Birth of Catherine of Valois
Birth of Catherine of Valois, daughter of Charles VI of France
Role range: 1420-1422
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Catherine of Valois Biography and Timeline
Follow Catherine of Valois through 18 dated historical records for England.
Catherine of Valois, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
18Distinct records
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1401–1437Years on this page
1401
1414
Marriage
Henry V opens marriage negotiations, along with a large dowry and acknowledgement of his right to the throne of France
Role range: 1420-1422
1420
Marriage
Catherine and Henry V are married at the Parish Church of St John or at Troyes Cathedral
Role range: 1420-1422
1421
Coronation
Coronation of Catherine of Valois, Queen to Henry V
Role range: 1420-1422
Birth of Henry VI
Birth of Henry VI, son of Henry V & Catherine of Valois
Role range: 1420-1422
1422
Death of Catherine of Valois
Death of Henry V. Henry V never saw their child (the future Henry VI). Catherine is only 20 and becomes a Queen Dowager
Role range: 1420-1422
Queen Dowager
Death of Henry V. Henry V never saw their child (the future Henry VI). Catherine is only 20 and becomes a Queen Dowager
Role range: 1420-1422
Succession
Charles VI died a couple of months after Henry V, making the young Henry VI king of England and English-occupied northern France
Role range: 1420-1422
1428
Marriage
There is no clear evidence either way whether Catherine and Owen Tudor actually married. No documentation of such a marriage exists. Moreover, even if they had been married, the question exists if the marriage would have been lawful, given the Act of 1428. From the relationship of Owen Tudor and Queen Catherine descended the Tudor dynasty of England, starting with King Henry VII
Role range: 1420-1422
Succession
Parliament of 1427 passed a bill which set forth the provision that if the queen dowager remarried without the King's consent, her husband would forfeit his lands and possessions, although any children of the marriage would not suffer punishment. The King's consent was contingent upon his having attained his majority. At that time, the king was only six years old
Role range: 1420-1422
1429
Birth of Edmund Tudor
Birth of Edmund Tudor, later Henry VII, son of Catherine & Owen Tudor
Role range: 1420-1422
Marriage
Secretly marries Henry Tudor, a commoner & so she can avoid objections by Parliament
Role range: 1420-1422
1432
Succession
Catherine entered into a sexual relationship with Welshman Owen ap Maredudd ap Tudor, who, in 1421, in France, had been in the service of Henry Vs steward Sir Walter Hungerford. Tudor was probably appointed keeper of Catherines household or wardrobe.
Role range: 1420-1422
Succession
The relationship began when Catherine lived at Windsor Castle, and she became pregnant with their first child there. At some point, she stopped living in the King's household and in May 1432 Parliament granted Owen the rights of an Englishman.
Role range: 1420-1422
Succession
This was important because of Henry IVs laws limiting the rights of Welshmen
Role range: 1420-1422
1436
Retirement
Retires to a nunnery
Role range: 1420-1422
1437
Death of Catherine of Valois
Death of Catherine of Valois. Shortly after childbirth
Role range: 1420-1422
Burial
Buried in Westminster Abbey
Role range: 1420-1422
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.