He continued: "She was given a precedence after the King and Queen's children ... in 1553, Anne suggested she marry Ferdinand of Austria, who was closely connected to her family in Cleves.
Anne of Cleves lived to see the reigns of Henry VIII's children Edward VI and Mary I, and she was also in attendance at Mary I's coronation. During Mary I's reign Anne of Cleves lost royal favour ...
Henry VIII's future wife Anne of Cleves came from stubborn stock. Her father John, Duke of Cleves, was one of the bad boys of the Protestant Revolution, and openly ticked off the Pope and other ...