2006-09-25 10:30:43 · 15 answers · asked by Elaine C 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
I know that Henry the eighth of england divorced his first wife for failing to produce a male heir and beheaded his second wife on the same grounds. I'm sure there were other kings who did the same.
2006-09-25 10:34:42 · answer #1 · answered by mbleier268@verizon.net 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why in the world do people answer questions when they don't know the correct answer!? It was Henry the Eighth of England.
He had six wives, and their fates were: divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. The third wife died giving birth to Henry's only son. Elizabeth I, the daughter of the first murdered wife, became queen after the only male heir, Edward VI, and her older sister "Bloody" Mary died young.
2006-09-25 10:48:05 · answer #2 · answered by Maple 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
King Henry the 8th (VIII) had two of his six wives beheaded, not necesarily for not producing male children...it's a bit more complicated than that. His second wife was executed for treason, basically so Henry could marry Jane Seymour. He executed Catherine Howard, his 5th wife, for adultery. The only one who produced a male heir was Jane Seymour, but she dies soon after childbirth and her son died at age 15.
2006-09-25 10:47:59 · answer #3 · answered by thechewiedog 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Henry VIII beheaded two wives no because they didn't have male children but because he said they were sleeping with other men.
2006-09-25 11:49:27 · answer #4 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think you are talking about henry VIII. still, he only had two of his six wives beheaded, and it was for other reasons. anne boleyn and catherine howard were both beheaded because he wanted rid of them and couldn't get a divorce, so he fabricated a charge of adultery and had them beheaded on the merits of that. in those days there were loads of monarchs who did that kind of thing though, usually they had their little wifeys poisoned when they got bored with them. read robert browning's poem "my last duchess" on that subject some time. :-)
2006-09-25 11:26:46 · answer #5 · answered by nerdyhermione 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Henry the eighth is most notorious for it. He divorced 2, beheaded 2, 1 died and the last survived him.
2006-09-25 10:39:58 · answer #6 · answered by erin7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe you are referring to Henry the 8th. He beheaded Ann Boleyn. Technically she was executed for infidelity as was another wife. Ironically, it is the male who has the most influence over the sex of a child.
2006-09-25 10:42:41 · answer #7 · answered by ciza29 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would be King Henry the Vlll of England!
2006-09-25 12:05:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Henry The 8th.
2006-09-25 10:35:38 · answer #9 · answered by bernice l 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe it was a king by the name of Henry, followed by some number.
2006-09-25 10:32:23 · answer #10 · answered by rokkon 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋