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Anne Of Cleves, daughter of Duke John III., and fourth wife of Henry VIII. of England, died at Chelsea, July 16, 1557. To please the Protestant party, and to make friends among the Protestant German princes, Henry wedded her with reluctance, Jan. 6, 1540, but divorced her in July of the same year, and settled upon her an annuity of £3,000.
 
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