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Margaret Tudor (born November 29, 1489, London—died October 18, 1541, Methven, Perth, Scotland) was the wife of King James IV of Scotland, mother of James V, and elder daughter of King Henry VII of England. During her son’s minority, she played a key role in the conflict between the pro-French and pro-English factions in Scotland ...
Jan 12, 2022 · Henry IV ‘Bolingbroke’. parents – John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster (son of Edward III) and Blanche Plantagenet. date and place of birth – 30 May 1366 or 3 April 1366 at Bolingbroke Castle. wives – Mary de Bohun and Joan of Navarre. date of first marriage – sometime before February 1381.
Catholicism (1593–1610) Signature. Henry IV ( French: Henri IV; 13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithets Good King Henry or Henry the Great, was King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first monarch of France from the House of Bourbon, a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty.
Jan 28, 2020 · Imagno/Getty Images. Catherine of Aragon. Henry took the throne in 1509, at age 17. Six weeks later, he married Catherine of Aragon, daughter of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain and the ...
When Richard confiscated John of Gaunt's vast Lancastrian estates in 1399, Henry invaded England while the king was on campaign on Ireland and took the throne for himself, imprisoning Richard. Henry was crowned at Westminster Abbey on October 13. Henry's first wife, Mary Bohun, gave him 7 children before her death in 1394.
Mar 25, 2024 · Henry IV, King of England was Richard II's cousin. In the early years of Richard's reign, Henry's father (John of Gaunt, third son of Edward III) ran the government. During this period Henry became Earl of Derby (1377) and Duke of Hereford (1397). Before 1399, Henry seems to have had a care-free life. He married Mary de Bohun, a wealthy heiress ...
William IV (William Henry; 21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death in 1837. The third son of George III , William succeeded his elder brother George IV , becoming the last king and penultimate monarch of Britain's House of Hanover .
