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King Henry IV
Born
15th April 1367, Bolingbroke Castle, Lincolnshire, England.
Parents
John of Gaunt and Blanche of Lancaster.
Married
Mary de Bohun 1381-1394. Joan of Navarre 1403-1413.
Coronation
13th October 1399. Reign 30th September 1399 – 20th March 1413.
Claim to the Throne
Henry made his claim under King Edward III’s entailment of 1376 (grandfather).
Died
20th March 1413, Jerusalem Chamber – Westminster. Cause of death – seizure whilst praying – suffered from a skin disease, considered to have been leprosy and reported to have had a tumour.
Buried – Canterbury Cathedral, Kent.
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