Anne of Cleves was a Protestant German Princess who was born in Dusseldorf, Cleves in Germany... The education of Anne of Cleves was quite basic and she was not well tutored in music, literature or languages.There were three sisters in the royal family of Cleves and Hans Holbein, a famous Tudor court painter, was sent to paint the pictures of Sybilla, Amelia and Anne. Henry VIII selected Anne as his next bride based on her portrait.