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Anne of Cleves
For other people named Anne of Cleves, see Anne of Cleves (disambiguation).
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Anne of Cleves (German: Anna von Kleve; – 16 July ) was Queen of England from 6 January to 12 July as the fourth wife of Henry VIII.
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Little is known about Anne before , when she became betrothed to Francis, Duke of Bar, son and heir of Antoine, Duke of Lorraine, although their marriage did not proceed.
In March , negotiations for Anne's marriage to Henry began.
Henry believed he needed to form a political alliance with her brother, William, a leader of the Protestants of Western Germany, to strengthen his position against potential attacks from Catholic France and the Holy Roman Empire.[3] Anne arrived in England in December and married Henry a week later, but the marriage was declared unconsummated after six months and Anne was not crowned queen consort.
Following the annulment, Henry gave her a generous settlement and Anne was thereafter known as