Henry Iv King of England
Henry Iv King of was born on April 3rd, 1366. Henry Iv King of's father was Duke of Lancaster John of Gaunt and his mother was Blanche Countess of Derby. His paternal grandparents were Edward Iii Plantagenet King of England and Phillipa De Hainaut; his maternal grandparents were Sir Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke of Lancaster and Isabella De Beaumont. He had two brothers and three sisters, named John of, John, Philippa of, Elizabeth and Isabella. He was the third youngest of the six children. He had three half-brothers and two half-sisters, named John Fairborn Marquis Somerset, Henry "Cardinal", Thomas (1st Duke of Exeter), Blanche and Katherine of. He died at the age of 46 on March 20th, 1413.General Notes
Henry IV, King of England was born on 3 April 1366 at Bolingbroke Castle, Lincolnshire, England.
He was the son of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Blanche of Lancaster, Countess of Derby.
He was also reported to have been born on 1 April 1367 at Bolingbroke Castle, Lincolnshire, England.
He married Lady Mary de Bohun, daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford and Joan FitzAlan, on 27 July 1380 at Arundel Castle, Arundel, Sussex, England.
He married Jeanne d'Evreux, Princesse de Navarre, daughter of Carlos II, Rey de Navarre and Jeanne de France, on 7 February 1403 at Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England, in a in person, and by proxy on 3 April 1402 marriage.
He died on 20 March 1413 at age 46 from a disease resembling leprosy.
He was buried at Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England.
He was a member of the House of Plantagenet.
He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 23 April 1377.4
He gained the title of Earl of Derby on 16 July 1377.
As a result of his marriage, Henry IV, King of England was styled as Earl of Northampton on 22 December 1384
As a result of his marriage, Henry IV, King of England was styled as Earl of Hereford on 22 December 1384.
He gained the title of Duke of Hereford on 29 September 1397.
He succeeded to the title of Duke of Lancaster on 3 February 1399.
He succeeded to the title of Earl of Leicester on 3 February 1399
He succeeded to the title of Earl of Lincoln on 3 February 1399.
He gained the title of King Henry IV of England on 30 September 1399.4
He was crowned King of England on 13 October 1399 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England, and styled 'Rex Angliae et Franciae et Dominus Hiberniae.
His claim to the throne had been most tenuous and his succession took place in dubious circumstances following the deposing and subsequent murder of Richard II.
Before this event Henry had had most of the noble qualities, handsome, an active knight, a musician, pious and an accomplished linguist.
Subsequently he seemed to have dwelt on the great wrong done to Richard and he declined into a sick man at an early age.
It is true that he had many difficulties, he was for the first time for any English King, closely controlled by Parliament especially in financial affairs.
He had many uprisings to deal with notably from the Welsh under their educated leader Owen Glendower.
At one stage, the French sent troops to aid the Welsh but matters eased when Harlech Castle was taken following a siege.
Henry also faced insurrections from English barons, including an encounter with the Earl of Northumberland and his son Hotspur at Shrewsbury in 1403 when Hotspur was slain.
To add to his troubles, the Scots harried his forces virtually throughout his reign.
It is to Henry's credit that the Kingdom survived intact.
As Henry's health failed his son the Prince of Wales was drawn more into affairs of state.
Children of Henry IV, King of England and Lady Mary de Bohun:
1. Edward Plantagenet b. Apr 1382, d. Apr 1382
2 .Henry V Plantagenet, King of England+ b. 9 Aug 1387, d. 31 Aug 1422
3. Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence+1 b. 29 Sep 1388, d. 22 Mar 1420/21
4 .John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford+2 b. 20 Jun 1389, d. 14 Sep 1435
5 .Humphrey Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester+ b. 3 Oct 1390, d. 23 Feb 1447
6. Blanche Plantagenet+ b. 1392, d. 22 May 1409
7. Philippa Plantagenet+ b. b 4 Jul 1394, d. 5 Jan 1430
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.10 Oct 1206 in Winchester, Hampshire, , England d.16 Jun 1272 in Westminster, London, Eng, England
- b.17 Jun 1239 in Westminster, London, England d.07 Jul 1307 in Burgh On Sands, Cumberland, Eng, England
- b.1217 in Aix En Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France d.24 Jun 1291 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, , England
- b.25 Apr 1284 in Caernarfon Castle, Wales d.21 Sep 1327 in Berkeley Castle, Glouchestershire, England (Murdered)
- b.05 Aug 1201 in Leon, Spain d.30 May 1252 in Sevilla, Seville, Andalucia, Spain
- b.1244 in Burgos,Burgos,,Spain d.29 Nov 1290 in Herdeby, Lincolnshire, , England
- b.~ 1216 in Dammartin, Seine-et-Marne, France d.15 Mar 1279 in Abbeyville, Somme, France
- b.13 Nov 1312 in Windsor Castle, Berks, England d.21 Jun 1377 in Sheen Castle, Surrey, , England
- b.11 Sep 1247 in Hainaut, Belgium d.Jun 1296 in Frankrijk, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- b.Jan 1286 in Avenes, Pas de Calais, Normandy, France d.07 Jun 1337 in Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- b.1252 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg d.06 Apr 1311 in Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- b.~ 1293 in Paris, France d.22 Aug 1358 in Castle Rising, Norfolk, England
- b.12 Mar 1270 in Fontainebleau, Seine-Et-Marne, France d.16 Dec 1325
- b.~ 1294 in Valois, France d.1352 in Fontenelle, Yonne, Bourgogne, France
- b.01 Jan 1273 in Napoli, Italy d.31 Dec 1299 in St Jacques,Paris,Seine,France
- b.Mar 1340 in St Bavon's Abbey, Ghent Belgium d.03 Feb 1399 in Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England
- b.01 May 1218 in Houffalize, Luxembourg, Belgium d.24 Dec 1257 in Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- b.11 Sep 1247 in Hainaut, Belgium d.Jun 1296 in Frankrijk, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- b.1226 in , S-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands d.09 Apr 1283 in Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- b.1280 in Avesnes, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France d.08 Jun 1337 in Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- b.1217 in Luxenburg, Belgium d.24 Dec 1281 in Namur, Belgium
- b.1252 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg d.06 Apr 1311 in Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- b.1220 in Meuse, Argonne, Lorraine, France d.25 Nov 1275 in Land, Grant, Minnesota, USA
- b.24 Jun 1311 in Mons, Hainault, Belgium d.14 Aug 1369 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, , England
- b.01 May 1245 in Poissy, France d.05 Oct 1285 in Perpignan, France
- b.12 Mar 1270 in Fontainebleau, Seine-Et-Marne, France d.16 Dec 1325
- b.1243 in Montpellier, Herult, France d.28 Jan 1271 in Cosenza, Calabria, Italy
- b.~ 1294 in Valois, France d.1352 in Fontenelle, Yonne, Bourgogne, France
- b.~ 1254 in Napoli, Napoli, Italy d.05 May 1309 in Caranova, Nr Naples, , Italy
- b.01 Jan 1273 in Napoli, Italy d.31 Dec 1299 in St Jacques,Paris,Seine,France
- b.~ 1257 d.25 Mar 1323 in Naples, Italy
- b.03 Apr 1366 d.20 Mar 1413
- b.~ 1308 in Grosmont Castle, Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales d.24 Mar 1361 in Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
- b.25 May 1345 in Castle Grosmont, Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales d.12 Sep 1369 in Bolingbroke Castle, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England
- b.1235 in Acre, Jerusalem, Palestine, Israel d.1297 in Acre, Jerusalem, Palestine
- b.1285 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d.10 Mar 1339 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
- b.BET 1230 AND 1240 in Maine, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France d.09 May 1301 in Maine, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
- b.1315 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, , England d.24 Mar 1360 in Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England (of the Black Plague)
- b.1291 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland d.10 Aug 1349 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
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They had a son named Henry V Plantagenet King of.
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Children
Henry V Plantagenet King of England
Henry V Plantagenet King of was born on August 9th, 1387 in Monmouth Castle, Wales.1 He died at the age of 35 on August 31st, 1422 in Vincennes, Val-de-Marne, Ile-de-France, France. He was buried in September 1422 in Westminster Abbey, London, England.2 1
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