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Legitimate heirs to Henry VIII
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Henry had 3 children in chronological order as follows
Mary---with Catherine of Aragon
Elizabeth---with Anne Boleyn
Edward ----with Jane Seymour
Very briefly at the end of his reign only Edward was considered to be legitimate bc Henry himself declared both Mary illegitimate ( bc her mother had previously been married to his brother Arthur, the grounds for his divorce from her) and also Elizabeth illegitimate ( on the grounds that Anne Boleyn had been found guilty of treason by means of adultery and incest).
So during Henry's own reign his daughters were not considered legitimate after their respective mother's demise.
wikipedia for details of Henry's children: he had one illegitimate one who was never in line for the throne. According to this, Mary and Elizabeth were from 1544 in the line of succession though still illegitimate - I don't know if that makes them 'legitimate heirs' or not.
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