Well, as surprising as this might be, King Henry the eight was the King when he was trying to put an end to his marriage. Confusing, eh?
Catherine of Aragon was the first wife of Henry VIII. This marriage was annulled by the king in 1533.
King Henry was married 6 times, 3 of which named Catherine.
He first found out she was not virgo intacta as she claimed on their wedding night. Henry then discovered she was pre contracted before she met Henry, which at that point her marriage would be declared invalid. It was soon discovered during her invalid marriage to Henry she had an affair with Thomas Culpepper.
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The status of a woman who has left or been put out of a marriage depends on the way the marriage ended. A divorce was really not possible for most circumstances, and rarely happened. Ending a marriage with an annulment, however, did happen, and in such a case the marriage was considered for purposes of law and Church never to have happened. An example of a marriage that ended with annulment was the marriage between Eleanor of Aquitaine and King Louis VII of France. All the possessions in her dowry were returned to her, and she immediately married King Henry II of England. King Louis VII declared the children of the marriage to be legitimate, which was required because the children of an annulled marriage would otherwise not be considered legitimate. He also remarried.
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King Henry VIII Henry the VIII, because the Pope wouldn't annul his first marriage.
Actually, he did both.
his wife committed adultery.
Because King Henry VIII past away.
It is often said that Henry VIII referred to her as the 'Flanders Mare' but if he did he would only have said this in private. Prior to her marriage with Henry she was referred to as 'the Lady of Cleves' and during her brief marriage she was called 'Queen Anne' by virtue of her being the King's wife (she was not crowned). After the divorce and due to the amiable relationship that formed between Henry and Anne she was referred to as the king's 'sister'.
King Henry VIII was at odds with the pope because he wanted to get a divorce. This caused King Henry VIII to form the Church of England. This church was just like the Catholic Church, except the king of England was at its head, not the pope, and King Henry VIII could get divorced. A lot.