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| 1515 | Birth |  |
| 22nd Sep Dusseldorf Birth of Anne of Cleves , daughter of John, Duke of Cleves |
| 1539 | Marriage | |
| 31st Dec Rochester Anne of Cleves arrives in Roches ter |
| 1540 | Marriage | |
| 1st Jan Rochester Meets Henry VIII for the first time |
| 6th Jan London Arranged by Cromwell to seek an alliance with a foreign royal house |
| 6th Jan London Henry calls her "the Flanders mare" & the marriage is never consumated |
| 6th Jan Greenwich Henry VIII & Anne of Cleves are married at the royal Palace of Placentia in Greenwich, London by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer |
| 6th Jan London Marries Henry VIII, his 4th wife |
| 9th Jan Anulled because of Anne's contract to the son of the Duke of Lorraine |
| 9th Jan London Henry VIII annuls the marriage because it was without his consent |
| 9th Jan Hever Castle Receives a generous settlement, including Hever Castle, home of Henry's former in-laws, the Boleyns |
| 24th Jan London Anne was commanded to leave the court of Henry VIII |
| 29th June London A formal trial into the marriage between Henry VIII & Anne of Cleves begins |
| 29th June London Anne's betrothal to Lorraine & the non-consumation of the marriage are investigated |
| 29th June London Claims that her marriage to Henry VIII had been consumated |
| 6th July London Henry VIII asks for Anne of Cleves ' formal consent for the trial of their marriage |
| 8th July London Sends a message to Henry VIII saying that only God can part them |
| 8th July London The Church marriage tribunal finds Henry VIII's marriage to Anne of Cleves is invalid |
| 9th July London Court decrees that Anne is not Queen & will be known as the sister of the King |
| 9th July London The marriage between Henry VIII & Anne of Cleves is anulled on the grounds that it had never been consummated, Henry claimed that he had found his bride so unattractive that he could not bear to sleep with her |
| 1540 | Pension Anne of Cleves | |
| Lewes After the annulment, pensioned off to Lewes & given the title of King's "sister" |
| 1557 | Burial | |
| Westminster Abbey Buried in Westminster Abbey |
| 1557 | Death | |
| 17th July Chelsea Death of Anne of Cleaves |
