Anne of Clevice was born into the German nobility and was queen of King Henry VIII of England. Anne of Cleves and Henry VIII never had a round house, nor was she officially crowned.
Portrait of Princess Anne
Marriage preparation
The famous painter Hans Holbein the Younger was sent by Henry VIII to Crivis to paint portraits of two queen candidates, Anne and her sister Amelia. Two portraits by Little Holbeth because of Anne are now in the Louvre in Paris and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
The German princess received little formal education in her childhood, had no beautiful singing voice, and did not know how to play an instrument, but she was very good at needlework, liked to play cards, and the future queen of England could only read and write in German. Nevertheless, Anne's gentle, noble, gentle character led to her being recognized as the king's wife.
The French ambassador Charles de Mariac once described Anne's appearance: "Slender and slender, with medium beauty, a very confident and calm expression". She had brownish-black hair and a slightly darker complexion, which looked a little serious by British standards and looked a little older than her actual age. In the portrait of Holbein The Younger, she has a high forehead, drooping eyelids and a slightly pointed chin.
Anne of Cleves
Henry was anxious to see his future wife. When Anne of Cleves was on her way to London, Henry rode to Richmond to meet her in advance. The first meeting disappointed Henry, who felt that he had been misled by those who praised Anne's beauty. Henry wanted Cromwell to find a way to prevent the marriage by legal means, but in doing so, it would undoubtedly break Britain's vital alliance with Cleves.
A marriage that is doomed to failure
Despite Henry's dissatisfaction with his fiancée, the wedding took place on 6 January 1540. On 9 July 1540, Henry VIII's marriage to Anne of Crevis was officially annulled on the grounds that the couple had never had a round house and that Anne had entered into a marriage contract with Francis of Lorraine.
Princess Anne stills
Dear sisters of the king
Out of gratitude for Anne's cooperative attitude, Henry gave the deposed queen considerable wealth and estate. As compensation, she was given the title of "the King's Beloved Sister". The former queen became a regular visitor to the court, and Henry announced that in addition to his wife and daughter, Anne of Cleves would be given priority before all other ladies in England.
Since Anne of Crevis arrived in England for marriage, she has not returned to her hometown.
pass away
On 16 July 1557, Anne of Cleves died of illness at Schiff castle at the age of 41. She was buried in Westminster Abbey on 3 August. Her tomb was opposite the altar of Edward the Confessor, slightly above the average height of the average height of the ordinary man's gaze.
Anne of Cleves was the last of Henry VIII's wives to die, and she lived nine years longer than the sixth queen, Catherine Pardo. But she wasn't the longest-lived, and Catherine of Aragon died at the age of 50.