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Henry VII of England

1457 - 1509

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Henry VII (28 January 1457 – 21 April 1509), also known as Henry Tudor, 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. Henry was the son of Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, and Lady Margaret Beaufort. His mother was a great-granddaughter of John of Gaunt, an English prince who founded the Lancastrian cadet branch of the House of Plantagenet. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry VII of England is the 461st most popular politician (down from 382nd in 2019), the 133rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 88th in 2019) and the 41st most popular British Politician.

Henry VII is most famous for uniting the houses of Lancaster and York and establishing the Tudor dynasty.

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Among politicians, Henry VII of England ranks 461 out of 19,576. Before him are Mars, Mahidevran, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Radovan Karadžić, Ibn Saud, and Nicolas Sarkozy. After him are Pertinax, Alfred the Great, Willy Brandt, Toghon Temür, Nawaz Sharif, and Volodymyr Zelensky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1457, Henry VII of England ranks 1. After him are Mary of Burgundy, Filippino Lippi, Seongjong of Joseon, Jacob Obrecht, Beatrice of Naples, Peter Martyr d'Anghiera, and Hedwig Jagiellon, Duchess of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 1509, Henry VII of England ranks 2. Before him is Lady Margaret Beaufort. After him are Caterina Sforza, Bernt Notke, João da Nova, Shen Zhou, Adam Kraft, and John I, Count Palatine of Simmern.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry VII of England ranks 133 out of 8,785. Before him are Edward II of England (1284), Æthelred I, King of Wessex (837), David J. Thouless (1934), Edward I of England (1239), Edward Elgar (1857), and Diana, Princess of Wales (1961). After him are Paul McCartney (1942), Alfred the Great (849), Christopher Lee (1922), Mary Shelley (1797), William Harvey (1578), and Catherine Parr (1512).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Henry VII of England ranks 41. Before him are Lady Margaret Beaufort (1443), Edward III of England (1312), Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545), Edward II of England (1284), Æthelred I, King of Wessex (837), and Edward I of England (1239). After him are Alfred the Great (849), Macbeth, King of Scotland (1005), Neville Chamberlain (1869), Arthur Henderson (1863), William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708), and Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830).

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