King Henry IV of England 
Henry was born in Bolingbroke Castle, Lincolnshire, England. Henry's father was King John Plantagenet and his mother was Blanche Plantagenet of Lancaster. His paternal grandparents were King Edward Plantagenet III of England and Queen Philippa Hainault; his maternal grandparents were Henry Plantagenet and Isabel de Beaumont. He had a sister named Elizabeth. He had a half-brother and a half-sister, named Henry and Joan. He died on March 20th, 1413 in Westminster Abbey, Middlesex, England. He was buried in Canterbury Cathedral, Kent, England.General Notes
ruled 9/30/1399 - 3/20/1413, crowned: Westminster Abbey, 10/13/1399
king of England
earl of Derby from 1377
earl of Northampton and Hereford from 1384
duke of Hereford from 1397
duke of Lancaster
earl of Leicester
earl of Lincoldn from 1399
Henry of Bolingbroke was the oldest surviving son of John of Gaunt and grandson of Edward III <ed3.htm>. While his father was fighting for the crowns of Castile and Leon, Henry supported the Lords Appellant, who opposed the authority of his cousin, King Richard II <richard2.htm>, but later he changed sides. In 1390s Henry served with the Teutonic Order in Lithuania and traveled to Cyprus and Jerusalem. Banished in 1398 for his quarrel with the Duke of Norfolk, Henry was deprived of his lands when Richard II confiscated the estates of Lancaster upon John of Gaunt's death (3/4 Feb 1399).
In July 1399, whilst Richard II was absent in Ireland, Henry landed at Ravenspur in Yorkshire. He marched across central and western England winning popular support. Richard returned to England, but was abandoned by his allies and surrendered in August 1399. On 30 Sep 1399 the Parliament that had been summoned to assemble on this date convened and approved Richard's abdication. The assembly also assented to the articles of deposition and acclaimed Henry, who claimed his right to the crown by his descent, as King of England. An attempt to restore Richard II in early 1400 cost the former king his life. In Wales Owen Glendower headed the revolt against the English and a number of expeditions sent to subdue it was unsuccessful. In 1403, Henry's supporters, the Duke of Northumberland and his son, Henry Percy (Hotspur), allied themselves with the Welsh and the party of Edmund Earl of Mortimer, who had a better claim to the throne than Henry IV. The rebels were defeated by Henry at the Battle of Shrewsbury (21 Jul 1403). Another rebellion in the north (1405), led by Mowbray and Richard Scrope archbishop of York, ended up with executions including that of the archbishop. About that time Henry began to suffer from sore disease and was forced to nominate a council (1406) and govern by its advice. With Archbishop Arundel as his chancellor, Henry still controlled the government, but in 1410 the king's son, Henry Prince of Wales (later King Henry V <henry_5.htm>), assumed the real power. Although the king discharged the Prince and his supporters, the Beauforts, in November 1411, his health was failing steadily and he died in the Jerusalem Chamber after praying in the Westminster Abbey on 20 Mar 1413.
Notes: 1 Henry was probably born on 3 Apr 1366 — the day of the victory of Edward the Black Prince at Nájera. Also, it is possible that he was born during 1367, since in the summer or autumn of this year two messengers bringing news of the birth were separately rewarded by the infant's paternal grandfather King Edward III and his eldest son, the Black Prince. However, this might refer to another birth, that of an infant son of the Duchess Blanche, who did not survive.
Source: text: "Handbook of British Chronology", 3rd ed., 1986; "Henry IV", by Bryan Bevan (The Rubicon Press, London 1994); "Chronicles of the Revolution 1397-1400: The Reign of Richard II", translated and edited by Chris Given-Wilson (Manchester Univ. Press 1993); image: portrait of King Henry IV by unknown artist, late 16th or early 17th century.
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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.01 Oct 1207 in Winchester, Hampshire, England d.16 Nov 1272 in Westminster, Middlesex, England
- b.17 Jun 1239 in Westminster, Middlesex, England d.07 Jul 1307 in Burgh-On-The-Sands, Cumberland, England
- b.~ 1217 in Aix-en-Provence, Provence d.24 Jun 1291 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England
- b.25 Apr 1284 in Caernarvon Castle, Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales d.21 Sep 1327 in Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
- b.05 Aug 1201 in Lâeon, Lâeon, Spain d.30 May 1252 in Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
- b.~ 1244 in Burgos, Burgos, Spain d.24 Nov 1290 in Herdeby, Lincolnshire, England
- b.~ 1216 in Dammartin, France d.15 Mar 1279 in Abbeville, France
- b.13 Nov 1312 in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England d.21 Jun 1377 in Shene Palace, , Surrey, England
- b.01 May 1245 in Poissy, Isle De France, France d.05 Oct 1285 in Perpignan, Toulouse, France
- b.1268 in Fountainebleu, France d.29 Nov 1314 in Fountainebleu, France
- b.1247 in Barcelona, Aragaon d.28 Jan 1271 in Cosenza, , Italy
- b.1292 in Paris, France d.22 Aug 1358 in Norfolk
- d.22 Jul 1274
- b.1271 d.1305
- b.1248 in Arras, , France d.02 May 1302 in Paris, France
- b.Mar 1340 in Abbaye de St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre-Orientale, Belgium d.03 Mar 1399 in Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
- b.Apr 1218 in Houffalize, Luxembourg, Belgium d.24 Dec 1257 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.~ 1247 in Brabant, Brabant, Belgium d.22 Aug 1304 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.~ 1226 in 'S-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands d.01 Mar 1283 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.~ 1286 in Avesnes, Pas-de-Calais, France d.07 Jun 1337 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.1217 in Luxembourg d.24 Nov 1281
- b.~ 1252 in Luxembourg d.06 Apr 1311 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.ABT 1220/1222 in Bar-Le-Duc, Meuse, Argonne/Lorraine, France d.25 Nov 1275
- b.24 Jun 1311 in Le Quesnoy, Nord, France d.15 Aug 1359 in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
- b.01 May 1245 in Poissy, Isle De France, France d.05 Oct 1285 in Perpignan, Toulouse, France
- b.12 Mar 1270 in Vincennes, Isle De France, France d.15 Dec 1325 in Nogent-le-Roi, , France
- b.1247 in Barcelona, Aragaon d.28 Jan 1271 in Cosenza, , Italy
- b.ABT 1294/1295 in Longpont, Aisne, France d.07 Mar 1342 in Fontenelle, Yonne, France
- b.1248/1254 in Naples, Italy d.05 May 1309
- b.1273 in Napoli, Italy d.31 Oct or Dec 1299
- b.1257 in Napoli, Italy d.25 Mar 1323
- b.3 Apr 1366/1367 in Bolingbroke Castle, Lincolnshire, England d.20 Mar 1413 in Westminster Abbey, Middlesex, England
- b.01 Oct 1207 in Winchester, Hampshire, England d.16 Nov 1272 in Westminster, Middlesex, England
- b.16 Jan 1244/1245 in London, Middlesex, England d.05 Jun 1296 in Bayonne, Pyrennes-Atlantiques, France
- b.~ 1217 in Aix-en-Provence, Provence d.24 Jun 1291 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England
- b.1281 in Grismond Castle, Monmouthshire, England d.22 Sep 1345 in Monastry of Cannons, England
- b.Sep 1216 in Paris, Isle De France d.09 Feb 1250 in Egypt
- b.1248 in Arras, , France d.02 May 1302 in Paris, France
- b.~ 1224 in Brabant, Flandres d.19 Sep 1288
- b.~ 1300 in Grosmont Castle, Grosmont, Monmouthshire, England d.24 Mar 1360/1361 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England
- b.1218 in Stoke Bruern, Northampshire, England d.1257/1258
- b.~ 1250 in Kempsford, Gloucestershire, England d.<07 Jul 1283
- b.~ 1223 in Stoke, Northampshire, England d.1273/1274
- b.~ 1282 in Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales d.>19 Feb 1317
- b.~ 1227 in Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England d.09 Jun 1298 in Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England
- b.~ 1252 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England d.~30 May 1306 in Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England
- b.~ 1237 in Shere, Surrey, England d.16 Apr 1301 in Grey Friars, Worcestershire, England
- b.25 Mar 1345 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England d.30 Sep 1369 in London, Middlesex, England
- b.~ 1195 in Acre, Palestine d.21 Mar 1237 in Constantinople, Turkey
- b.~ 1217 in Acre, Jerusalem, Palestine d.>01 Sep 1297
- b.ABT 1198/1199 in Leon, Leon, Spain d.12 Apr 1237
- b.~ 1285 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d.10 Mar 1339
- b.~ 1180 d.1285
- b.~ 1217 in Beaumont, Maine, France d.09 May 1301
- b.~ 1190
- b.~ 1310 in Loughborough Castle, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England d.AFT 24 Mar 1360/1361
- b.~ 1217 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d.<12 Apr 1290 in Buchan, Aberdeen, Scotland
- b.~ 1270 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d.1305
- b.~ 1220 in Winchester, Hampshire, England d.12 Apr 1282
- b.1291 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d.<10 Aug 1349
- b.1242 in Danby Manor, Scampston, Malton, East Ride Yorkshire, England d.05 Dec 1304 in Corby, Northamptonshire, England
- b.~ 1256 in Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland d.1320
- b.~ 1242 in Corby, Northamptonshire, England
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Henry and Mary were married in a religious ceremony before February 10th, 1381 in Arundel, Sussex, England. They had a son named Humphrey.
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Children
Prince Humphrey of England
Humphrey was born on October 3rd, 1390 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. He died in Abbey, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England. He was buried in Abbey, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England.
Source/Citation
British Kings and Queens @ p. 608
British Kings and Queens @ p. 608
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