Henry Plantagenet, IV

1366 - 1413  (46 years)

• Name	Henry Plantagenet  [1, 2]
  Suffix	IV
  Birth	30 May 1366	Lincolnshire, England   [1, 2]
  	Bolingbroke Castle
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Mar 1413	Westminster, Middlesex, England   [1, 2]
  Burial	Canterbury, Kent, England   [2]
  	Canterbury Cathedral
  		Church - Cathedral at Canterbury Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ at Canterbury --- Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England and forms part of a World Heritage Site. It is the cathedral of the Archbishop of Canterbury, leader of the Church of England and symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican…
  Person ID	I8253	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	1st Duke of Lancaster John Gaunt Plantagenet,   b. 14 Mar 1340, Belgium d. 3 Feb 1399, Leicester, Leicestershire, England (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Blanche Lancaster,   b. 25 Mar 1345, Lancaster, Lancashire, England d. 30 Sep 1369, Staffordshire, England (Age 24 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	19 May 1359	Reading, Berkshire, England
  	Reading Abbey
  		_Blanche and John Gaunt The Marriage of John of Gaunt and Blanche of Lancaster in Reading Abbey on 19 May 1359, today located in The Museum of Reading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Marriage_of_blanche_of_lancster_and_john_of_gaunt_1359.jpg
  Marriage End	1472
  	Death of Blanche
  Family ID	F1217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary de Bohun,   b. Abt 1369, Hereford, Herefordshire, England d. 4 Jul 1394, Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England (Age 25 years)
  Marriage	27 Jul 1380	Arundel, Sussex, England   [1]
  	At the time of her marriage at Arundel Castle, Mary was perhaps little more than twelve years old
  Marriage End	1394
  	Death of Mary
  Children	1. John Lancaster,   b. 20 Jun 1389, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England d. 15 Sep 1435, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France (Age 46 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. King of England, Prince Regent France, Lord of Ireland Plantagenet Henry Plantagenet, V,   b. 16 Sep 1387, Monmouthshire, Wales d. 31 Aug 1422, Vincennes, Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France (Age 34 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2851	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 May 1366 - Lincolnshire, England Marriage - 27 Jul 1380 - Arundel, Sussex, England Death - 20 Mar 1413 - Westminster, Middlesex, England Burial - - Canterbury, Kent, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Old World

  _Henry IV Henry IV (c. Apr 1367 – 20 Mar 1413), also known as Henry Bolingbroke, was King of England from 1399 to 1413. His grandfather King Edward III had claimed the French throne as a grandson of Philip IV of France, and Henry continued this claim. He was the first English ruler since the Norman Conquest, over three hundred years prior, whose mother…

  
  

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  Church - Cathedral at Canterbury Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ at Canterbury --- Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England and forms part of a World Heritage Site. It is the cathedral of the Archbishop of Canterbury, leader of the Church of England and symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican…

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. Record for Henry Plantagenet http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=-1565558120&indiv=try [S10709] FindAGrave Old World (Famous), Henry IV 1366-1413 - King of England. Henry Plantagenet IV - English Monarch. The son of John of Gaunt and Blanche of Lancaster, Henry, Duke of Lancaster had an on/off relationship with his cousin, King Richard II. He was one of the nobles who persecuted Richard's advisors and favorites, but his excellence as a soldier earned him Richard's favor. However, Richard's increasing suspicions led to Henry's banishment for 10 years. When Richard confiscated John of Gaunt's vast Lancastrian estates in 1399, Henry invaded England while the king was on campaign on Ireland and took the throne for himself, imprisoning Richard. Henry was crowned at Westminster Abbey on October 13. Henry's first wife, Mary Bohun, gave him 7 children before her death in 1394. His second wife and queen, Joan of Navarre, whom he married on February 7, 1403 was a very unpopular choice. The manner in which Henry took the throne set the stage for much of his reign. Incessant rebellions and revolts became very costly to crush, and his support dwindled. In 1405 he executed Archbishop of York Richard Scrope on charges of conspiracy, which alarmed his people and only compounded his unpopularity. The king's last two years were marked by failing health, and his son Prince Henry took over the reigns of government. Henry died in the Abbot of Westminster's house in the Jerusalem chamber, at the age of 46. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1959/henry_iv