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Catherine of Valois or Catherine of France (27 October 1401 – 3 January 1437) was Queen of England from 1420 until 1422. A daughter of King Charles VI of France, she married King Henry V of England [1] and was the mother of King Henry VI.
Nov 2, 2019 · Wife of King Henry V and Owen Tudor, Catherine of Valois bore a future king of England before her tragic life was cut short in 1437.
May 13, 2024 · 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.
Jan 21, 2020 · Catherine of Valois, daughter of King Charles VI of France and his consort, Isabella of Bavaria, was born in Paris. Her earliest years saw conflict and poverty within the royal family.
Jul 9, 2020 · Catherine of Valois was a French princess who lived during the 15 th century. Catherine is an important female figure in medieval English history, being the wife of one English king, and the mother of another.
Jun 2, 2020 · Catherine of Valois changed royal history forever but even now, centuries on, the prevailing image of her is the one created by Shakespeare for whom this French princess was a pretty pawn in a...
Quick Reference. (1401–37), queen of Henry V. Youngest daughter of Charles VI of France, her marriage to Henry on 2 June 1420, after bitter warfare between France and England, was an affair of state. At the same time, the treaty of Troyes was signed, whereby Henry was to become Charles's heir.
