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Catherine of Valois was the daughter of King Charles VI of France and the wife of King Henry V of England. She was the mother of King Henry VI and the ancestor of the Tudor dynasty through her secret marriage to Owen Tudor.
Catherine of Valois (born October 27, 1401, Paris, France—died January 3, 1437, Bermondsey Abbey, London, England) was a French princess, the wife of King Henry V of England, mother of King Henry VI, and grandmother of the first Tudor monarch of England, Henry VII.
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He married Catherine de Valois, daughter of Charles VI of France, at Troyes on 2nd June 1420. Their son became Henry VI.
This took place in the Abbey on 9th April 1413. Snow fell on the day of the ceremony and this was taken by some to mean there were hard times ahead. A jewel now in the Imperial State Crown may have been one he wore in his helmet at Agincourt in 1415. Two carvings depicting his coronation appear on his Chantry Chapel. Catherine had a separate corona...
On 31st August 1422 Henry died at Vincennes in France and his body was embalmed and rested for a time in Rouen Cathedral. He was returned to England and a great procession accompanied the cortege from Dover to St Paul's Cathedral in London. The coffin, on which lay his funeral effigy (which does not survive), was then brought to the Abbey on 7th No...
The saddle, helm and shield, which were part of his funeral 'achievements', were for many centuries kept in the chantry or displayed on the wooden beam above, but were restored and removed for better preservation to the Abbey Museum in 1972. They are now on display in the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries at the Abbey. This saddle is the earliest s...
Henry's widow Catherine de Valois (1401-1437) married Owen Tudor, a Welsh squire, and one of her three sons, Edmund, Earl of Richmond was the father of the future Henry VII. Her funeral took place on 10th February 1437. Solemn vespers for the dead were sung on the eve of the funeral. Many nobles, with the king and queen, attended the funeral when f...
Queens Consort of Westminster Abbey A service to commemorate the anniversary of the battle of Agincourtwas held in the Abbey on 29th October 2015 A conference was held at Westminster School on 28th October 2015 discussing aspects of his funeral and the armour. These detailed papers have been published in The Funeral Achievements of Henry V at Westm...
Learn about the life, marriage and burial of Henry V and Catherine de Valois, the parents of Henry VI, in Westminster Abbey. See their tomb, effigy, coronation and funeral achievements, and the history of their chantry chapel.
Catherine de France, aussi appelée Catherine de Valois, est la fille du roi Charles VI de France et d'Isabeau de Bavière. Elle est reine d'Angleterre par son mariage avec Henri V, puis se remarie secrètement avec Owen Tudor après la mort de son fils Henri VI.
Catherine de France oder Catherine de Valois, geboren am 27. Oktober 1401 in Paris und starb am 3. Januar 1437 in London ist eine der Töchter von König Karl VI. von Frankreich und Isabeau von Bayern. Sie ist Königin von England durch seine Heirat mit König Henry V. Seit ihrer Kindheit weckte Catherine das Interesse Heinrichs V. von England ...
29. Mai 2018 · Catherine of Valois (1401–37) was the queen of Henry V of England and the mother of Henry VI. She was the daughter of Charles VI of France and married Henry in 1420 as part of a peace treaty.
Learn about the life and legacy of Catherine of Valois, who married Henry V in 1420 to end the Hundred Years' War. Discover how she became the mother of Henry VI and the grandmother of Henry VII, the first Tudor monarch.
