Henry I (Henry Vincent Francisco Vella-Ansorgardio); born xxx BP, was King of Samuelonia from 519 BP until his death in 501 BP. Henry was the twelfth monarch of the Vella-Ansorgardio dynasty, succeeding his father, Eddard I.
Late reign[]
The marriage of the Ançaldascunyan King Alexander I further enlarged his holdings by marriage to Lorenza of Uestadenia and created a strong Kingdom to the north of Samuelonia. The region of Anasta, at the time was ruled Samuelonia, but was strongly contested by Uestadenia, who claimed the territory was part of there lands. By 510 BP relations between the Kingdom of Ançaldascunya and Samuelonia broke down altogether when King Alexander invaded Anastinia (see Anastinian conflict).
King Henry, fearing outright war with Ançaldascunya, ceded Anasta to the Kingdom of Ançaldascunyan.
Henry sought to confirm an alliance with the Kingdom of Angliya in 508 BP and an agreement was brokered, whereby Samuelonia would become a Vassal state of Angliya. Crown Prince Edward of Samuelonia was wed to Princess Anne of Angliya in a further sign of unification between the two Kingdoms. The alliance between Samuelonia and Angliya prevented the threat of any possible invasion by the Ançaldascunyan's.