King Henry Lancaster, King Henry VI

1421 - 1471  (49 years)

• Name	Henry Lancaster  [1]
  Title	King
  Suffix	King Henry VI
  Birth	6 Dec 1421	Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 May 1471	Tower of London, London, England   [1]
  Burial	Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
  Person ID	I1271	Bourchiers
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	King Henry Lancaster, - King Henry V,   b. 9 Aug 1387, Monmouth Castle, Monmouth, Principality of Wales d. 31 Aug 1422, Château de Vincennes, Vincennes, Kingdom of France (Age 35 years)
  Mother	Catherine de Valois
  Marriage	1420
  Family ID	F571	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret, of Anjou,   b. 23 Mar 1430   d. 25 Aug 1482 (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	23 Apr 1445	Titchfield Abbey   [1]
  Children	1. Edward Lancaster, of Westminster, Prince of Wales,   b. 13 Oct 1453   d. 4 May 1471, Tewkesbury (Age 17 years)
  Family ID	F572	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2015

  
  

• Photos		King_Henry_VI_from_NPG Keywords: Picture
  		Coat_of_Arms_of_Henry_VI_of_England_(1422-1471).svg Keywords: Picture

  
  

• Notes

  Henry VI (6 December 1421 – 21 May 1471) was King of England from 1422 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471, and disputed King of France from 1422 to 1453. Until 1437, his realm was governed by regents. Contemporaneous accounts described him as peaceful and pious, not suited for the dynastic wars, such as the Wars of the Roses, which commenced during his reign. His periods of insanity and his inherent benevolence eventually required his wife, Margaret of Anjou, to assume control of his kingdom, which contributed to his own downfall, the collapse of the House of Lancaster, and the rise of the House of York see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VI_of_England

  
  

• Sources

  [S1870] Wikipedia, (en.wikipedia.org), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VI_of_England.