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Signature. Henry VII (28 January 1457 – 21 April 1509) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizure of the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death in 1509. He was the first monarch of the House of Tudor. [a] Henry's mother, Margaret Beaufort, was a descendant of John of Gaunt, founder of the House of Lancaster and son of King ...
Queen Ecgwynn 890s First wife of Edward the Elder. King Edward the Elder First Son of King Alfred the Great and Queen Ealhswith c.874/877–924King of the Anglo-Saxonsr.899–924. Queen Eadgifu of Kent c.903–966 Third wife of Edward the Elder. Queen Ælfflæd c.899-919 Second wife of Edward the Elder.
King of England r. 1461–1470, r. 1471–1483: Richard III 1452–1485 King of England r. 1483–1485: James III 1451–1488 King of Scots r. 1460–1488: House of Tudor: Henry VII 1457–1509 King of England r. 1485–1509: Elizabeth of York 1466–1503: Edward V 1470–1483 King of England r. 1483: Mary Tudor 1496–1533: Henry VIII 1491 ...
Henry Stuart 1545–1567: Mary, Queen of Scots 1542–1587: Frederick II King of Denmark 1534–1588: Henry IV King of France 1553–1610: King James VI and I [a] 1566–1625 r. 1567–1625 (Scotland) r. 1603–1625 (England) Anne of Denmark 1574–1619 Queen of England and Ireland: John IV 1604–1656 King of Portugal: Henry Frederick 1594 ...
Elizabeth of York (11 February 1466 – 11 February 1503) was Queen of England from her marriage to King Henry VII on 18 January 1486 until her death in 1503. [1] She was the daughter of King Edward IV and his wife, Elizabeth Woodville, and her marriage to Henry VII followed his victory at the Battle of Bosworth Field, which marked the end of the Wars of the Roses.
The House of Tudor ( / ˈtjuːdər / TEW-dər) [1] was an English and Welsh dynasty that held the throne of England from 1485 to 1603. [2] They descended from the Tudors of Penmynydd, a Welsh noble family, and Catherine of Valois. The Tudor monarchs ruled the Kingdom of England and the Lordship of Ireland (later the Kingdom of Ireland) for 118 ...
The family of Henry VII, depicted on an illuminated page.. Henry VII became King of England upon defeating Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. In an effort to strengthen the Tudor claim to the throne, Henry decided on naming his firstborn son "Arthur" and having him born in Winchester – where the Legend of King Arthur originated – in order to emphasise the Welsh origin of ...
3. Prince George of Cambridge. Prince George stands third in line to the throne after his grandfather and father. When Prince Charles becomes king, George will take the place of his father, Prince ...