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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, [1] and disputed King of France from 1422 to 1453.
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Henry was the only child of King Henry V of England and was his heir. He was born on 6 December 1421 at Windsor. He became king at the age of nine months on 31 August 1422, when his father died. His mother, Catherine of Valois, was then only twenty years old. Because she was the daughter of King Charles VI of France, and France had been the enemy o...
Henry was eventually made King of England at Westminster Abbey on 6 November 1429 a month before his eighth birthday. He was made King of France at Notre Dame in Parison 16 December 1431. Because he was a child he was not allowed to control the government until he was declared of age on his sixteenth birthday in 1437, the same year his mother died.
Because of his success in the Hundred Years' War, Henry V had left England with a lot of land in France. Since Henry VI was still a child, and England was ruled by a Regent, much of the land his father gained was lost. Diplomatic mistakes as well as military failurescaused the loss of most of the English land in France. Henry VI was a deeply spirit...
After Henry VI was desposed for the second time, he was imprisoned in the Tower of London, where he was eventually murdered on 21 May 1471 while praying at the age of 50. He was most likely murdered on the orders of King Edward IV. However, Popular legend said that Richard, Duke of Gloucester, was guilty of his murder, as well as the murder of Henr...
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.
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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Henry VI was the youngest ever English monarch and the only English king to be crowned King of France. The son of the charismatic Henry V and Catherine of Valois, he became King of England at just eight months old.
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HENRY VI, KING OF ENGLAND. BORN: 6 DECEMBER 1421. MURDERED: 21 MAY 1471. Portrait of Henry VI by an unknown artist. Thought to be a c. 1540 copy of a 15th century painting. NPG London. Son of Henry V and Katherine of Valois who succeeded his father to the English throne at 9 months old and the French throne at less than 11 months.
Henry VI (December 6, 1421 – May 21, 1471) was King of England from 1422 to 1461 (though with a Regent until 1437) and then from 1470 to 1471, and controversial King of France from 1422 to 1453. Henry was not greatly interested in ruling, but he was pious and a patron of education, founding Eton College (1440) and King's College, Cambridge ...
