Henry VII of England

Henry VII (Pembroke (Wales), 28 January 1457 – Hampton Court Palace (Richmond upon Thames), 21 april 1509) was King of England from (22 August 1485 to 21st april1509). He was the founder of the Tudor Dynasty and is widely recognized as a successful monarch.

Henry Tudor was the son of Edmund Tudor (-1456), half-brother of King Henry VI of England. His mother was Margaret Beaufort, a descendant of King Edward III. From his father he inherited the title Earl of Richmond, by his mother the dubious claim to the throne. He was born in Pembroke in Wales but grew up in exile in Brittany, where he had fled for the Kings from the House York.

After the failure of the rebellion by his cousin, the Duke of Buckingham, Henry VII was the main contender for the House of Lancaster. With the support of the in-laws of the late King Edward IV (York), he landed with his forces in Wales and England drew within. There the battle against the armed forces of Lancaster decided York under Richard III to their advantage in the battle of Bosworth in 1485. This victory marked the end of the long-running wars of the Roses (Wars of the Roses) between the houses of Lancaster and York. Haider claim to the throne was vague and based on a history of unlawful succession. However, this was no objection: in practice, Parliament could give the kingship to whom it wanted.

After the long civil war to establish his power finally first care was Haider and to discourage other pretenders. He managed to achieve this by, among other things, a divide-and-conquer-politics with which he managed to undermine the power of the nobility. Also, he married Elizabeth of York, daughter and heiress of King Edward IV. This he United the two houses and he strengthened his claims because of its origin.

Children of Henry and Elizabeth:

Haider politics was aimed at both to keep the peace as to achieve economic prosperity. To some extent he succeeded in this. He was not warlike and not the French tried to retake territories lost under his predecessors were gone. He shut even a treaty with France (the Treaty of stack) that was financially beneficial for England. To strengthen his position he was a party to the shipbuilding industry, whereby the naval force was strengthened and the trade position improved. He also amassed a personal capital, which by his son and successor Henry VIII would be got gobbled up quickly. Henry also concluded an alliance with Spain through the marriage of his son Arthur with Catherine of Aragon, with Scotland through the marriage of his daughter Margaret to King James IV of Scotland and with the Germany of Emperor Maximilian I. In 1502 and 1503 Henry was hit by three setbacks, which he never would come more above: his heir, Arthur, the newlywed died in an epidemic, followed a few months later by his wife, who died in childbirth. His youngest child died also, within a day of birth. Since he wanted to avoid the negotiations which had led to the marriage of his son with Catherine of Aragon, he knew defeat would be made to obtain dispensation for a marriage between her and his younger son Henry, who succeeded him in 1509.
 * Arthur, Prince of Wales (20 september 1486 – 2 april 1502)
 * Margaret Tudor (28 november 1489 – 18 October 1541)
 * Henry VIII of England (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547)
 * Elizabeth Tudor (2 July 1492 – 14 september 1495)
 * Mary Tudor (18 March 1496 – 25 June 1533)
 * Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset (21 February 1499 – 19 June 1500)
 * Katherine Tudor (2 February 2 February 1503 - 1503).

Henry VII was buried in Westminster Abbey. ==For Parents[ Edit] ==