My fourth wife- Anne of Cleves!

Anne of Cleves was my fourth wife after Jane seymour when i was looking for a new lady to give me another son. My adviser told me to marry someone from Germany, however i didnt want to marry someone i had never met so i payed Hans Holbein to make me a portrait of Anne of Cleves and indeed it was very beautiful, and of course i agreed to marry her!
A little while later, Anne came to England to meet me. I thought she was ugly and looked like a horse! She spoke German and i spoke English so we couldn't understand eachother. Thomas Cromwell knew that if the wedding was called off, the royalty in Germany would not be happy. Finally, I agreed to go ahead with the wedding.

Anne of Cleves

But we did not live happily ever after. After the wedding ceremony, she went directly to my chambers however I sent her to a different bedroom. She then realized that we would never have a child.

It did not take very long for me to punish my minister, Thomas Cromwell. Two weeks after our wedding, she found out that I ordered Cromwell to be hanged. Then I sent for Anne and demanded a divorce. However I was smart enough to realize that if she refused she might end up like Cromwell. She agreed to the divorce and I told her that she would be able to live in a castle the rest of her life. I also said I would kindly pay for her maids and other expenses. The marriage was a disaster and i never really loved her, therefore it only last around 6 or 7 months!