ohn of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford (1389-1435),
3d son of Henry IV by his first wife, Mary of Bohun. He was
created Duke of Bedford (1414) by his brother, Henry V. After
Henry’s death, in 1422, he became regent of England; and in
the struggle for the French crown which followed the death of
Charles VI, he commanded the English army in France, proclaimed
Henry VI a child of nine months, at Paris, and defeated the
French at Verneuil (Aug. 17, 1424). [World Wide Illustrated
Encyclopedia, 1935]
Regent of France and Protector of England 1422-35. Died
without issue. {Burke’s Peerage} [GADD.GED]
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