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Henry VI. Edward, Prince of Wales. v. t. e. 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 ...
- 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. Henry succeeded his father, Henry V, on September 1, 1422, and on the ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Feb 4, 2020 · Definition. 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 but he could not prevent a French revival led by Charles VII of France (r. 1422-1461 CE) and such figures as Joan of Arc (c. 1412-1431 CE).
- Mark Cartwright
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.
Jun 28, 2017 · 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.
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Jan 12, 2022 · Henry VI was the only child of the famous warrior-king, Henry V. His father’s military victories in France, and marriage to the French king’s daughter Catherine of Valois, made Henry the legal heir to the French throne as well as the English. He became king of England before his first birthday and, for a brief while, his French title was ...
Jan 28, 2021 · Henry VI had led a life of an ineffectual king, precipitating the rise of animosity and challenges to the throne that found expression in the War of the Roses. Under his reign, England’s prized possessions and territories in France were lost and the English found themselves at a crossroads both politically and militarily, a predicament that ...
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