Illegitimate children of Henry VIII

Henry VIII of England had one acknowledged bastard and several suspected bastards.

He acknowledged Henry Fitzroy, the son of his mistress Bessie Blount, and gave him a dukedom.

Others suspected of being his include:

• Catherine Carey, daughter of his mistress Mary Boleyn, the sister of his second wife, Anne Boleyn. Ancestress of both Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and his wife The Duchess of Cambridge (née Catherine Middleton).
• Henry Carey, brother of Catherine
• John Perrot
• Thomas Stucley
• Richard Edwardes
• Ethelreda Malte

See also

• Mistresses of Henry VIII
• Children of Henry VIII

References

Hart, Kelly (June 1, 2009). The Mistresses of Henry VIII (First ed.). The History Press. ISBN 0752448358.

Further reading

• The Edwardes Legacy'
• The Mistresses of Henry VIII
• The Decendants of Henry VIII. Tudor

Fictional portrayals

• The Secret Daughter of Henry VIII by F. W. Kenyon, a novel which depicts Lady Jane Grey as the King's daughter by Jane Seymour and Edward VI as really his bastard child
• In the Shadow of the Throne by David Tudor about the life of Richard Edwardes