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Also Known As Henry of Lancaster • Henry Bolingbroke
Born April 1366? • England
Died March 20, 1413 • London • England
Title / Office king (1399-1413), England
Political Affiliation lords appellants
House / Dynasty house of Lancaster • house of Plantagenet
Notable Family Members father John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster • son Henry V

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Henry IV, detail of a manuscript illumination from Jean Froissart's Chronicles, 15th century; in the British Library (Harleian MS. 4380).
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