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Henry Plantagenet, King of England , II

Henry Plantagenet, King of England , II

Male 1133 - 1189  (56 years)


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  • Name Henry Plantagenet  [1] 
    Title King of England 
    Suffix II 
    Birth 5 Mar 1133  Pays de la Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FSID KF9B-5NY 
    Death 6 Jul 1189  Indre-Et-Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 9 Jul 1189  Pays de la Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I29  footsteps | Ancestors, Beaufort, Charlamagne, Robert Capet II
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2025 

    Father Geoffroy Plantagenet, 5th Count Of Anjou ,   b. 24 Aug 1113, Centre, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Sep 1151, Pays de la Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years) 
    Mother Matilda Normandie,   b. 7 Feb 1102, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Sep 1167, Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 22 May 1128  Rhône-Alpes, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F45  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eleonore D'Aquitaine, Queen Of France And England ,   b. 1123, Poitou-Charentes, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1204, Poitou-Charentes, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 18 May 1152  Aquitaine, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Matilda Plantagenet,   b. Abt 1156, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jul 1189, Sachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Eleanor De Castile, Queen Consort Of Castile And Toledo ,   b. 13 Oct 1162, Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Oct 1214, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +3. William Longespee,   b. Abt 1165   d. Bef 10 Apr 1258 (Age < 93 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +4. John Lackland Plantagenet, King Of England ,   b. 24 Dec 1166, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 1216, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
    Family ID F38  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 Mar 1133 - Pays de la Loire, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 18 May 1152 - Aquitaine, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 Jul 1189 - Indre-Et-Loire, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 9 Jul 1189 - Pays de la Loire, France Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Henry II    		Henry II
    Henry Plantagenet b1133    		Henry Plantagenet b1133

  • Notes 


    • King of England (1154-89), first monarch of the house of Anjou, or Plan t a g enet, an important administrative reformer, who was one of the most p o w e rful European rulers of his time. Born March 5, 1133, at Le Mans, F r a n c e , H enry became duke of Nor m andy in 1151. The following year, on t h e d e a t h of his father, he inherited the Angevin territories in France. B y h i s m a r riage in 1152 to Eleano r of Aquitaine, Henry added vast terri to r i e s i n southwestern France to his possessions. Henry claime d t he E n g l i s h kingship through his mother, Matilda. She had been designated th e h e i r e ss of Henry I but had been deprived of the succession by her cou si n , S t e phen of Blois, who made himself king. In 1153 Henry defeateted S t e p h e n's armies in England and compelled the king to choose him as his s u c c e s sor; on Stephen's death, the following year, Henry became king. Du r i n g t h e first few years of his reign Henry quelled the disorders that h a d d e v e loped during Stephen's reign.

  • Sources 
    1. [S92] Genealogical Research Library, comp, New York City, Marriages, 1600s-1800s, Date: 1988-12-08.


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