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He is the only English monarch to have been crowned King of France, with his coronation in 1431 taking place in Notre-Dame de Paris. His early reign, when England was ruled by a regency government, saw the pinnacle of English power in France.
- Henry V of England
Henry V (16 September 1386 – 31 August 1422), also called...
- Edward IV
After defeating Lancastrian armies at Mortimer’s Cross and...
- Charles Vii of France
Born at the Hôtel Saint-Pol, the royal residence in Paris,...
- Richard, Duke of York
Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (21 September 1411 – 30...
- Margaret of Anjou
Margaret of Anjou (French: Marguerite; 23 March 1430 – 25...
- Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales
Edward was born at the Palace of Westminster, London, [1]...
- Dual Monarchy of England and France
The dual monarchy of England and France existed during the...
- Regency Council
The regency government of the Kingdom of England of 1422 to...
- Catherine of Valois
Catherine of Valois or Catherine of France (27 October 1401...
- Charles VI of France
Charles VI (3 December 1368 – 21 October 1422), nicknamed...
- Henry V of England
- The King
- Coronation
- Henry's Marriage to Margaret of Anjou
- Death and Legacy
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...
Margaret of Anjou (French: Marguerite; 23 March 1430 – 25 August 1482) was Queen of England by marriage to King Henry VI from 1445 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471. Through marriage, she was also nominally Queen of France from 1445 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...
- Mark Cartwright
After defeating Lancastrian armies at Mortimer’s Cross and Towton in early 1461, he deposed King Henry VI and took the throne. His marriage to Elizabeth Woodville in 1464 led to conflict with his chief advisor, Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick , known as the "Kingmaker".
He was crowned king of England in 1429 and, as result of his father's successes against the French, king of France in 1431. A regency council ran England until Henry was considered old...
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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.
