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- Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272), also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death in 1272. The son of King John and Isabella of Angoulême, Henry assumed the throne when he was only nine in the middle of the First Barons' War.
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Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272), also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death in 1272. [1] The son of King John and Isabella of Angoulême, Henry assumed the throne when he was only nine in the middle of the First Barons' War.
On Henry III's death, on 16 November 1272, the throne passed to his eldest son, Edward I.
In 1485, Henry Tudor, a female-line descendant of a legitimated branch of the royal house of Lancaster, the House of Beaufort, assumed the English crown as Henry VII, after defeating and killing Richard III in battle.
Nov 12, 2024 · Montfort ruled England in Henry’s name until he was defeated and killed by Edward at the Battle of Evesham, Worcestershire, in August 1265. Henry, weak and senile, then allowed Edward to take charge of the government. After the King’s death, Edward ascended the throne as King Edward I.
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Oct 4, 2021 · Henry III inherited the English throne at the age of nine. Following the death of his father King John, Henry was crowned on October 28, 1216 at Gloucester. Four years later, on May 17, 1220, he was given an official coronation at Westminster Abbey.
Sep 19, 2018 · Henry III (1207-1272), the eldest son of King John (c1166-1216), came to the throne at the age of nine. He was king of England from 1216 until his death in 1272, ruling longer than any other English monarch until George III reached 56 years on the throne in 1816.
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Henry III © A 13th century English king who came to the throne at an early age and whose reign was marked by strife with barons, led by Simon de Montfort. Henry was born on 1 October 1207...
