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• Occupation: King of England
• Occupation: King of France
• Stories and Notes: King of England from 1422, son of Henry V. He assumed royal power 1442 and sided with the party opposed to the continuation of the Hundred Years' War with France. After his marriage 1445, he was dominated by his wife, Margaret of Anjou. He was deposed 1461 in the Wars of the Roses; was captured 1465, temporarily restored 1470, but again imprisoned 1471 and then murdered. Henry was eight months old when he succeeded to the English throne, and shortly afterwards, by the death in 1422 of his maternal grandfather, Charles VI, he became titular king of France. Unlike his father, Henry was disinclined to warfare, and when Joan of Arc revived French patriotism the English gradually began to lose their French possessions. By 1453 only Calais remained of his father's conquests. The unpopularity of the government, especially after the loss of the English conquests in France, encouraged Richard, Duke of York, to claim the throne, and though York was killed 1460, his son Edward IV proclaimed himself king 1461.
• To Lady Kathleen: 2 x half-cousin 16 times removed

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Occupation:
The whole of Henry's reign was involved with retaining both of his crowns - in the end, he held neither

Died:
Murdered in the Tower while at prayer.

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• Stories and Notes: King of England 1413–22, son of Henry IV. Invading Normandy in 1415 (during the Hundred Years' War), he captured Harfleur and defeated the French at Agincourt. He invaded again in 1417–19, capturing Rouen. His military victory forced the French into the Treaty of Troyes in 1420, which gave Henry control of the French government. He married Catherine of Valois in 1420 and gained recognition as heir to the French throne by his father-in-law Charles VI, but died before him. He was succeeded by his son Henry VI. Henry was knighted aged 12 by Richard II on his Irish expedition 1399, and experienced war early. He was wounded in the face by an arrow fighting against his military tutor Harry 'Hotspur' at Shrewsbury. Campaigns in Wales against Owen Glendywr taught him the realities of siege warfare. He was succeeded by his son Henry VI. Henry was a cold and ruthless soldier, respected by contemporaries as a chivalric warrior. Determined to revive the war in France, his invasion of 1415 was impressively organized but his siege of Harfleur took too long, reducing his intended grand chevauchée (raid through enemy territory) to a reckless dash to Calais. Although his tiny, bedraggled army was cut off by a superior French force, it achieved a surprising victory at Agincourt. When Henry returned it was with serious intent to reduce Normandy, which he did, including a long, bitter siege of Rouen. Military pressure on Paris ensured the favorable Treaty of Troyes in 1420, making him heir to the French throne, but he contracted dysentery conducting the siege of Meaux.
• Stories and Notes: Movie Title: Shakespeare's Henry V Starring: Kenneth Branagh as King Henry V Released: 1989 Production: British Broadcasting Corporation
• To Lady Kathleen: half-cousin 17 times removed
• Occupation: 1413 to 1422; King of England

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By the Treaty of Troyes in 1420, Charles VI not only accepted Henry as his son-in-law, but passed over his own son to name Henry as heir to the French crown. Had Henry lived a mere two months longer, he would have been king of both England and F rance

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• Also Known As : Henry IV, Bolingbroke
• Occupation: King of England Reigned 1399 to 1413
• Stories and Notes: King of England from 1399, the son of John of Gaunt. In 1398 he was banished by Richard II but returned in 1399 to head a revolt and be accepted as king by Parliament. He was succeeded by his son Henry V. He had difficulty in keeping the support of Parliament and the clergy, and had to deal with baronial unrest and Owen Glendower's rising in Wales. In order to win support he had to conciliate the Church by a law for the burning of heretics, and to make many concessions to Parliament. The Percy family was defeated at Shrewsbury in 1403, and the Earl of Northumberland was beaten at Bramham Moor in 1408.
• To Lady Kathleen: 17 x great uncle

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• Also Known As : John of Gaunt
• Occupation: Duke of Lancaster and Earl of Richmond Earl of Derby, Lincoln. Duke of Aquitaine. Lord of Beaufort & Nogent
• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent
• Stories and Notes: 1388; See Notes

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Stories and Notes:
His 2nd Wife Catherine was governess to the Dukes daughter by his first wife, became John's mistress in 1388. All their children were before they were married. They were ligitimated later by the Pope.

John married Countess of Derby Blanche Plantagenet on 19 May 1359 in Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom. Blanche was born on 25 Mar 1341; died on 12 Sep 1368 in Bolingbrooke Castle, Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As : Blanche of Lancaster
• Occupation: Countess of Derby

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Died:
of the black death