Rulers of Calais
Following an episode of insanity on the part of Henry VI of England in 1453 and the subsequent outbreak of the Wars of the Roses (1455–87), the English were no longer in any position to pursue their claim to the French throne and lost all their land on the continent, except for Calais.
Calais was ruled by eight more English Kings and Queens of France until 1558:
- Edward IV of England (March 4, 1461 – 30 October 1470; 11 April 1471 – April 9, 1483).
- Edward V of England (April 9 – June 25, 1483).
- Richard III of England (June 25, 1483 – August 22, 1485).
- Henry VII of England (August 22, 1485 – April 21, 1509).
- Henry VIII of England (April 21, 1509 – January 28, 1547).
- Edward VI of England (January 28, 1547 – July 6, 1553).
- Lady Jane Grey (July 6/10 – July 19, 1553), de facto monarch.
- Mary I of England (July 19, 1553 – January 7, 1558).
- Philip of England (jure uxoris; July 25, 1554 – January 7, 1558).
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