English King Henry VIII
A
narrative by D. A. Sharpe
King Henry VIII
is my 20th cousin, 13 times removed. Our
ancestors in common are Eystein Glumra Ivarsson and his wife, Aseda
Rognvaldsdatter. They are the
18th great grandparents to Henry and 32nd great grandparents to me. Described another way, Henry is the 3rd
cousin, five times removed from the stepdaughter of my 6th great
grand uncle, Dannett Abney, born about 1712.
They are ninth century Vikings from Norway. Here is a chart of our relationship.
Henry, born June 28, 1491, ruled
England from April 21, 1509 until his death on January 28, 1547.
Herbert Pelham
is the second great grandnephew of King Henry VIII. Herbert was the first
Treasurer of Harvard College. He
was my 24th cousin, 9 times removed! This
is on my Mother's side of the family. Herbert
also is the 11th cousin, once removed, of Edward Southworth, the first husband
of my seventh great grandmother, Alice Carpenter, on my Father's side of the
family, which descends from her second marriage to Plymouth Colony Governor
William Bradford. Herbert is the
third great grandson of Thomas Boleyn, the father-in-law of King Henry VIII. He was crowned June 24, 1509, the
month and day that later would become my birthday.
On June 11, 1509, Henry married Catherine of Aragon. Marriage annulled in
1533. She was the first of six wives
that Henry VIII married, a marriage that lasted 24 years. Henry VIII and Catherine were crowned
King and Queen of England on June 24, 1509! That is my birthday, at least the month
and day!
His subsequent marriages were to Anne
Boleyn, (1533-1536, ending in
execution); Jane Seymour
(1536, died 1537); Anne of Cleves
(1540, annulled 1540); Catherine Howard (married
1540, executed 1542; and finally Catherine Parr (married 1543,
Henry died 1547). You might say
that half of the woman marrying Henry were just dying to marry him! His last marriage was just Parr for the
course!
D. A.
Dwight Albert (D. A.) Sharpe
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