Henry VI Plantagenêt King of England

1421 - 1471  (49 years)

• Name	Henry VI Plantagenêt King of England  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Born	6 Dec 1421	Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	6 Dec 1421
  	Duke of Cornwall
  Occupation	1 Sep 1422
  	King of England
  Occupation	6 Nov 1429
  	Coronation at Westminster Abbey
  Occupation	26 Dec 1431
  	Coronation as King of France at Notre Dame de Paris
  Occupation	1453
  	Became severely mentally ill (completely debilitated), so Richard Plantagenêt Duke of York was made Protector in 1454
  Occupation	25 Dec 1454
  	The King suddenly recovered, but civil war broke out between the Yorkist and Lancastrian factions (Wars of the Roses)
  Military	22 May 1455
  	Defeated by Richard Plantagenêt Duke of York at the First Battle of St. Albans and taken prisoner
  Military	17 Feb 1461
  	His wife defeated Richard de Neville, Earl of Warwick, at the Second Battle of St. Albans, and he was subsequently freed
  Military	29 Mar 1461
  	Defeated at the Battle of Towton (fled to Scotland) by Edward IV Plantagenêt who proclaimed himself king
  Occupation	1464
  	Returned to England during an unsuccessful Lancastrian offensive
  Occupation	1465
  	Captured near Clitheroe (Lancashire) and imprisoned in the Tower of London
  Occupation	3 Oct 1470
  	Briefly restored to the throne by Richard de Neville, Earl of Warwick
  Military	14 Apr 1471
  	Richard de Neville, Earl of Warwick, was defeated by Edward IV Plantagenêt at the Battle of Barnet
  Military	4 May 1471
  	Forced to lead her own army, his wife was defeated at the Battle of Tewkesbury (where her son was killed in action)
  Died	21 May 1471	Tower of London, Middlesex, England
  Buried	St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
  Person ID	I4478	Godbout
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	Henry V Plantagenêt King of England,   b. 29 Aug 1387, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales ,   d. 31 Aug 1422, Bois de Vincennes, Paris, ÃŽle-de-France (Seine), France  (Age 35 years)
  Mother	Catherine de Valois Queen of England,   b. 27 Oct 1401, Hôtel Saint-Paul (St-Pol), Paris, ÃŽle-de-France (Seine), France ,   d. 3 Jan 1438, Bermondsey Abbey, London, Middlesex, England  (Age 36 years)
  Marriage Contract	21 May 1420
  Married	3 Jun 1420	Sainte-Catherine de Troyes, Champagne (Aube), France
  Marriage Info.	3 Jun 1420	Célébré par Henri de Savoisy (archevêque de Sens)
  Marriage Info.	3 Jun 1420	Témoigné par Claude de Beauvoir
  Family ID	F2213	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marguerite d'Anjou Queen of England,   b. 23 Mar 1430, Nancy, év. Toul, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France ,   d. 25 Aug 1482, Château de Dampierre, Aube, Champagne, France  (Age 52 years)
  Married	22 Apr 1445	Tichfield, Hampshire, England
  Children	1. Edward Plantagenêt of Wales,   b. 13 Oct 1453, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England ,   d. 4 May 1471, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England  (Age 17 years)
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2017
  Family ID	F2268	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

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