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Henry II
(Curtmantle )
[Na].
English king from ad 1154, of the House of Anjou (Plantagenets). Born 1133, son of Matilda , daughter of Henry I, and Geoffrey , count of Anjou . Married Eleanor , daughter of William , duke of Aquitaine, and divorced queen of Louis VII of France. Died in ad 1189 aged 56, having reigned eighteen years.
Henry III
[Na].
English king from ad 1216, of the House of Anjou (Plantagenets). Born 1207, son of John and Isabella of Angoulême. Married Eleanor , daughter of Raymond , count of Provence. Died ad 1272 aged 65, having reigned 56 years.
Henry IV
[Na].
English king from ad 1399, of the House of Lancaster. Born 1366, son of John of Gaunt, fourth son of Edward III and Blanche , daughter of Henry , duke of Lancaster. Married (1) Mary, daughter of Humphrey, earl of Hereford; (2) Joan , daughter of Charles, king of Navarre, and widow of John , duke of Brittany. Died in ad 1413 aged 47, having reigned thirteen years.
Henry V
[Na].
English king from ad 1413, of the House of Lancaster. Born 1387, eldest surviving son of Henry IV and Mary. Married Catherine , daughter of Charles VI of France. Died ad 1422 aged 34, having reigned nine years.
Henry VI
[Na].
English king from ad 1422, of the House of Lancaster. Born 1421, son of Henry V. Married Margaret , daughter of René, duke of Anjou and count of Provence. Deposed March 1461, restored October 1470. Deposed again April 1471, and killed May 1471 aged 49, having reigned 39 years.
Henry VII
[Na].
English king from ad 1485, of the House of Tudor. Born 1457, son of Margaret Beaufort , great-granddaughter of John of Gaunt, fourth son of Edward III, and Edmund Tudor, earl of Richmond. Married Elizabeth , daughter of Edward IV. Died ad 1509 aged 52, having reigned 23 years.
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