Henry Fitzroy was the illegitimate son of Henry VIII and Elizabeth (Bessie) Blout. Henry VIII acknowledged him as his son, and made him the 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset. However, it is believed Henry VIII had six bastard children.
Catherine and Henry Carey are believed to have been conceived by Henry VIII with his mistress Mary Boleyn, his second wife’s sister. Catherine Carey is an ancestress of Princess Diana.
Sir John Perrot was another child who became Lord Deputy of Ireland under the rule of his alleged half-sister, Elizabeth I, during the Tudor conquest of Ireland.
Thomas Stuckley was never titled, instead he was an English mercenary who rebelled against Queen Elizabeth; he was a Roman Catholic rebel.
Richard Edwardes was an English poet and playwright who was made a Gentleman of the Royal Chapel.
Finally, Ethelreda Malte, also named as Audrey Malte, was a lady at the court of Henry VIII. It is believed she was the illegitimate daughter of Henry VIII as her mother was a laundress at the court and the King bribed his tailor, John Malte, to acknowledge her as his illegitimate daughter.
