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by tome 4758 days ago
I got a bit confused there until I realised that England need not be the only kingdom that had a Henry V!
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Samuel_Michon 4758 days ago
No, your first instinct was right. I was talking about King Henry V and his wife, Matilda of England.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda_of_England

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gngeal 4758 days ago
Except that the Henry V in question was a German guy. :) "The Holy Roman Empire", despite its name, was initially a Frankish and then a purely German institution, comprising a lot of the lands of Central Europe (plus a bit of Western Europe, for as while).
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tome 4758 days ago
But your link says she "was the daughter and heir of King Henry I of England" and "married Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor"!
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Samuel_Michon 4758 days ago
Ah yes, I see your point now. A couple of centuries after the first Henry V, there’s another Henry V, born in England.

Of course, there are plenty of kings and child brides to choose from. How about Richard II of England, who married Isabella of Valois when she was 6 years old?

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