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2 days ago · There was a considerable age gap between the couple, as Matilda was only eight years old while Henry was 24. After the betrothal she was placed into the custody of Bruno, the archbishop of Trier, who was tasked with educating her in German culture, manners and government.
May 3, 2024 · In 1114 she was married to Henry V; he died in 1125, leaving her childless, and three years later she was married to Geoffrey Plantagenet, effectively count of Anjou.
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4 days ago · Meanwhile, the English hold on France was steadily eroded; despite a truce—as part of which Henry married (April 1445) Margaret of Anjou, a niece of the French queen—Maine and Normandy were lost and by 1453 so were the remaining English-held lands in Guyenne.
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3 days ago · In the early 12th century, Geoffrey of Anjou married Empress Matilda, King Henry I's only surviving legitimate child and heir to the English throne from the House of Normandy.
May 7, 2024 · Margaret of Anjou (1430-1482) Praised by many for her courage and wit as well as her savvy in politics, she was a key player in England during the Wars of the Roses (a dynastic struggle between York and Lancaster). Her husband suffered from mental illness and she ruled in his place.
May 10, 2024 · According to feudal customs, Eleanor then regained possession of Aquitaine, and two months later she married the grandson of Henry I of England, Henry Plantagenet, count of Anjou and duke of Normandy.
May 16, 2024 · The first Yorkist king, Edward IV, took the throne in 1461. He won his crown by force of arms, displacing Henry VI, the third Lancastrian king of England. Henry had been king since he was a baby, in 1422. As he grew to manhood, however, it became increasingly obvious that he would never provide the leadership that a medieval kingdom required.
