Henry VI

American  

noun

1. 1165–97, king of Germany 1190–97; king of Sicily 1194–97; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1191–97 (son of Frederick I).

2. 1421–71, king of England 1422–61, 1470–71 (son of Henry V).

3. (italics) a three-part drama (Part 1, 1591–92; Part 2, 1590?; Part 3, 1590?) by Shakespeare.

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Henry VI British  

noun

1. 1165–97, king of Germany (1169–97) and Holy Roman Emperor (1190–97): added Sicily to the Empire

2. 1421–71, last Lancastrian king of England (1422–61; 1470–71); son of Henry V. His weak rule was blamed for the loss by 1453 of all his possessions in France except Calais; from 1454 he suffered periods of insanity which contributed to the outbreak of the Wars of the Roses (1455–85). He was deposed by Edward IV (1461) but was briefly restored to the throne (1470)

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Example Sentences

Henry VI founded Eton as a school for children of the poor, but over time it became a bastion for the offspring of Britain’s rich and powerful, almost by birthright.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2023

The estranged Duke of Sussex also writes that King Henry VI, who founded Eton, was his “great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2023

The Rada-trained British star was also renowned for title roles in the Royal Shakespeare Company's Henry VI and Hamlet early on in his career.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2022

The one who marched up the hill and down in the nursery rhyme may have been Richard, the third Duke of York, who sparred with King Henry VI in the 1400s.

From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2022

By the side of this is the sarcophagus of Henry VI.

From Cathedral Cities of Italy by Collins, William Wiehe