Henry Vi Plantagenet King of England
Henry Vi Plantagenet King of was born on December 6th, 1421 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England.1 Henry Vi Plantagenet King of's father was Henry V Plantagenet King of England and his mother was Catherine De France. His paternal grandparents were Henry Iv King of England and Lady Mary De Bohun; his maternal grandparents were Charles Vi of France and Isabella De Bavaria. He had a half-brother named Edmund (1st Earl of Richmond). He died at the age of 49 on May 21st, 1471 in Executed at Tower of London, London, England.1 General Notes
Henry VI Plantagenet, King of England was born on 6 December 1421 at Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
He was the son of Henry V Plantagenet, King of England and Catherine de France
He married Margaret d'Anjou, daughter of René I 'the Good', Duc d'Anjou and Isabel de Lorraine, on 22 April 1445 at Titchfield Abbey, Titchfield, Hampshire, England
He died on 21 May 1471 at age 49 at Tower of London, The City, London, England , murdered.
He was buried in 1485 at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England . He was buried at Chertsey Abbey, Surrey, England
He succeeded to the title of King Henry VI of England on 31 August 1422
He succeeded to the title of Roi Henry de France on 11 October 1422
He was crowned King of England on 6 November 1429 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England and styled 'Rex Angliae et Franciae et Dominus Hiberniae.
He was crowned King of France on 17 December 1431 at Notre Dame de Clery, France
He was deposed as King of England on 4 March 1461.
He gained the title of King Henry VI of England on 30 October 1470, known as 'the Readeption
He was deposed as King of England on 11 April 1471.
He was less than a year old on accession.
Within two months, on the death of Charles VI of France, he was also in name, King of France.
In a long and costly series of wars, all French possessions were lost except Calais.
The French artillery was supreme and Joan of Arc played a notable part in the French victories.
The English burned her at the stake for heresy and sorcery in Rouen on 30 May 1431.
The Hundred Years' war ended with the defeat of the English at Castillon in 1453.
King Henry was a weak 'pawn' in the hands of a strong Queen and powerful Knights.
He became insane in 1453 and Queen Margaret fought on his behalf.
The Wars of the Roses began in 1455, the factions symbolized by badges depicting the white rose of York and the red rose of Lancaster.
Henry was seized by Yorkists in 1460 and forced to acknowledge York as his heir.
Lancastrians recaptured Henry in 1461 but Yorkists declared him deposed and Edward, Duke of York declared King. Henry again fell into Yorkist hands (1465), but was briefly (1470-1) restored to the throne by former Yorkist supporter Richard Neville, 15th Earl of Warwick, who governed in Henry's name.
Edward again ousted him and Henry was thrown into captivity in the Tower and put to death on Tuesday 21st May 1471.
Henry was completely unsuited for his position, especially after he lost his sanity.
He founded Eton College in 1440 and King's College, Cambridge in 1441.
Henry started his reign at the age of 9 months, the youngest of any English Monarch.
Child of Henry VI Plantagenet, King of England and Margaret d'Anjou <p10186.htm>
Edward Plantagenet, Prince of Wales b. 13 Oct 1453, d. 4 May 1471
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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.25 Apr 1284 in Caernarfon Castle, Wales d.21 Sep 1327 in Berkeley Castle, Glouchestershire, England (Murdered)
- b.13 Nov 1312 in Windsor Castle, Berks, England d.21 Jun 1377 in Sheen Castle, Surrey, , England
- b.~ 1293 in Paris, France d.22 Aug 1358 in Castle Rising, Norfolk, England
- b.Mar 1340 in St Bavon's Abbey, Ghent Belgium d.03 Feb 1399 in Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England
- b.1280 in Avesnes, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France d.08 Jun 1337 in Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- b.24 Jun 1311 in Mons, Hainault, Belgium d.14 Aug 1369 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, , England
- b.~ 1294 in Valois, France d.1352 in Fontenelle, Yonne, Bourgogne, France
- 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.1285 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d.10 Mar 1339 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
- 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
- b.09 Aug 1387 in Monmouth Castle, Wales d.31 Aug 1422 in Vincennes, Val-de-Marne, Ile-de-France, France
- b.1276 in Pleshy Castle, Essex, , England d.16 Mar 1322 in Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, , England
- b.~ 1312 in Caldecot, Northampton, England d.16 Sep 1360 in Walden Abbey, Essex, England
- b.07 Aug 1282 in Rhuddlan Castle, Flintshire, Wales (bw) d.05 May 1316 in Essex, England (bw)
- b.24 Mar 1341 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England d.16 Jan 1373 in Walden Abbey, Essex, England
- b.1275 in Chilham,,Kent,England d.14 Apr 1322 in Canterbury, Kent, , England
- b.1313 in Chilham Castle, Kent, England d.08 Jun 1356 in Richmond Palace, Surrey, England
- b.1286 in Connaught, Clare, Ireland d.1333 in Badlesmere, Kent, England
- b.~ 1369 in Hereford, Herefordshire, , England d.04 Jul 1394 in Peterborough Castle, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England
- b.~ 1313 in Arundel, Sussex, England d.24 Jan 1375 in Arundel Castle, Sussex, England
- b.1351 in Arundel, Essex, England d.07 Apr 1419 in Saffran Walden, Essex, England
- b.25 Apr 1284 in Caernarfon Castle, Wales d.21 Sep 1327 in Berkeley Castle, Glouchestershire, England (Murdered)
- b.13 Jun 1318 in Grismond Castle, Monmouthshire, England d.11 Jan 1372 in Arundel Castle, Sussex, England
- b.~ 1293 in Paris, France d.22 Aug 1358 in Castle Rising, Norfolk, England
- b.06 Dec 1421 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d.21 May 1471 in Executed at Tower of London, London, England
- b.21 JAN 1337/38 in Vincennes, Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France d.16 Sep 1380 in Vincennes, Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France
- b.03 Dec 1368 in Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France d.22 Oct 1422 in Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France
- b.03 FEB 1338/39 in Vincennes, Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France d.06 FEB 1378/79 in Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France
- b.27 Oct 1401 in Hotel de St Pol, Paris, France d.03 Jan 1437 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England
- b.1371 in Ingolstadt, Ingolstadt, Bayern, Germany d.24 Sep 1435 in Bermondsey, London, England
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They had a son named Edward Plantagenet Prince of.
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Children
Edward Plantagenet Prince of Wales
Edward Plantagenet Prince of was born on October 13th, 1453 in Westminster Palace, London, England.2 He died at the age of 17 on May 4th, 1471 in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, , England.2
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