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22 SEPTEMBER 1515
Birth of Anna von Kleve (Anne of Cleves). She was the second of the children of Johann (III), duke of Jülich-Kleve (1490–1539), and Maria (1491–1543), heir of Jülich.
She married in 1539 Henry VIII as his fourth wife. He took a dislike to her and they were divorced 1540. She survived Henry by 10 years and died on 16 July 1557.
Reference:
Retha M. Warnicke, ‘Anne [Anne of Cleves] (1515–1557)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004. [accessed online 31 Aug. 2015]
Tags: Anne of Cleves, Henry VIII
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