Henry VII Tudor KIng of England 
Henry VII Tudor was born in Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, England.1 Henry VII Tudor's father was Edmund Tudor Earl of Richmond and his mother was Margaret Beaufort. His paternal grandparents were Owen Tudor and Katherine de Valois; his maternal grandparents were John de Beaufort Duke of Somerset and Margaret de Beauchamp. He was an only child. He died on April 21st, 1509 in Richmond Palace, Richmond, Surrey, England.1 General Notes
Acceded 1485-1509.
Henry VII
Although supported by Lancastrians and Yorkists alienated by Richard III's usurpation, Henry VII's first task was to secure his position. In 1486 he married Elizabeth of York, eldest daughter of Edward IV, thus uniting the Houses of York and Lancaster. Henry's reign (1485-1509) was troubled by revolts, sometimes involving pretenders (such as Perkin Warbeck and Lambert Simnel) who impersonated Edward V or his brother. In 1485, Henry formed a personal bodyguard from his followers known as the 'Yeomen of the Guard' (the oldest military corps in existence today).
Henry strengthened the power of the monarchy by using traditional methods of government to tighten royal administration and increase revenues (reportedly including a daily examination of accounts). Royal income rose from an annual average of £52,000 to £142,000 by the end of Henry's reign. Little co-operation between King and Parliament was required; during Henry's reign of 24 years, seven Parliaments sat for some ten and a half months.
Henry used dynastic royal marriages to establish his dynasty in England, and help maintain peace. One daughter, Margaret, was married to James IV of Scotland (from whom Mary, Queen of Scots and her son, James VI of Scotland and James I of England, were descended); the other daughter married Louis XII of France. Henry spent money shrewdly and left a full treasury on his death in 1509.
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- d.1331 in England
- d.1461 in England
- b.1430
- b.1319 in France d.1364 in England
- b.1338 in Vincennes, France d.1380 in Vincennes, France
- b.1315 d.1349 in France
- b.1368 in France d.1422 in Paris, France
- b.1339 in France d.1378 in France
- b.1401 in Paris, France d.1438 in London, Middlesex, England
- b.1371 in Bavaria d.1435
- b.28 JAN 1456/57 in Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, England d.21 Apr 1509 in Richmond Palace, Richmond, Surrey, England
- b.13 Nov 1312 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d.21 Jun 1377 in Sheen Palace, Richmond, Surrey, England
- b.28 Mar 1340 in St. Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Netherlands d.3 FEB 1398/99 in Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England
- b.24 Jun 1311 in Valenciennes, Hainault, Belgium d.14 Aug 1369 in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
- b.1373 in Pottersgate, England d.16 MAR 1409/10 in London, England
- b.1310 in Hainault, Belgium
- b.1350 in Picardy, Hainault, Belgium d.10 May 1403 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
- b.~ 1315 in Picardy, Somme, France
- b.<25 Mar 1404 in England d.27 May 1444 in Dorset, England
- b.1314 in Upholland, Lancashire, England d.1360 in ,, England
- b.BET. 1350 - 1354 in Upholland, Lancashire, England d.25 Apr 1397 in Arundel Castle, Sussex, England
- b.29 Sep 1328 in England d.08 Aug 1385 in Wallingford Castle, Berkshire, England
- b.1385 in Arundel, Sussex, England d.30 Dec 1439 in St. Saviours Abbey, Bermondsey, London, Middlesex, England
- b.~ 1313 in of Arundel, Sussex, England d.24 JAN 1375/76 in Arundel, West Sussex, England
- b.1352 in Arundel Castle, Sussex, England d.17 MAR 1415/16 in England
- b.1322 in Grismond Castle, Monmouth, England d.11 JAN 1371/72 in Arundel Castle, West Sussex, England
- b.31 May 1443 in Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England d.29 Jun 1509 in Westminster Abbey, London, England
- b.1363 in England d.1406 in England
- b.1381 in Bedfordshire, England d.1412 in England
- b.1363 in England
- b.1410 in England d.03 Jun 1482 in England
- b.1394 in England d.1441 in England
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Details of Henry VII Tudor's family with Elizabeth Plantagenet
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