How Many children did King Henry the 8th have?

Question

He was married to Queen Katherine, Anne Bolyn, Jane Seymour and I'm not sure who else

Answer 1

Four

Mary I from Kathrine of Aragon

Henry (illegitimate) from Elizabeth Boleyn

Elizabeth I from Anne Boleyn

Edward the IV from Jane Seymour

Answer 2

Probably as many as he had wifes.

Answer 3

He had only three legitimate children who survived very early infancy.  They were Mary (by Catherine of Aragon), Elizabeth (by Anne Boleyn) and Edward (by Jane Seymour).  He and Catherine of Aragon had a son who lived just a few weeks I think, and several other stillbirths.  ane boleyn had two miscarriages.

His only acknowledged b*****d was Henry Fitzroy,the son of Bessie Blount. Henry Fitzroy died when he was seventeen.  He also had a daughter, Audrey,the daughter of Joan Dobson,  who seems to have survived to adulthood, she married a man called John Harington, and they had children.  and there are a couple of others who apparently have been suggested as offsrping of Henry's, but it seems very doubtful.

Answer 4

King Henry was what we would call today a man-wh*re ... he had at least 4 children that he openly claimed were his, these children were Mary I, Elizabeth I, Edward VI, and Henry Fitzroy (although illegitimately). It's also possible that he fathered Catherine and Henry Carey, the children of his second wifes (Anne Boelyn) sister (Mary Boelyn)since they had an affair when he was married to his first wife. These are the only children that we know of that survived childbirth although we know of at least 4 children that were miscarried or still-born. And since each of his wifes had 5 ladies in waiting (which basically meant five ladies he could have his way with) I am sure there are many more children that were hushed up (which is quite funny seeing as he was so desparate to have an heir).

By the way his wifes were :

Cathryn of Aragon (Cathrine the Faithful) - mother of six, including Mary, the only one to survive, she was the widow of his brother, and he only married her because it was his brothers last wish on the death bed

Anne Boleyn (The Beautiful) - Mother of Elizabeth I, executed for adultry although it was very unlikely that she committed the act, she is known for being both sweet and conniving and very smart

Jane Seymour - Was the only queen to provide the king with a son, Edward VI, she died in childbirth. It is widely believed that she is the only queen that married Henry for love alone

Anne of Cleves (The Flanders Mare) - he married her based off of a photo and soon regretted it since she did not look the same in person, he divorced her and she got a great settlement, she outlived the King, and all his wives. She produced no children, and was given the title of the Kings Sister.

Catherine Howard (The Thornless Rose) - produced no children for the King and like her cousin Anne, was beheaded for adultry. It is absolute fact that these accusations were wrong. The night before her execution she spent practicing lying her head on the execution block. Her last words were a plea for mercy for her family. It is said that she haunted Henry til the time he died and that she was heard screaming in agony by his servants. (She was also known as Cathrine the Kind)

Cathrine Parr - she was the last wife of King Henry and became a widow, she had no children until after his death, and she died in childbirth ... many people say that she was the wisest of the wives since she remained absolutely quiet and never was seen without the King by her side (no chance of an affair)

Answer 5

Henry had at least four legitimate children (i. e. by women to whom he was married at the time, whether or not the marriage was later declared invalid) and at least one illegitimate one.  By his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, he had a son, Henry, Prince of Wales, who died when he was a few days old, and a daughter, Mary, who became England's first Queen in her own right.  Catherine was pregnant several more times, but I'm not sure whether any of her other pregnancies resulted in a live birth.  By his second wife, Anne Boleyen, he had one daughter, Elizabeth, who also became Queen; by his third, Jane Seymour, he had one son, Edward, who reigned for about six years as King Edward VI.

Henry's last three wives bore him no children.  He is known to have had one definite, acknowledged illegitimate child, Henry Fitzroy, Earl of Richmond, by Elizabeth Blount.  Henry Fitzroy married Mary Howard, a daughter of the Duke of Norfolk and thus a cousin of Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard, but died childless. Whether any of Mary Boleyn's chilldren were Henry's is uncertain.

Answer 6

Henry VIII had at least 4.

They were:

Mary I

Elizabeth I

Edward VI

Henry Fitzroy his illegitimate son with Elizabeth Blount, one of his many mistresses

He might've fathered Mary Boleyn's (Anne Boleyn's sister) two kids, Catherine and Henry Carey.

Answer 7

Mary, Elizabeth & a boy from Jane Seymour both of whom died whilst she was having him.  So 3 I think!

Answer 8

Henry had only three surviving legitimate children, who went on to become king and queens after him.

In chronological order of wives:

Katherine of Aragon - gave him Mary, who became Mary I of England, or "Bloody Mary".  There were five other non-surviving children born to them.

Anne Boleyn - gave him Elizabeth I.  Anne became pregnant twice afterwards with boys, but they didn't survive.

Jane Seymour - gave him Edward VI, who eventually died at about 16 years old.  She died shortly after his birth, so there were no other children.

Anne of Cleves - no children

Catherine Howard - no children

Katherine Parr - no children.  (After Henry, she married again and had a daughter, but died in childbirth.  The daughter disappears from history)

Henry had one son with his mistress Elizabeth Blount, who was the only illegitimate child he recognised, Henry Fitzroy.  The boy died as a teenager.

Read here about his few mistresses and other illegitimate children:

http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/aboutHenryV...

There is some doubt as to whether the children of Mary Boleyn (Anne's sister, who had an affair with Henry) were actually the king's.