| | ''Henry V''' (1387 - 1422), King of [[England]] (1413-1422), eldest son of King [[Henry IV]], was a member of the Plantagenet dynasty of monarchs that ruled medieval England, and in particular of the House of [[Lancaster]], which seized the English throne in 1399 after his father, the Duke of Lancaster, seized power from King [[Richard II]]. He is known for his successful military campaigns in France in the latter stages of the [[Hundred Years' War]], especially his crushing victory at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415; and for his personal character, often described as the personification of medieval virtues. | | ''Henry V''' (1387 - 1422), King of [[England]] (1413-1422), eldest son of King [[Henry IV]], was a member of the Plantagenet dynasty of monarchs that ruled medieval England, and in particular of the House of [[Lancaster]], which seized the English throne in 1399 after his father, the Duke of Lancaster, seized power from King [[Richard II]]. He is known for his successful military campaigns in France in the latter stages of the [[Hundred Years' War]], especially his crushing victory at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415; and for his personal character, often described as the personification of medieval virtues. |