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HENRY VII
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• HENRY VII (noun)
The noun HENRY VII has 2 senses:
1. King of the Germans and Holy Roman Emperor (1275-1313)
2. 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)
Familiarity information: HENRY VII used as a noun is rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
King of the Germans and Holy Roman Emperor (1275-1313)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
Holy Roman Emperor (sovereign of the Holy Roman Empire)
King of the Germans (the sovereign ruler of the Germans)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Henry Tudor; Henry VII
Instance hypernyms:
King of England; King of Great Britain (the sovereign ruler of England)
Holonyms ("Henry VII" is a member of...):
House of Tudor; Tudor (an English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603))
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