HENRY V OF ENGLAND
Henry V
King of England; Lord of ireland
Reign 21 March 1413 - 31 August 1422
Coronation 1413
Predecessor Henry IV
Successor Henry VI
Consort Catherine of Valois
Issue
Henry VI
Detail Titles and styles
The King
The Prince of Wales
The Duke of Cornwall
Royal house House of Lancaster
Father Henry IV
Mother Mary de Bohun
Born 16 September 1387
Monmouth, Wales
Died 31 August 1422 (aged 34)
Bois de Vincennes, France
Burial Westminster Abbey, London
Henry V (16 September 1387 - 31 August 1422) was one of the most significant
English warrior kings of the Middle Ages. He was born at Monmouth, Wales, in the
tower above the gatehouse of Monmouth Castle, and reigned as King of England
from 1413 to 1422.
Henry was son of Henry of Bolingbroke, later Henry IV, and sixteen-year-old Mary
de Bohun, who was to die in childbirth at 26, before Bolingbroke became king.
At the time of his birth during the reign of Richard II, Henry was fairly far
removed from the throne, preceded by the King and another preceding collateral
line of heirs. The precise date and even year of his birth are therefore not
definitely recorded: sources offer as the most likely either 9 August or 16
September, in 1386 or 1387. By the time Henry died, he had not only
consolidated power as the King of England but had also effectively accomplished
what generations of his ancestors had failed to achieve through decades of war:
unification of the crowns of England and France in a single person. In 2002 he
was ranked 72nd in the 100 Greatest Britons poll.
Henry V
King of England; Lord of ireland
Reign 21 March 1413 - 31 August 1422
Coronation 1413
Predecessor Henry IV
Successor Henry VI
Consort Catherine of Valois
Issue
Henry VI
Detail Titles and styles
The King
The Prince of Wales
The Duke of Cornwall
Royal house House of Lancaster
Father Henry IV
Mother Mary de Bohun
Born 16 September 1387
Monmouth, Wales
Died 31 August 1422 (aged 34)
Bois de Vincennes, France
Burial Westminster Abbey, London
Henry V (16 September 1387 - 31 August 1422) was one of the most significant
English warrior kings of the Middle Ages. He was born at Monmouth, Wales, in the
tower above the gatehouse of Monmouth Castle, and reigned as King of England
from 1413 to 1422.
Henry was son of Henry of Bolingbroke, later Henry IV, and sixteen-year-old Mary
de Bohun, who was to die in childbirth at 26, before Bolingbroke became king.
At the time of his birth during the reign of Richard II, Henry was fairly far
removed from the throne, preceded by the King and another preceding collateral
line of heirs. The precise date and even year of his birth are therefore not
definitely recorded: sources offer as the most likely either 9 August or 16
September, in 1386 or 1387. By the time Henry died, he had not only
consolidated power as the King of England but had also effectively accomplished
what generations of his ancestors had failed to achieve through decades of war:
unification of the crowns of England and France in a single person. In 2002 he
was ranked 72nd in the 100 Greatest Britons poll.