What is Anne of Cleves?
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Use British English|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox royalty|consort=yes|image=Anne de Clèves - Hans Holbein le Jeune - Musée du Louvre Peintures INV 1348 ; MR 756 - version 2.jpg|image_size=225px|caption=Portrait by [[Hans Holbein the Younger]], 1539|succession=[[Queen consort of England]]|reign=6 January − 12 July 1540{{sfn|Weir|2007|p=424}}|spouse={{marriage|[[Henry VIII of England]]<br/>|6 January 1540|12 July 1540|end=annulled}}|house=[[House of La Marck|La Marck]]|father=[[John III, Duke of Cleves]]|mother=[[Maria of Jülich-Berg]]|birth_date=22 September 1515|birth_place=[[Düsseldorf]], [[Duchy of Berg]], [[Holy Roman Empire]]|death_date=16 July 1557 (aged 41 or 42)|death_place=[[Chelsea Manor]], [[Kingdom of England|England]]|burial_date=3 August 1557|burial_place=[[Westminster Abbey]]|signature=Anne of Cleves Signature.svg}} '''Anne of Cleves''' (22 September 1515 – 16 July 1557) was the fourth wife of [[Henry VIII of England]] from January 1540 to July 1540.<ref name=West>{{cite web|url=https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/royals/anne-of-cleves-4th-wife-of-henry-viii|publisher=Westminster Abbey|accessdate=October 14, 2021|title=Anne of Cleves, 4th wife of Henry VIII}}</ref> == Biography == She was the daughter of [[John III, Duke of Cleves]] and Maria of Julich Berg. She was born in [[Düsseldorf]] on 22 September 1515. She was betrothed to Francis, the Duke of Lorraine, but she ended up marrying Henry VIII in January 1540. When the couple met for the first time, they did not like each other. Henry VIII got married six times. Except for Anne of Cleves, Henry knew all of his wives for a long time before marrying them. Henry decided to marry Anne so England and the [[Protestant League]] would be allies. It was a political marriage. Henry also knew that having more than one son would be good, in case his and [[Jane Seymour]]'s son, Edward, died. So he also married Anne so he could have more children. [[Hans Holbein]] painted a beautiful picture