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Henry VI of England

1421 - 1471

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Henry VI (6 December 1421 – 21 May 1471) was King of England from 1422 to 1461 and 1470 to 1471, and disputed King of France from 1422 to 1453. The only child of Henry V, he succeeded to the English throne at the age of eight months, upon his father's death, and to the French throne on the death of his maternal grandfather, Charles VI, shortly afterwards. Henry was born during the Hundred Years' War (1337–1453), he is the only English monarch to have been crowned King of France, following his coronation at Notre-Dame de Paris in 1431 as Henry II. His early reign, when England was ruled by a regency government, saw the pinnacle of English power in France. However, setbacks followed once he assumed full control in 1437. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry VI of England is the 78th most popular politician (up from 528th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 134th in 2019) and the 15th most popular British Politician.

Henry VI of England is most famous for being the king of England from 1422 to 1461 and for his role in the War of the Roses.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Henry VI of England ranks 78 out of 19,576. Before him are Maximilien Robespierre, Musa I of Mali, Hafez al-Assad, Nero, Giuseppe Garibaldi, and Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Louis XV of France, William IV of the United Kingdom, Edward IV of England, Cyrus the Great, Peter the Great, and Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

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Among people born in 1421, Henry VI of England ranks 1. After him are Lazar Branković, Charles, Prince of Viana, Giovanni di Cosimo de' Medici, Bartolomeo Platina, Vasily Kosoy, John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, and Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland. Among people deceased in 1471, Henry VI of England ranks 1. After him are Pope Paul II, Thomas à Kempis, George of Poděbrady, Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy, Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, Thomas Malory, João Gonçalves Zarco, Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg, Edmund Beaufort, and Emperor Go-Hanazono.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry VI of England ranks 30 out of 8,785. Before him are Stephen Hawking (1942), John, King of England (1166), Richard III of England (1452), John Locke (1632), Ada Lovelace (1815), and James II of England (1633). After him are William IV of the United Kingdom (1765), George IV of the United Kingdom (1762), Richard I of England (1157), Anne Boleyn (1501), Queen Victoria (1819), and Mary II of England (1662).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Henry VI of England ranks 15. Before him are Winston Churchill (1874), Charles II of England (1630), Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665), John, King of England (1166), Richard III of England (1452), and James II of England (1633). After him are William IV of the United Kingdom (1765), George IV of the United Kingdom (1762), Richard I of England (1157), Queen Victoria (1819), Mary II of England (1662), and Edward V of England (1470).

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