Henry Plantagenet, King of England

1207 - 1272  (65 years)

• Name	Henry Plantagenet
  Title	King of England
  Suffix	III
  Birth	1 Oct 1207	New Hampshire, United States   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FSID	GB4G-M6S
  Death	16 Nov 1272	Middlesex, England   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Burial	20 Nov 1272	Middlesex, England
  Person ID	I29	footsteps
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Lackland Plantagenet, King Of England ,   b. 24 Dec 1166, Oxfordshire, England d. 19 Oct 1216, Nottinghamshire, England (Age 49 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Isabella Taillefer, Countess Of Gloucester ,   b. 1188, Poitou-Charentes, France d. 31 May 1246, Rhône-Alpes, France (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	26 Aug 1200	Aquitaine, France
  Family ID	F44	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eleanor of Provence, Queen consort of England ,   b. 23 Dec 1223, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur, France d. 24 Jun 1291, Wiltshire, England (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	14 Jan 1236	Kentshire, England
  Children	+ 1. Edward Plantagenet, King Of England ,   b. 17 Jun 1239, Middlesex, England d. 7 Jul 1307, Cumberland, England (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Beatrice Plantagenet, Princess Of England ,   b. 25 Jun 1242, Aquitaine, France d. 24 Mar 1275, London, England (Age 32 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Edmund Plantagenet, 1st Earl Of Lancaster And Leicester ,   b. 16 Jan 1245, London, England d. 5 Jun 1296, Midi-Pyrénées, France (Age 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F45	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

• Notes

  King Henry III ( 1216 - 1272 ) 1216 - Henry III is crowned King at the age of nine. England is ruled t e m p orarily by two regents, Hubert de Burgh and William the Marshal 1217 - The French lose the battles of Lincoln and Dover and are driven b a c k t o France 1220 - Building of Salisbury cathedral begun 1222 - De Burgh successfully puts down an insurrection supporting the F r e n ch king Louis Vlll’s claim to the throne 1227 - Henry takes full control of the government of England, but retai n s d e B urgh as his main adviser 1232 - Hubert de Burgh is dismissed as adviser 1236 - Henry marries Eleanor of Provence 1237 - The Treaty of York with Alexander II of Scotland agrees the bord e r b e tween England and Scotland 1238 - Simon de Montfort marries Henry’s sister, Eleanor 1240 - Henry's Great Council is called 'Parliament' for the first time 1245 - Henry lays the foundation stone for the rebuilding of Westminste r A b b ey 1258 - The English barons, led by de Montfort, rebel against Henry’s mi s g o vernment. They present a list of grievances to Henry, who signs the P r o v isions of Oxford, which limit royal power 1261 - Henry repudiates the Provisions of Oxford 1264 - The Baron’s War breaks out. De Montfort defeats Henry at Lewes. H e n r y is captured. 1265 - Simon de Montfort summons the first directly elected English Par l i a ment 1265 - Some of the barons break their alliance with de Montfort and, le d b y P r ince Edward, kill him at the Battle of Evesham 1266 - The Dictum of Kenilworth restores Henry's authority and annuls t h e P r ovisions of Oxford 1267 - In the Treaty of Montgomery, Henry recognizes Llewellyn ap Gruff y d d a s ruler of Wales 1272 - Henry III dies in the Palace of Westminster

  
  

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  Henry III

  
  

• Sources

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