Henry's half-sister Joan was the mother of Cecily Neville. Thomas was Constable of Pontefract Castle, where Richard II is said to have died. Thomas Swynford, a son from Katherine's first marriage, was another loyal companion. Neville remained one of his strongest supporters, and so did his eldest half-brother John Beaufort, even though Henry revoked Richard II's grant to John of a marquessate. Ralph Neville, 4th Baron Neville, married Henry's half-sister Joan Beaufort. In youth he seems to have been close to all of them, but rivalries with Henry and Thomas Beaufort proved problematic after 1406. Henry's relationship with his stepmother, Katherine Swynford, was a positive one, but his relationship with the Beauforts varied. These illegitimate children were given the surname Beaufort from their birthplace at the ChГўteau de Beaufort in Champagne, France. He also had four natural half-siblings born of Katherine Swynford, originally his sisters' governess, then his father's longstanding mistress and later third wife. His younger half-sister, the daughter of his father's second wife, Constance of Castile, was Katherine, Queen of Castile. Henry's elder sisters were Philippa, Queen of Portugal, and Elizabeth of Lancaster, Duchess of Exeter. Gaunt enjoyed a position of considerable influence during much of the reign of his own nephew, King Richard II. Blanche was the daughter of the wealthy royal politician and nobleman Henry, Duke of Lancaster. Gaunt was the third son of King Edward III. His epithet 'Bolingbroke' is derived from his birthplace Bolingbroke Castle, hence 'Henry Bolingbroke'. Henry was born at Bolingbroke Castle, in Lincolnshire to John of Gaunt and Blanche of Lancaster. Henry IV died in 1413, and was succeeded by his son. The king suffered from poor health in the latter part of his reign, and his eldest son, Henry of Monmouth, assumed the reins of government in 1410. Henry IV defeated Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, at the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403. Owain GlyndЕµr, the self-proclaimed ruler of Wales, revolted against the king. That year, Henry rallied a group of supporters, overthrew and imprisoned Richard II, and usurped the throne.ДЄs king, Henry faced a number of rebellions. After Gaunt died in 1399, Richard did not allow Henry to inherit his father's duchy. Henry was involved in the revolt of the Lords Appellant against Richard in 1388. Henry was the son of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, who was one of the powerful men in England during the reign of his cousin Richard II and son of Edward III. Henry was the first English ruler since the Norman Conquest, over three hundred years prior, whose mother tongue was English rather than French. He asserted the claim of his grandfather King Edward III, a maternal grandson of Philip IV of France, to the Kingdom of France. Henry IV (April 1367В вЂ“ 20 March 1413) or Henry Bolingbroke was King of England from 1399 to 1413. Philippa, Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

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