King Henry II of England, *[1, 2, 3, 4]
1132 - 1189 (57 years)-
Name Henry II of England Prefix King Suffix * Born Mar 05, 1132 LeMans, France - aka Henry FitzEmpress (Longsword) 
Gender Male Died Jul 06, 1189 Chinon, France (age 57) Buried Jul 06, 1189 Abbey of Fontevraud, Maine-et-Loire, France Notes - Henry II of England (aka Henry "Curt Mantle" for the short cloak he wore) Henry II became King of England at age twenty-one. He also inherited Normandy from his Mother; and became the lord over Anjou and Maine from his brother, Geoffrey. He then inherited Brittany from his brother. Later acquired Touraine; and by marriage the control of Aquitaine, the western portion of France from the Loire River to the Pyrenees Mountains. In 1171 he went to Ireland, and declared sovereign over that island by the Pope Aenobarbus. In 1173 he acquired the duchy of Toulouse, thus controlling most of France and all of England. Said to be short (squat) of medium height, with red hair, freckles, and grey eyes. He, like his grandfather, had many mistresses, including the "Fair Rosamund" and Princess Alice of France, she was later betrothed to his son, Richard. Henry II's reign was a long and progressive one, bringing many reforms to English way of life. He quarreled with Thomas a Becket, who was murdered by the King's Barons. King Henry II then went on the first crusade to atone for the murder of his friend. He reigned for 35 years. Died in July 1189. Succeeded by his son, Richard I, known as the Lionheart.
Person ID I19108 mykindred Last Modified Apr 10, 2003
Father Duke Geoffrey V. Plantagenet, *Count of Anjou Duke of Normandy, b. Aug 24, 1113, France - Count of Anjou and Maine son of Fulk , d. Sep 07, 1151, France ? (age 38) (aka Geoffroi the Handsome) (Age 38 years) Mother Empress Matilda of Germany, *, b. 1104, England - dtr of Henry I (Desc. Charlemagne - XV) , d. Sep 10, 1169, Normandy ? - - widow of Geoffrey Plantagenet (Age 65 years) Married Apr 03, 1127 Family ID F6776 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen of England*, b. 1122, Poitou/Aquitane, France - dtr of Duke Wm 10th , d. Mar 03, 1204, Abbey of Fontevraud, Maine-et-Loire, France (Age 82 years) Married May 18, 1152 Bordeau, France [5] - Shortly after her divorce from King Louis of France, Eleanor of Aquitaine married Henry II of England on the first day of May 1152 at Bordeaux, France.
Children 1. William Plantagenet, b. circa 1155, Bermondsey, England- son of Henry II , d. England (died young) 2. Henry Plantagenet, Duke of Aquitaine, b. circa 1156, Bermondsey, England - son of Henry II , d. Bef Jun 11, 1183, Aquitaine - reign from 1170 (Age ~ 27 years)3. Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony, b. 1156, England (aka Maud) - dtr of Henry II , d. 1189, Saxony ? - wife of Henry V The Lion (Age 33 years)4. King Richard I. The Lionhearted of England, b. 1157, Beaumont, Oxfordshire, England , d. Apr 06, 1199, Castle Chaluz (wounded by an arrow) (Age 42 years)5. Geoffrey of Brittany, Count, b. 1158, Bermondsey, England - son of Henry II , d. 1186, Paris (died in an accident during tournament) (Age 28 years)6. Princess Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile, b. 1161, England (aka Princess Eleanor) dtr of Henry II , d. 1214, Castile - wife of Alfonso VIII (Age 53 years)7. Joanna Plantagenet, b. 1165, England ? (aka Joan) - dtr of Henry II , d. 1199, Castle of Chaluz, Aquitaine, France (age 34) (Age 34 years)8. King John Lackland of England, *, b. Dec 24, 1166, England (aka King John Soft Sword) son of Henry II , d. Oct 19, 1216, Newark Castle (Poisoned) (Age 49 years)Family ID F6775 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Princess Alys of Porhoet, *, b. circa 1150, France (aka Alix of France) dtr of Louis VII ? , d. Y Married circa 1176 (not married. had natural son) Children 1. William I. de Longespee, *, b. 1176, England (Natural son) (Earl of Salisbury) , d. Mar 06, 1225, England - reign of Henry III (Age 49 years)Family ID F6966 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 3 Rosamund The Fair, Clifford, d. 1176, Convent at Godstowe Married circa 1173 - did not marry had natural sons
Family ID F7564 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Henry II of England (aka Henry "Curt Mantle" for the short cloak he wore) Henry II became King of England at age twenty-one. He also inherited Normandy from his Mother; and became the lord over Anjou and Maine from his brother, Geoffrey. He then inherited Brittany from his brother. Later acquired Touraine; and by marriage the control of Aquitaine, the western portion of France from the Loire River to the Pyrenees Mountains. In 1171 he went to Ireland, and declared sovereign over that island by the Pope Aenobarbus. In 1173 he acquired the duchy of Toulouse, thus controlling most of France and all of England. Said to be short (squat) of medium height, with red hair, freckles, and grey eyes. He, like his grandfather, had many mistresses, including the "Fair Rosamund" and Princess Alice of France, she was later betrothed to his son, Richard. Henry II's reign was a long and progressive one, bringing many reforms to English way of life. He quarreled with Thomas a Becket, who was murdered by the King's Barons. King Henry II then went on the first crusade to atone for the murder of his friend. He reigned for 35 years. Died in July 1189. Succeeded by his son, Richard I, known as the Lionheart.
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