only 21 years old

Catherine Howard was accused of adultery with Thomas Culpeper, deprived of the position of queen and sentenced to death at the Tower of London.

A cousin of Queen Anne Boleyn, Catherine Howard (1523-1542) was born into a fallen aristocratic family. After being joined by Queen Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard immediately won the hearts of the king.

Catherine's youthful, energetic nature made the king - now nearly 50 years old, obese, or irritable and sluggish due to a foot wound - felt rejuvenated and loved again.

Shortly after ascending the throne, Catherine Howard was accused of having an affair with Thomas Culpeper - a courtier of Henry VIII, and had an affair before marrying the king.

Catherine Howard was stripped of her position as queen and sentenced to death at the Tower of London. Catherine's body was later buried next to her cousin Anne Boleyn

2 widows still become Queen

As the last wife of Henry VIII before his death, Catherine Parr (1512-1548) is considered a rare exception in the throne of the queen. Before marrying Henry VIII, she had two marriages, both of which were widowed because of premature deaths.

After coming to court to serve Mary - the first queen's daughter, Catherine of Aragon with Henry VIII - she became interested in the king.

Many people believe that Henry VIII married Catherine Parr just to have someone to take care of his worse health. Before his death, the king ordered that Catherine Parr be treated as a queen.

 Catherine married once more to Thomas Seymour, Baron of Sudeley - who had a crush on her from the beginning. After being pregnant and giving birth to a baby girl at the age of 35, Catherine Parr died of complications after birth.