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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. The only child of Henry V, he succeeded to the English throne upon his father's death, at the age of nine months; and succeeded to the French throne on the death of his maternal ...
- 21 October 1422 – 19 October 1453
- Catherine of Valois
Mar 12, 2024 · 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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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...
- Mark Cartwright
Learn about the life and reign of Henry VI, the last king of England and France before the Wars of the Roses. Find out how he faced civil war, factionalism, and the threat of Dauphin and Joan of Arc, and how he was killed by his enemies in 1471.
Learn about Henry VI, the last Lancastrian king of England, who ruled from 1422 to 1461 and from 1470 to 1471. Find out how his reign was marked by civil war, loss of French territory and mental breakdown.
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Jan 28, 2021 · Henry VI succeeded to the thrones of England and France at the age of just nine months, following the death of his father Henry V from dysentery whilst on campaign in France. Henry is the only English monarch to have been crowned King of France…
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 ...
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