Henry VI King of England

1421 - 1471  (50 years)

• Name	, Henry VI
  Suffix	King of England
  Birth	Jan 1421	Windsor, Berkshire, England
  Gender	Male
  _COLOR	3
  Death	21 May 1471
  Person ID	I5426	Puffers
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Henry V Lancaster, King Of England,   b. 16 Sep 1387, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales d. 31 Aug 1422, Bois-de-Vincennes, France (Age 34 years)
  Family ID	F12996	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	ANJOU, Margaret,   b. Abt 1425   d. 1482, Anjou, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	1445
  Children	1. Edward Duke of Westminster Prince of Wales,   b. 13 Oct 1453, Westminster, London, Essex, England d. 4 May 1471 (Age 17 years)
  Family ID	F4828	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Starting in 1453 Henry had a series of mental breakdowns and tension mounted between his wife, Margaret of Anjou, and Richard of York, over control of the government. Civil war broke out in 1455, leading to what is called "The War of the Roses". Leading to Henry being deposed on Mar 4 1461, by Richard of York's son, Edward, who took the throne as Edward IV. Henry was imprisoned (twice) in the Tower of London, and died there 21 May 1471, possibly killed there on orders of Edward IV. Henry founded Eton and King's College, Cambridge as well as All Soul's College, Oxford.