Henry VIII signs a treaty to marry Anne of Cleves

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.03: English Writing and Culture: Renaissance (Elizabethan and Jacobean periods) , 1485-1625.
Vol. editors: William M. Hamlin (Washington State University), J A Roe (University of York), Virginia Mason Vaughan (Clark University), Ema Vyroubalova (Trinity College Dublin)

Domains

Treaties and alliances

Dates

Date of occurrence 1539-10-04

Places

England (Location)
Germany (Involved)

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A treaty signed at Hampton Court arranges for Henry VIII to marry Anne of Cleves, the elder sister of William Duke of Cleves. This marriage forms part of Thomas Cromwell's plan for an alliance between England and the Protestant princes of Germany, in an attempt to counteract the combined power of Emperor Charles V and his new ally Francis I of France.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Henry VIII signs a treaty to marry Anne of Cleves". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=14622, accessed 05 May 2024.]

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