Henry IV, King of England was born on 3 April 1366 at Bolingbroke Castle, Lincolnshire, England. He was the son of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Blanche of Lancaster, Countess of Derby. He was also reported to have been born on 1 April 1367 at Bolingbroke Castle, Lincolnshire, England. He married Lady Mary de Bohun, daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford and Joan FitzAlan, on 27 July 1380 at Arundel Castle, Arundel, Sussex, England. He married Jeanne d'Evreux, Princesse de Navarre, daughter of Carlos II, Rey de Navarre and Jeanne de France, on 7 February 1403 at Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England, in a in person, and by proxy on 3 April 1402 marriage. He died on 20 March 1413 at age 46 from a disease resembling leprosy. He was buried at Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England.
Henry IV, King of England was a member of the House of Plantagenet. He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 23 April 1377. He gained the title of Earl of Derby on 16 July 1377. As a result of his marriage, Henry IV, King of England was styled as Earl of Hereford on 22 December 1384. As a result of his marriage, Henry IV, King of England was styled as Earl of Northampton on 22 December 1384. He gained the title of Duke of Hereford on 29 September 1397. He succeeded to the title of Earl of Lincoln on 3 February 1399. He succeeded to the title of Duke of Lancaster on 3 February 1399. He succeeded to the title of Earl of Leicester on 3 February 1399. He gained the title of King Henry IV of England on 30 September 1399. He was crowned King of England on 13 October 1399 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England, and styled 'Rex Angliae et Franciae et Dominus Hiberniae.'
His claim to the throne had been most tenuous and his succession took place in dubious circumstances following the deposing and subsequent murder of Richard II. Before this event Henry had had most of the noble qualities, handsome, an active knight, a musician, pious and an accomplished linguist. Subsequently he seemed to have dwelt on the great wrong done to Richard and he declined into a sick man at an early age. It is true that he had many difficulties, he was for the first time for any English King, closely controlled by Parliament especially in financial affairs. He had many uprisings to deal with notably from the Welsh under their educated leader Owen Glendower. At one stage, the French sent troops to aid the Welsh but matters eased when Harlech Castle was taken following a siege. Henry also faced insurrections from English barons, including an encounter with the Earl of Northumberland and his son Hotspur at Shrewsbury in 1403 when Hotspur was slain. To add to his troubles, the Scots harried his forces virtually throughout his reign. It is to Henry's credit that the Kingdom survived intact. As Henry's health failed his son the Prince of Wales was drawn more into affairs of state.
King Henry Plantagenet IV of England 
