HENRY VII

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

• 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.

• HENRY VII (noun)

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))