What was the name of Philip's older brother and predecessor?
Henry VII
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Answer
Henry VI of England was the older brother and predecessor of Philip, Duke of York. Henry VI was born in 1421 and was the son of Henry V and Catherine of Valois. He succeeded his father to the throne at the age of nine months. Henry VI was a weak and indecisive ruler, and his reign was marked by civil war.
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