Catherine of Valois or Catherine of France (27 October 1401 – 3 January 1437) was Queen of England from 1420 until 1422. A daughter of Charles VI of France, she was married to Henry V of England [1] and was the mother of Henry VI. Catherine's older sister Isabella had also been a Queen of England as the child bride of Richard II.
Catherine of Valois, French princess, the wife of King Henry V of England, mother of King Henry VI, and grandmother of the first Tudor monarch of England, Henry VII. She was the daughter of King Charles VI of France and Isabella of Bavaria. Learn more about Catherine in this article.
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Catherine de Valois. Henry's widow Catherine de Valois (1401-1437) married Owen Tudor, a Welsh squire, and one of her three sons, Edmund, Earl of Richmond was the father of the future Henry VII. Her funeral took place on 10th February 1437. Solemn vespers for the dead were sung on the eve of the funeral.
Apr 26, 2022 · Catherine of Valois. Catherine of Valois (27 October 1401 – 3 January 1437 [1]%29 was the Queen consort of England from 1420 until 1422. She was the daughter of Charles VI of France, wife of Henry V of England, [2] mother of Henry VI of England, and through her secret marriage [citation needed] with Owen Tudor, the grandmother of Henry VII of ...
Jan 21, 2020 · Catherine of Valois, daughter of King Charles VI of France and his consort, Isabella of Bavaria, was born in Paris. Her earliest years saw conflict and poverty within the royal family. Her father's mental illness and her mother's rumored rejection of her may have created an unhappy childhood. Betrothed to Charles, Heir of Louis, Duke of Bourbon