Courtney Herber, PhD on Nostr: #OnThisDay in #history - in 1394, Mary de Bohun, the first wife of the later Henry IV ...

#OnThisDay in #history - in 1394, Mary de Bohun, the first wife of the later Henry IV of #England died in childbirth. Mary was a wealthy heiress, and Henry fought to ensure Mary got her share. They had a generally happy marriage until her early death.
Her youngest daughter, Philippa, born #OTD eventually became Queen of #Denmark #Norway and #Sweden . Philippa was so respected that she basically ended up ruling Sweden during her tenure as consort #queen

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