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Even Henry VIII stopped at six.

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Henry VIII also had several mistresses during his marriages. While married to Catherine of Aragon, he had a relationship with Bessie Blount, which lasted around eight years; his friend's wife, Elizabeth Carew; Etiennette de la Baume; Anne Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon; Elizabeth Amadas; and most famously with Mary Boleyn, the sister of his second wife Anne.

During his marriage to Anne, he had a relationship with an unnamed lady, followed by a six-month affair with the Queen's cousin, Mary Shelton , and most likely more unamed women, before starting a relationship with Jane Seymour. There were also rumours about his relationships with several other women during various marriages, including the notorious Elizabeth Wyatt; Anne Bassett; Katherine Willoughby, Duchess of Suffolk; and his own son's widow, Mary Howard, Duchess of Richmond and Somerset