King Henry Tudor VIII, is my 3rd cousin 11x removed. The ancestor whom we share is Sir Ralph de Neville, of Raby Earl of Westmorland (1364 – 1425), my 13 great grandfather, but King Henry’s 3 great grand parent.
The genealogical chart that shows the ancestor that connects us:
Henry VIII Tudor (1491 – 1547)
3rd cousin 11x removed
3rd cousin 11x removed
Elizabeth Plantagenet of York , Queen Consort (1466 – 1503)
Mother of Henry VIII Tudor
Mother of Henry VIII Tudor
Edward IV, King of England Plantagenet (1442 – 1483)
Father of Elizabeth Plantagenet of York , Queen Consort
Father of Elizabeth Plantagenet of York , Queen Consort
Cecily “The Rose of Raby” De Neville (1415 – 1495)
Mother of Edward IV, King of England Plantagenet
Mother of Edward IV, King of England Plantagenet
Ralph de Neville Sir, van Raby Earl van Westmorland (1364 – 1425)
Father of Cecily “The Rose of Raby” De Neville
Father of Cecily “The Rose of Raby” De Neville
Henry VIII was King of England from 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry was the Tudor that is second monarch succeeding their father, Henry VII. Henry is better understood for their six marriages, in particular his efforts to possess their first wedding, to Catherine of Aragon, annulled.