Ruler · 1491 – 1547

Henry VIII

Lived 1491 – 1547; monarch, composer. Monarch of England of Kingdom of England, 1509 – 1547; also in the line of House of Tudor and Kingdom of Ireland.

Wikidata's English label: Henry VIII of England.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1491 – 1547; 56 years
In office: 38 years; one reign
Lines: 3; states
Left it: natural death; Kokkonen & Sundell

Monarch of England

Kingdom of England · the 40th of 53 dated reigns · 899 – 1707

36 before

Edward V1483

Richard III of England1483 – 1485

Henry VII of England1485 – 1509

Henry VIII1509 – 1547

Edward VI1547 – 1553

Lady Jane Grey1553

Mary I1553 – 1558

10 after

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roada second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1509 – 1547 · 38 years · came to it aged 18

Came to it: the child of the ruler before, on record
Left it: natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell

the term records: death in office

Also in the line of House of Tudor (2nd of 5) and Kingdom of Ireland (1st of 15).

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