henry vii Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun King of the Germans and Holy Roman Emperor (1275-1313)
   
2. noun first Tudor king of England from 1485 to 1509; head of the house of Lancaster in the War of the Roses; defeated Richard III at Bosworth Field and was proclaimed king; married the daughter of Edward IV and so united the houses of York and Lancaster (1457-1509)
   Henry Tudor.
   

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