have the marriage annulled so that he could marry one of her ladies-in-waiting. By July of 1540, just six months after their wedding, Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves had their marriage declared illegal and illegitimate. The jilted bride was neither executed nor cast out of the royal houses, however. In a rare show of empathy and respect, King Henry declared that henceforth, Anne of Cleves was his "sister" and the owner of several beautiful, rich estates throughout the kingdom. She was given a luxurious annual salary from the crown and lived the rest of her life a rich woman in England. She died
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