Born	1367
Died	1413
Son of John Gaunt and Catherine Swinford

Henry Beaufort

Henry IV (of England) (1367-1413), king of England (1399-1413), the first of the House of Lancaster. Henry was born in Bolingbroke Castle in April 1367, the son of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster. He was also known as Henry of Lancaster and Henry of Bolingbroke. From 1387 to 1390 he was a leader of the party that opposed his cousin King Richard II. Henry subsequently fought with the Teutonic Knights against the Lithuanians and made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. After his return to England he allied himself with the king. Because of a quarrel with Thomas Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, in 1398, Henry was exiled for six years by Richard, who promised that Henry would not lose his inheritance. When Henry's father died, however, Richard confiscated the Lancastrian estates willed to Henry. Consequently, Henry raised an army, invaded England and captured Richard, who later abdicated. Microsoft® Encarta® Encyclopedia 2003. © 1993-2002 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.