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Henry VI (6 December 1421 – 21 May 1471) was King of England from 1422 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471, and disputed King of France from 1422 to 1453.
- 21 October 1422 – 19 October 1453
- Catherine of Valois
Henry VI (born December 6, 1421, Windsor, Berkshire, England—died May 21/22, 1471, London) was the king of England from 1422 to 1461 and from 1470 to 1471. He was a pious and studious recluse whose incapacity for government was one of the causes of the Wars of the Roses.
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Feb 4, 2020 · Henry VI of England ruled as king from 1422 to 1461 CE and again from 1470 to 1471 CE. Succeeding his father Henry V of England (r. 1413-1422 CE), Henry VI was crowned the king of France in 1431 CE...
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Jun 28, 2017 · Born at Windsor Castle, Henry VI succeeded to the thrones of England and France before the age of one, when his father Henry V and his grandfather Charles VI of France died within months of one another. Henry was crowned King of England in 1429 and, in 1431, King of France.
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Jan 12, 2022 · Henry VI - English History. Henry VI was the only child of the famous warrior-king, Henry V. His father’s military victories in France, and marriage to the French king’s daughter Catherine of Valois, made Henry the legal heir to the French throne as well as the English.
Jan 28, 2021 · King Henry VI. Against a backdrop of growing French power, the king’s ability to rule came into question. Henry entrusted the power of his court to greedy power-grabbing magnates like William de la Pole, the 1st Duke of Suffolk, who governed the country in a disorderly and chaotic way.