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Henry VI King of England1
b. 6 December 1421, d. 21 May 1471, #29221
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Father   Henry V King of England b. 9 August 1387, d. 31 August 1422
Mother   Catherine de Valois de France b. 27 October 1401, d. 3 January 1437

Birth* 6 December 1421 Henry VI was born on 6 December 1421 at Windsor, Berkshire, England. 
!AInfoNew 1422 In August of 1422 his father died in France, never having seen his son, Henry VI. In October of 1422, Charles VI of France the father of Catherine, Henry VI's mother died. This left the very young Henry VI the king of England and France.2 
Marriage* 23 April 1445 Henry VI King of England, 23 years old, married Margaret of Anjou, who was 16 years old, 23 April 1445.3  
!AInfoNew* Henry VI, King of England (1422-1461 and 1470-1471) who as an infant succeeded his father, Henry V, and for most of his reign exercised little power. He was taken prisoner in the Yorkist victory at Northampton (1460), and Edward IV was proclaimed king (1461). Rescued from captivity, Henry regained the throne (1470) but was recaptured at the Battle of Barnet and murdered in the Tower of London while at prayer.4 
!AInfoNew* Henry VI, spent large parts of his reign in a catatonic state, unable to recognize his chief ministers or govern the kingdom. The Duke of York, as the leading peer of the realm, was appointed Protector while the king was in a catatonic state. Meanwhile, Henry's French queen, Margaret of Anjou, established her own court party and was jealous of the Duke of York's power and position. She pursued a policy that deliberately alienated the Duke and deprived him of a role and voice in the government.

Margaret, by her partisan politics, made the mistake of attaching the English crown to a faction. Thus, families such as the Nevilles, who were unable to get impartial justice from the king, turned to the Duke of York to redress their local grievances. It was in this fashion that York, who was positioned as a reformer, built his support.5 
!AInfoNew 1464 Henry was the last of the house of Lancaster. In 1464 Henry was captured an imprisoned in the Tower of London. He had suffered attacks of insanity all his life and was now completely incapacitated. Henry founded Eton College and King's College, University of Cambridge, was venerated by many as a saint because of his piety.6 
Death* 21 May 1471 Henry VI died on 21 May 1471 at London, at England at age 49. 
Note He was murdered in the tower of London while at prayer.6 

Family   Margaret of Anjou b. 23 March 1429, d. 25 August 1482
Child  1. Edward Prince of Wales b. 13 Oct 1453, d. 4 May 14713

Citations
  1. Download, http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/cgi-bin/gedlkup/n=royal?royal1595.
  2. Download, http://tudorhistory.org/topics/owen.html.
  3. Download, http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/cgi-bin/gedlkup/n=royal?royal985.
  4. [S9679] Unknown compiler, "B1759 The Concise Columbia Encyclopedia is licensed from Columbia University Press. Copyright © 1995 by Columbia University Press.", Ancestral File, The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition copyright © 1992 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Electronic version licensed from InfoSoft International, Inc. All rights reserved..
  5. [S9235] Richard III, online unknown compiler.
  6. Download, Royal Genealogies pt 26.
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