History of England power to succeed the current ruler of France, Charles VI of France. The Treaty also provided that he would marry Charles VI's daughter, Catherine of Valois. They married in 1421. Henry died of dysentery in 1422, leaving a number of unfulfilled plans, including his plan to take over as King of France and to lead a crusade to retake Jerusalem from the Muslims. Henry V's son, Henry VI, became king in 1422 as an infant. His reign was marked by constant turmoil due to his political weaknesses. While he was growing up, England was ruled by the Regency government. The
Henry VI of England Beaufort and William de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk, who thought likewise, while Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, and Richard, Duke of York, who argued for a continuation of the war, were ignored. As the English military situation in France declined, talks emerged in England about arranging a marriage for the king to strengthen England's foreign connections, and if possible to catalyse a peace between the warring parties. In 1434, the English council suggested that peace could best be effected with the Scots by wedding Henry to one of the daughters of the king of Scotland; the proposal came to nothing.