Saturday, March 15, 2008
RANDOM EB POST
CATHERINE of Valois- 1401-1437 consort of Henry V. born in paris. father king of france, charles VI, who was subject to fits of insanity and mother mostly abandoned, neglected her children to such extant that they were often without suitable food and clothes. during one of his more lucid moments, took the kids away and cath, the youngest, sent to a convent to be educated. on taking the throne in 1413, Henry V asked for cath in marriage. but also demanded english provinces that France took. this rejected. he invaded and asserted his claims and made the king comply and henry who had fallen in love with cath, married her at troyes in 1420 and regency of france during father in law's lifetime. 1421 cath crowned in london. dec 1421. henry IV born. cath in france when Hen V died in 1422. returned to england. disappears from records a while. secret marriage to owen tudor, from princely house in wales. had followed Hen V to his french wars and made a squire for bravery displayed at agincourt. became officer in Q's court and gained her affections. owen's oldest son by her, earl of richmond, who's marriage to margaret of beaufort, heiress of the house of somerset and junior branch of john of gaunt, became father of henry VII and the start of the tudor line.
