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Not to be confused with [[Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor]]
Not to be confused with [[Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor]]
{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Henry IV
|image=
|birth_date=c. April 1367
|birth_place=Old Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire
|death_date=March 20, 1413
|death_place=Westminster Abbey
|religion=
|spouse=
|children=
|alma_mater=
|party=
|office=King of England
|term_start=September 30, 1399
|term_end=March 20, 1413
|preceded=[[Richard II]]
|succeeded=[[Henry V]]
}}
'''Henry IV''' (1367-1413), King of [[England]] (1399-1413), was born at Bolingbroke, [[Lincolnshire]], the oldest surviving son of [[John of Gaunt]], Duke of [[Lancaster]], and Blanche of [[Lancaster]]. He is the “Bolingbroke” of the [[Shakespeare]] plays, and the de facto founder of the House of Lancaster, one of the two parties contending for the English throne in the "Wars of the Roses" that would engulf England during the mid- to late 15th century. He was the cousin of [[Richard II]], who succeeded their grandfather, [[Edward III]], as English monarch in 1377.
'''Henry IV''' (1367-1413), King of [[England]] (1399-1413), was born at Bolingbroke, [[Lincolnshire]], the oldest surviving son of [[John of Gaunt]], Duke of [[Lancaster]], and Blanche of [[Lancaster]]. He is the “Bolingbroke” of the [[Shakespeare]] plays, and the de facto founder of the House of Lancaster, one of the two parties contending for the English throne in the "Wars of the Roses" that would engulf England during the mid- to late 15th century. He was the cousin of [[Richard II]], who succeeded their grandfather, [[Edward III]], as English monarch in 1377.
In his youth, Henry was known as "Henry of Bolingbroke" after the place of his birth, though he was also titled "Earl of [[Derby]]." In either 1380 or 1381 he was married to Mary de Bohun (c. 1369-1394), with whom he would eventually have six children.
In his youth, Henry was known as "Henry of Bolingbroke" after the place of his birth, though he was also titled "Earl of [[Derby]]." In either 1380 or 1381 he was married to Mary de Bohun (c. 1369-1394), with whom he would eventually have six children.