Henry V


noun
  1. 1086–1125, king of Germany 1106–25 and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1111–25 (son of Henry IV).

  2. 1387–1422, king of England 1413–22 (son of Henry IV of Bolingbroke).

  1. (italics) a drama (1598–99) by Shakespeare.

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Henry V

noun
  1. 1081–1125, king of Germany (1089–1125) and Holy Roman Emperor (1111–25)

  2. 1387–1422, king of England (1413–22); son of Henry IV. He defeated the French at the Battle of Agincourt (1415), conquered Normandy (1419), and was recognized as heir to the French throne (1420)

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