Henry VIII had only three legitimate children. The all came to the throne, in this order:
-Edward VI
-Mary I
-Elizabeth I
He had an illegitimate child by his mistress Bessie Blount named Henry Fitzroy. He became the 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset. There was talk of the king making him his heir before he had Edward by his third wife (Jane Seymour), but he died of consumption. He might have had other children, but these were the only four he publicly acknowledged.
Henry VIII had three legitimate children; Mary (later Queen Mary I), Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth I) and Edward (later King Edward VI).
1. Edward (Son of Jane Seymour) 2. Mary (Daughter of Katherine of Aragon) 3. Elizabeth (Daughter of Anne Boleyn)
Edward VI, Mary I, Elizabeth I.
yea, three. although, his wives gave birth to any more, only those three past toddler ages before death. 😯
King Henry VIII succeeded to the English throne in 1509 upon the death of his father, King Henry VII.
Not directly, Henry VIII had three children, all of them had no children.
Edward VI. He was the son of Henry and Jane Seymour.
Henry VIII 3 children were MARY (oldest), ELIZABETH (middle) and EDWARD (youngest)
Henry VIII's father was called Henry Tudor - Henry VII of england.
she could not have children, he needed an heir to his throne.
Edward, then Mary, then Elizabeth and the last one that servied was Henry Katherine parr was the mother
She was Henry VII's Grand daughter - Henry VII was Henry VIII's father. Her mother was Anne Boleyn Henry VIII's second wife. She was the third of Henry VIII's children on the throne. Her brother was Edward VI and her sister was Mary I
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King Henry VIII succeeded to the English throne in 1509 upon the death of his father, King Henry VII.
Came to throne when his father Henry VII died.
England and Ireland
To get a son as heir to the throne
Douglas MacArthur
Henry the 8th wanted a son (air) to the throne
Henry Viii had a son out of wedlock with Anne Boleyn's sister Mary, he also had a son with one of his wife's (Catherine of Aragon) ladies in waiting. But because these children were born out of wedlock, they were not recognized as next in line for the throne. Henry viii daughter with Catherine of Aragon assumed the throne after Henry's death.
Not directly, Henry VIII had three children, all of them had no children.