Did Henry the 8th ever have a son?

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I can't remember- it seems like he had a son once, but that the child died very young, while still a baby. Is this true?

Answer 1

Henry VIII had only one legitimate son, Edward, who actually lived to become king. He was the son of Jane Seymour, Henry's third wife, and he died only at about sixteen years old.

Katherine of Aragon (wife no 1 and mother of Mary I) gave him three sons, who died very early in childhood.

Anne Boleyn (wife no 2 and mother of Elizabeth I) gave him two sons who, again, died either at birth or very early.

Jane Seymour (wife no 3 and mother of Edward VI) had only the one child and died soon after giving birth to him.

Anne of Cleves (wife no 4) had no children.

Catherine Howard (wife no 5) had no children.

Katherine Parr (wife no 6) bore no children to Henry, but had a daughter (Mary) with the man she married after the king, Thomas Seymour.

Of his illegitimate issue, the only son he acknowledged was Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond, by Elizabeth Blount. He died when he was a young man. By Mary Berkeley he had Thomas Stukely (1525 - ?) and Sir John Perrot (1527 - ?).

Answer 2

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Answer 4

Yes Henry VIII did have a son and his name was Edward.

Born: 12 Oct 1537, Hampton Court Palace, Richmond, England
Acceded: 25 Feb 1547, Westminster Abbey, London, England

Died: 6 Jul 1553, Greenwich Palace, London, England

Buried: Westminster Abbey, London, England

He became King Edward VI. His mother was Henry's third wife, Jane Seymour who died shortly after Edward's christening from an infection associated with the birth.

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Did Henry the 8th ever have a son?
I can't remember- it seems like he had a son once, but that the child died very young, while still a baby. Is this true?

Answer 6

Only days after Queen Anne's execution in 1536, Henry married Jane Seymour. The Act of Succession 1536 declared Henry's children by Queen Jane to be next in the line of succession, and declared both the Lady Mary and the Lady Elizabeth illegitimate, thus excluding them. The King was granted the power to further determine the line of succession in his will. Jane gave birth to a son, the Prince Edward, in 1537, and died two weeks later of childbed fever. After Jane's death, the entire court mourned with Henry for some time. Henry also considered her to be his only "true" wife, being the only one who had given him the male heir he so desperately sought.

Answer 7

I think there were one or two male miscarriages, but Edward, the son of Jane Seymour, was the only one to survive (he died at the age of 15 or 16 - sources differ). Since Henry tried with 6 different wives, the fault seems to be on his side that he couldn't get a male heir.

Answer 8

Edward VI
Born: 12 October 1537
Became King: 28 January 1547 (10 years-old)
Died: 6 July 1553 (he was 16)

Answer 9

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The first Act of Succession made Henry`s daughter Mary illegitimate , and the second Act confirmed this while also bastardising Elizabeth . Section IX meant that Henry could , in the absence of a son , bestow the crown upon one of his daughters , if he wished . So this gave a special significance to the elaborate reconciliation between father and elder daughter shortly before the new Act became law .Mary had suffered while Anne Boleyn was alive .She had been compelled always to give precedence to her sister Elizabeth . Mary had always remained loyal to her mother Catherine of Aragon , but with the death of the Boleyn , she was persuaded to conform to her father`s will and make peace with him . Mary had to subscribe to the royal supremacy , the repudiation of the papacy , and the `incestuous and unlawful nature of her parent`s marriage . Henry only recognised Mary after she wrote him a letter of repentance stating `Most humbly prostrate before the feet of your most excellent Majesty, your most humble, faithful and obedient subject , which hath so extremely offended your most gracious Highness . Mary`s self abasement secured her return to court and favour . Henry never doubted the paternity of his daughter Mary . The Act of declaring her illegitimate was political .. Though the stigma of illegitimacy remained , she would in due course regain her place in the line of succession

Answer 10

He had two...Edward...and also an illegitamate son named Henry Fitzroy. Fitzroy ws made premier pier, which was the first step in being declared the heir to the throne, during Henry's marriage to Katherine of Aragon, but died before reaching adulthood, and Edward also died before reaching adulthood.