# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/henry-vi-of-england
# Generated: 2026-09-02T00:28:26.942Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/henry-vi-of-england"
name: "Henry VI of England"
slug: "henry-vi-of-england"
description: "He inherited two crowns as an infant and lost them both. England's only king crowned in France watched his realm collapse into civil war while his mind crumbled — the Wars of the Roses began where his authority ended."
tagline: "King of England from 1422 to 1461 and from 1470 to 1471, disputed King of France from 1422 to 1453"
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gender: "male"
country:
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birthDate: "1421-12-06"
deathDate: "1471-05-21"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             2.962890627557534
  historical:           28.806468
  currentAttention:     6.903180812705481
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Henry VI became King of England at nine months old in 1422, inheriting the throne after Henry V's death, and was crowned King of France at Notre-Dame in 1431 — the only English monarch to hold both titles. A regency ruled while English power in France peaked, but once he took control in 1437, military reversals followed: by 1453, only Calais remained. Described as timid, passive, and averse to violence — the opposite of his father — he married Margaret of Anjou in 1445 hoping for peace, but war continued and his domestic support collapsed. In 1453 he suffered a mental breakdown that triggered a power struggle between Richard, Duke of York, Edmund Beaufort, and Queen Margaret, igniting the Wars of the Roses in 1455. Deposed by Edward IV in 1461, he was captured in 1465 and imprisoned in the Tower of London, briefly restored by Warwick the Kingmaker in 1470, then dethroned again when Edward returned and killed Henry's only son. Henry died in the Tower in May 1471, possibly murdered — his corpse later found with hair matted in what appeared to be blood.