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Henry IV (King of England) Lancaster 1367 – 1413 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Apr 1367

Birth Location: Bolingbroke Castle, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 20 Mar 1413

Death Location: Jerusalem Chamber, Westminster, Middlesex, England

Father: John Plantagenet

Mother: Blanche Lancaster

Spouse(s): Mary Bohun, Joanna Navarre

Children(s): Henry Lancaster, Thomas Lancaster, John Lancaster, Humphrey Lancaster, Blanche Lancaster, Philippa Lancaster

Henry IV (King of England) Lancaster was born in 1367 in Bolingbroke Castle, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England, the child of John of Gaunt Plantagenet and Blanche Grosmont of Lancaster. Henry IV (King of England) Lancaster married Mary Bohun, Joanna Navarre, and had children including Henry V (King of England) Lancaster, Thomas (1st Duke of Clarence) Lancaster, John (1st Duke of Bedford) Lancaster, Humphrey (1st Duke of Gloucester) Lancaster, Blanche Lancaster, Philippa (Queen of Norway, Denmark, and Sweden) Lancaster. Henry IV (King of England) Lancaster passed away in 1413 in Jerusalem Chamber, Westminster, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • Henry IV (King of England) Lancaster was born in 1367 in Bolingbroke Castle, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England, the child of John of Gaunt Plantagenet and Blanche Grosmont of Lancaster.
  • Henry IV (King of England) Lancaster married Mary Bohun, Joanna Navarre, and had children including Henry V (King of England) Lancaster, Thomas (1st Duke of Clarence) Lancaster, John (1st Duke of Bedford) Lancaster, Humphrey (1st Duke of Gloucester) Lancaster, Blanche Lancaster, Philippa (Queen of Norway, Denmark, and Sweden) Lancaster.
  • Henry IV (King of England) Lancaster passed away in 1413 in Jerusalem Chamber, Westminster, Middlesex, England.

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Henry Lancaster's Ancestors

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Henry Lancaster
1367 – 1413
Birth Place: Bolingbroke Castle, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
John of Gaunt Plantagenet
1340 – 1399
Abbaye De St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre Orientale, Belgium
Blanche (Grosmont of) Lancaster
1345 – 1369
Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire, , England
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Henry Lancaster's Descendants

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Henry (IV (King of England)) Lancaster (15 Apr 1367 – 20 Mar 1413) m. Mary Bohun (1370 – 04 Jul 1394) m. Joanna Navarre (1370 – 1437)
  1. 1. Henry (V (King of England)) Lancaster (09 Aug 1387 – 31 Aug 1422) m. Catherine (de) Valois (27 Oct 1401 – 03 Jan 1436)
    1. 1. Henry (VI (King of England)) Lancaster (06 Dec 1421 – 21 May 1471)
  2. 2. Thomas ((1st Duke of Clarence)) Lancaster (30 Sep 1388 – 22 Mar 1420)
  3. 3. John ((1st Duke of Bedford)) Lancaster (20 Jun 1389 – 15 Sep 1435)
  4. 4. Humphrey ((1st Duke of Gloucester)) Lancaster (03 Oct 1390 – 23 Feb 1447)
  5. 5. Blanche Lancaster (Apr 1392 – 22 May 1409)
  6. 6. Philippa ((Queen of Norway, Denmark, and Sweden)) Lancaster (04 Jul 1394 – 05 Jan 1430)

Henry Lancaster's Timeline

2 Records

1367
15 Apr 1367
Birth of Henry IV (King of England) Lancaster in Bolingbroke Castle, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England
Bolingbroke Castle, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England
1413
20 Mar 1413
Age 46
Death of Henry IV (King of England) Lancaster in Jerusalem Chamber, Westminster, Middlesex, England
Jerusalem Chamber, Westminster, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1367
    Event Place: Bolingbroke Castle, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1413
    Event Place: Jerusalem Chamber, Westminster, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Millennium File

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