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Catherine of Valois

1401 - 1437

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Catherine of Valois or Catherine of France (27 October 1401 – 3 January 1437) was Queen of England from 1420 until 1422. A daughter of King Charles VI of France, she married King Henry V of England and was the mother of King Henry VI. Catherine's marriage was part of a plan to eventually place Henry V on the throne of France, and perhaps end what is now known as the Hundred Years' War. But, although her son Henry VI was later crowned in Paris, the war continued. After Henry V's death, Catherine's unexpected marriage to Sir Owen Tudor helped lead to the rise of the House of Tudor's fortunes and to her Tudor grandson's eventual elevation to the throne as King Henry VII of England. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Catherine of Valois is the 21st most popular companion (up from 218th in 2019), the 122nd most popular biography from France (up from 979th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Companion.

Catherine of Valois was the wife of King Henry V of England. She is most famous for her marriage to Henry V, and for being the mother of King Henry VI.

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Among companions, Catherine of Valois ranks 21 out of 784. Before her are Aspasia, Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma, Mihrimah Sultan, Madame de Pompadour, Nurbanu Sultan, and Klara Hitler. After her are Anne Hathaway, Maud of Wales, Messalina, Nefertari, Henrietta Maria of France, and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

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Among people born in 1401, Catherine of Valois ranks 2. Before her is Masaccio. After her are Nicholas of Cusa, Francesco I Sforza, Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, Emperor Shōkō, Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon, Charles I, Duke of Bourbon, Albert III, Duke of Bavaria, Stephen Zápolya, George Sphrantzes, and Badi' al-Zaman Mirza. Among people deceased in 1437, Catherine of Valois ranks 2. Before her is Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor. After her are James I of Scotland, Gjon Kastrioti, Joan of Navarre, Queen of England, and Niccolò de' Niccoli.

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In France

Among people born in France, Catherine of Valois ranks 122 out of 6,770. Before her are Anatole France (1844), François Mitterrand (1916), Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778), André Gide (1869), Nicolas Poussin (1594), and Philippe Pétain (1856). After her are Joseph Fourier (1768), Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (1736), Philip II of France (1165), Charles Aznavour (1924), Peter Abelard (1079), and Pope Gregory XI (1370).

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Among COMPANIONS In France

Among companions born in France, Catherine of Valois ranks 2. Before her are Madame de Pompadour (1721). After her are Henrietta Maria of France (1609), Madame du Barry (1743), Brigitte Macron (1953), Joseph Bonaparte (1768), Philippa of Hainault (1314), Désirée Clary (1777), Elisabeth of Valois (1545), Claude of France (1499), Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon (1635), and Hortense de Beauharnais (1783).

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