Family/Spouse: William de Beauchamp. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Beatrice de Beauchamp

Family/Spouse: Ralph de Somery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Ela of Salisbury. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

REFN: NR4971 [bernhard1c.ged] Data for the family of Henry II, King of England and Eleanore, QueenofEngland, is taken from a GS Archive Record submitted by Rosalia E.A.Kelsch Est., Salt Lake City, Utah, which lists: - Plantagenet Ancestry, Eng. 116, p. 41, 120; - Dict. of Nat. Biog. Eng. Pub. A. v.17, p. 175-178; v.26, p. 1-12; - Royal Dau. of Eng. Eng. 120, v. 1, p. 57; - Kings of Eng., Eng. 176, p. 59-97; - Tab. Souv. Gen., France 22, Tab. 39; - More on reverse side of Archive Record.Henry II (ofEngland)(1133-1189), king of England (1154-1189), first monarch of thehouseof Anjou, or Plantagenet, an important administrative reformer,whowas one of the most powerful European rulers of his time. Born March 5, 1133, at Le Mans, France, Henry became duke ofNormandyin 1151. The following year, on the death of his father, heinheritedthe Angevin territories in France. By his marriage in 1152 toEleanorof Aquitaine, Henry added vast territories in southwesternFrance tohis possessions. Henry claimed the English kingship throughhismother, Matilda. She had been designated the heiress of Henry Ibuthad been deprived of the succession by her cousin, Stephen ofBlois,who made himself king. In 1153 Henry defeated Stephen's armiesinEngland and compelled the king to choose him as his successor;onStephen's death, the following year, Henry became king. Duringthefirst few years of his reign Henry quelled the disorders thathaddeveloped during Stephen's reign, regained the northern countiesofEngland, which had previously been ceded to Scotland, andconqueredNorth Wales. In 1171-1172 he began the Norman conquest ofIreland andin 1174 forced William the Lion, king of the Scots, torecognize himas overlord. In 1164 Henry became involved in a quarrel with Thomas à Becket,whomhe had appointed archbishop of Canterbury. By the ConstitutionsofClarendon, the king decreed that priests accused of crimes shouldbetried in royal courts; Becket claimed that such cases shouldbehandled by ecclesiastical courts, and the controversy thatfollowedended in 1170 with Becket's murder by four of Henry'sknights.Widespread indignation over the murder forced the king torescind hisdecree and recognize Becket as a martyr. Although he failed to subject the church to his courts,Henry'sjudicial reforms were of lasting significance. In Englandheestablished a centralized system of justice accessible to allfreemenand administered by judges who traveled around the country atregularintervals. He also began the process of replacing the old trialbyordeal with modern court procedures. From the beginning of his reign, Henry was involved in conflictwithLouis VII, king of France, and later with Louis's successor,PhilipII, over the French provinces that Henry claimed. A successionofrebellions against Henry, headed by his sons and furthered byPhilipII and by Eleanor of Aquitaine, began in 1173 and continueduntil hisdeath at Chinon, France, on July 6, 1189. Henry was succeededby hisson Richard I, called Richard the Lion-Hearted. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE "Henry II (of England)," Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2000 http://encarta.msn.com © 1997-2000 Microsoft Corporation. Allrightsreserved. English King Henry II, one of the most powerful rulers of histime,made lasting changes to Britain's judicial system. In the late12thcentury he established a centralized system of justice andbeganimplementing modern court procedures. A quarrel between Henry IIandArchbishop of Canterbury Thomas à Becket over the jurisdictionofroyal courts resulted in the murder of Becket by four ofHenry'sknights and Becket's subsequent martyrdom. REFN: NR4971 [bernhard1c.ged] Data for the family of Henry II, King of England and Eleanore, QueenofEngland, is taken from a GS Archive Record submitted by Rosalia E.A.Kelsch Est., Salt Lake City, Utah, which lists: - Plantagenet Ancestry, Eng. 116, p. 41, 120; - Dict. of Nat. Biog. Eng. Pub. A. v.17, p. 175-178; v.26, p. 1-12; - Royal Dau. of Eng. Eng. 120, v. 1, p. 57; - Kings of Eng., Eng. 176, p. 59-97; - Tab. Souv. Gen., France 22, Tab. 39; - More on reverse side of Archive Record.Henry II (ofEngland)(1133-1189), king of England (1154-1189), first monarch of thehouseof Anjou, or Plantagenet, an important administrative reformer,whowas one of the most powerful European rulers of his time. Born March 5, 1133, at Le Mans, France, Henry became duke ofNormandyin 1151. The following year, on the death of his father, heinheritedthe Angevin territories in France. By his marriage in 1152 toEleanorof Aquitaine, Henry added vast territories in southwesternFrance tohis possessions. Henry claimed the English kingship throughhismother, Matilda. She had been designated the heiress of Henry Ibuthad been deprived of the succession by her cousin, Stephen ofBlois,who made himself king. In 1153 Henry defeated Stephen's armiesinEngland and compelled the king to choose him as his successor;onStephen's death, the following year, Henry became king. Duringthefirst few years of his reign Henry quelled the disorders thathaddeveloped during Stephen's reign, regained the northern countiesofEngland, which had previously been ceded to Scotland, andconqueredNorth Wales. In 1171-1172 he began the Norman conquest ofIreland andin 1174 forced William the Lion, king of the Scots, torecognize himas overlord. In 1164 Henry became involved in a quarrel with Thomas à Becket,whomhe had appointed archbishop of Canterbury. By the ConstitutionsofClarendon, the king decreed that priests accused of crimes shouldbetried in royal courts; Becket claimed that such cases shouldbehandled by ecclesiastical courts, and the controversy thatfollowedended in 1170 with Becket's murder by four of Henry'sknights.Widespread indignation over the murder forced the king torescind hisdecree and recognize Becket as a martyr. Although he failed to subject the church to his courts,Henry'sjudicial reforms were of lasting significance. In Englandheestablished a centralized system of justice accessible to allfreemenand administered by judges who traveled around the country atregularintervals. He also began the process of replacing the old trialbyordeal with modern court procedures. From the beginning of his reign, Henry was involved in conflictwithLouis VII, king of France, and later with Louis's successor,PhilipII, over the French provinces that Henry claimed. A successionofrebellions against Henry, headed by his sons and furthered byPhilipII and by Eleanor of Aquitaine, began in 1173 and continueduntil hisdeath at Chinon, France, on July 6, 1189. Henry was succeededby hisson Richard I, called Richard the Lion-Hearted. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE "Henry II (of England)," Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2000 http://encarta.msn.com © 1997-2000 Microsoft Corporation. Allrightsreserved. English King Henry II, one of the most powerful rulers of histime,made lasting changes to Britain's judicial system. In the late12thcentury he established a centralized system of justice andbeganimplementing modern court procedures. A quarrel between Henry IIandArchbishop of Canterbury Thomas à Becket over the jurisdictionofroyal courts resulted in the murder of Becket by four ofHenry'sknights and Becket's subsequent martyrdom. REFN: NR4971 [bernhard1c.ged] Data for the family of Henry II, King of England and Eleanore, QueenofEngland, is taken from a GS Archive Record submitted by Rosalia E.A.Kelsch Est., Salt Lake City, Utah, which lists: - Plantagenet Ancestry, Eng. 116, p. 41, 120; - Dict. of Nat. Biog. Eng. Pub. A. v.17, p. 175-178; v.26, p. 1-12; - Royal Dau. of Eng. Eng. 120, v. 1, p. 57; - Kings of Eng., Eng. 176, p. 59-97; - Tab. Souv. Gen., France 22, Tab. 39; - More on reverse side of Archive Record.Henry II (ofEngland)(1133-1189), king of England (1154-1189), first monarch of thehouseof Anjou, or Plantagenet, an important administrative reformer,whowas one of the most powerful European rulers of his time. Born March 5, 1133, at Le Mans, France, Henry became duke ofNormandyin 1151. The following year, on the death of his father, heinheritedthe Angevin territories in France. By his marriage in 1152 toEleanorof Aquitaine, Henry added vast territories in southwesternFrance tohis possessions. Henry claimed the English kingship throughhismother, Matilda. She had been designated the heiress of Henry Ibuthad been deprived of the succession by her cousin, Stephen ofBlois,who made himself king. In 1153 Henry defeated Stephen's armiesinEngland and compelled the king to choose him as his successor;onStephen's death, the following year, Henry became king. Duringthefirst few years of his reign Henry quelled the disorders thathaddeveloped during Stephen's reign, regained the northern countiesofEngland, which had previously been ceded to Scotland, andconqueredNorth Wales. In 1171-1172 he began the Norman conquest ofIreland andin 1174 forced William the Lion, king of the Scots, torecognize himas overlord. In 1164 Henry became involved in a quarrel with Thomas à Becket,whomhe had appointed archbishop of Canterbury. By the ConstitutionsofClarendon, the king decreed that priests accused of crimes shouldbetried in royal courts; Becket claimed that such cases shouldbehandled by ecclesiastical courts, and the controversy thatfollowedended in 1170 with Becket's murder by four of Henry'sknights.Widespread indignation over the murder forced the king torescind hisdecree and recognize Becket as a martyr. Although he failed to subject the church to his courts,Henry'sjudicial reforms were of lasting significance. In Englandheestablished a centralized system of justice accessible to allfreemenand administered by judges who traveled around the country atregularintervals. He also began the process of replacing the old trialbyordeal with modern court procedures. From the beginning of his reign, Henry was involved in conflictwithLouis VII, king of France, and later with Louis's successor,PhilipII, over the French provinces that Henry claimed. A successionofrebellions against Henry, headed by his sons and furthered byPhilipII and by Eleanor of Aquitaine, began in 1173 and continueduntil hisdeath at Chinon, France, on July 6, 1189. Henry was succeededby hisson Richard I, called Richard the Lion-Hearted. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE "Henry II (of England)," Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2000 http://encarta.msn.com © 1997-2000 Microsoft Corporation. Allrightsreserved. English King Henry II, one of the most powerful rulers of histime,made lasting changes to Britain's judicial system. In the late12thcentury he established a centralized system of justice andbeganimplementing modern court procedures. A quarrel between Henry IIandArchbishop of Canterbury Thomas à Becket over the jurisdictionofroyal courts resulted in the murder of Becket by four ofHenry'sknights and Becket's subsequent martyrdom. REFN: NR4971 [bernhard1c.ged] Data for the family of Henry II, King of England and Eleanore, QueenofEngland, is taken from a GS Archive Record submitted by Rosalia E.A.Kelsch Est., Salt Lake City, Utah, which lists: - Plantagenet Ancestry, Eng. 116, p. 41, 120; - Dict. of Nat. Biog. Eng. Pub. A. v.17, p. 175-178; v.26, p. 1-12; - Royal Dau. of Eng. Eng. 120, v. 1, p. 57; - Kings of Eng., Eng. 176, p. 59-97; - Tab. Souv. Gen., France 22, Tab. 39; - More on reverse side of Archive Record.Henry II (ofEngland)(1133-1189), king of England (1154-1189), first monarch of thehouseof Anjou, or Plantagenet, an important administrative reformer,whowas one of the most powerful European rulers of his time. Born March 5, 1133, at Le Mans, France, Henry became duke ofNormandyin 1151. The following year, on the death of his father, heinheritedthe Angevin territories in France. By his marriage in 1152 toEleanorof Aquitaine, Henry added vast territories in southwesternFrance tohis possessions. Henry claimed the English kingship throughhismother, Matilda. She had been designated the heiress of Henry Ibuthad been deprived of the succession by her cousin, Stephen ofBlois,who made himself king. In 1153 Henry defeated Stephen's armiesinEngland and compelled the king to choose him as his successor;onStephen's death, the following year, Henry became king. Duringthefirst few years of his reign Henry quelled the disorders thathaddeveloped during Stephen's reign, regained the northern countiesofEngland, which had previously been ceded to Scotland, andconqueredNorth Wales. In 1171-1172 he began the Norman conquest ofIreland andin 1174 forced William the Lion, king of the Scots, torecognize himas overlord. In 1164 Henry became involved in a quarrel with Thomas à Becket,whomhe had appointed archbishop of Canterbury. By the ConstitutionsofClarendon, the king decreed that priests accused of crimes shouldbetried in royal courts; Becket claimed that such cases shouldbehandled by ecclesiastical courts, and the controversy thatfollowedended in 1170 with Becket's murder by four of Henry'sknights.Widespread indignation over the murder forced the king torescind hisdecree and recognize Becket as a martyr. Although he failed to subject the church to his courts,Henry'sjudicial reforms were of lasting significance. In Englandheestablished a centralized system of justice accessible to allfreemenand administered by judges who traveled around the country atregularintervals. He also began the process of replacing the old trialbyordeal with modern court procedures. From the beginning of his reign, Henry was involved in conflictwithLouis VII, king of France, and later with Louis's successor,PhilipII, over the French provinces that Henry claimed. A successionofrebellions against Henry, headed by his sons and furthered byPhilipII and by Eleanor of Aquitaine, began in 1173 and continueduntil hisdeath at Chinon, France, on July 6, 1189. Henry was succeededby hisson Richard I, called Richard the Lion-Hearted. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE "Henry II (of England)," Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2000 http://encarta.msn.com © 1997-2000 Microsoft Corporation. Allrightsreserved. English King Henry II, one of the most powerful rulers of histime,made lasting changes to Britain's judicial system. In the late12thcentury he established a centralized system of justice andbeganimplementing modern court procedures. A quarrel between Henry IIandArchbishop of Canterbury Thomas à Becket over the jurisdictionofroyal courts resulted in the murder of Becket by four ofHenry'sknights and Becket's subsequent martyrdom.

Henry married Ida de Tosny. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Eléonore de Vitré. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Geoffrey married Matilda Lady of the English. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ralph married Margaret de Beaumont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Patrick married Ela Talvas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]