Illegitimate children of Henry VIII

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

He acknowledged Henry Fitzroy (15 June 1519 – 23 July 1536), 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, and wife of William Carey. Ancestress of Diana, Princess of Wales (Princess Diana).
• Henry Carey (4 March 1526 – 23 July 1596), brother of Catherine
• John Perrot (November 1528 – 3 November 1592), his mother being Mary Berkeley the wife of Sir Thomas Perrot
• Thomas Stucley (c. 1520 – 4 August 1578), his mother being Jane Pollard the wife of Sir Hugh Stukeley
• Richard Edwardes (1523? - 1566), born to Mrs. Agnes Edwardes
• Ethelreda Malte (born c. 1527), born to Joan Dingley, alias Dobson. Paternity was claimed by John 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 0-7524-4835-8. 
• Jones, Philippa (2009). The Other Tudors: Henry VIII's Mistresses and Bastards. London: New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84773-429-7. 

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