John of Gaunt Lancaster, 1st1369
Assumes the crown of Leon & Castille by marriage with Constance of Castille
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Assumes the crown of Leon & Castille by marriage with Constance of Castille
When Edward III died in 1377 and John's ten-year-old nephew succeeded as Richard II of England, John's influence strengthened
When King Edward III died Johns ten-year-old nephew succeeded to the throne as Richard II of England
John leaves England to seek the throne of Castile, claimed in Jure uxoris by right of his second wife, Constance of Castile, whom he had married in 1371
Wins legitimization of Catherine Swynfords sons by Richard II, helps Henry VII
Two years after the death of Constance of Castile, Katherine and John of Gaunt marry in Lincoln Cathedral. The children bore the surname "Beaufort" after a former French possession of the Duke. The Beaufort children, three sons and a daughter, were legitimised by royal and papal decrees after John and Katherine married
Created Duke of Hereford
Succeeds as King of England, chosen by Parliament to succeed Richard II
Richard II declares Henry disinherited from lands left to him by John of Gaunt
Succeeds as King of England, Son of Henry IV & Mary de Bohun
Succeeds as King of England. His uncle the Duke of Bedford acts as protector of England & Regent in France
Charles VI died a couple of months after Henry V, making the young Henry VI king of England and English-occupied northern France
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
Parliament forbids anyone close to the sovereign marrying without his permission
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.
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.
This was important because of Henry IVs laws limiting the rights of Welshmen
Assumes full power as the King of England, declared to be of age
Succeeds as Queen of England, wife of Henry VI
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