Timeline Tuesday 9 July 1540

Events on Tuesday 9 July 1540 1

• 1540 Henry VIII marries and then divorces Anne of Cleves Fourth royal marriage lasts six months Henry VIII married Anne of Cleves on 6 January 1540 as part of a diplomatic alliance with German Protestant states. The marriage was never consummated, and Henry had it annulled by Parliament on 9 July 1540. Anne accepted a generous settlement and remained in England as the king's honored "sister."