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Margaret of Anjou
b. 23 March 1429, d. 25 August 1482, #29224

Birth* 23 March 1429 Margaret was born on 23 March 1429 at Lorraine, France.1 
Marriage* 23 April 1445 Margaret of Anjou, 16 years old, married Henry VI King of England, who was 23 years old, , son of Henry V King of England and Catherine de Valois de France, 23 April 1445.1  
!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.2 
!AInfoNew* 1471 She led the Lancastrians in the Wars of the Roses and was captured in 1471 and ransomed to France (1476).3 
Death* 25 August 1482
Margaret died on 25 August 1482 at Near Saumur, at Anjou, at Francd at age 53. She is buried at St Maurice's Cathedral, Angers, Anjou, France.1 

Family   Henry VI King of England b. 6 December 1421, d. 21 May 1471
Child  1. Edward Prince of Wales b. 13 Oct 1453, d. 4 May 14711

Citations
  1. Download, http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/cgi-bin/gedlkup/n=royal?royal985.
  2. [S9235] Richard III, online unknown compiler.
  3. [S9721] Unknown subject, Encarta.
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