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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 Eleanor, Duchess & Queen of Aquitaine on 18 May 1152 in Bordeaux Cathedral, Bordeaux, France. Eleanor (daughter of William, X Duke of Aquitaine and Eleanor de Chatellerault, Duchess of Aquitaine) was born in 1123 in Chateau DE Belin, Gironde, Aquitaine; died on 31 Mar 1204; was buried in Fontevrault, Fontevrault L'AB, Maine-Et-Loire, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Joan, Queen of Sicily was born in Oct 1165 in Angers Castle, Anjou; died on 4 Sep 1199 in Fontevrault Abbey, France.
2. Henry, "the Young" King of England was born on 28 Feb 1155 in London, Middlesex, England; died on 11 Jun 1183 in Turenne, Correze, France; was buried in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France.
3. Richard, I "the Lionheart" Duke of Normandy was born on 8 Sep 1157 in Oxford, England; Beaumont Palace; died on 6 Apr 1199 in Chalus, Limousin.
4. Geoffrey, II Duke of Brittany was born on 23 Sep 1158; died on 19 Aug 1186 in Paris, France; was buried in Notre Dame de Paris.
5. Matilda, Duchess Consort of Saxony was born in 1156 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire; died on 28 Jun 1189 in Brunswick, Saxony, Germany; was buried in Brunswick, Saxony, Germany.
6. John Lackland, King ofEngland was born on 24 Dec 1166 in Oxfordshire, England; died on 19 Oct 1216 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England; was buried in Worcester, Worcestershire, England.
7. Eleanor Plantagenet, Queen consort of Castile England was born on 13 Oct 1162 in Normandy, France; died on 31 Oct 1214 in Burgos, Spain; was buried in Burgos, Castile, Spain; Burial: Abbey of Las Huelgas.
8. John Lackland Plantagenet King of England was born on 24 Dec 1167 in Beaumont Palace, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; died on 19 Oct 1216 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, , England.
9. Eleanor England was born in 1210 in Winchester, Hampshire, England; died on 13 Apr 1275 in Montargis, Loiret, Centre, France.
10. William Poitiers, IX Count
11. Matilda of England

Family/Spouse: Ida de Tosny. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William Longespée

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

Foulques married Ermengarde du Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married Matilda Atheling Princess of Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Foulques married Bertrade de Montfort. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elias married Matilde de Chateau du Loire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Matlida Flanders, Queen of England. Matlida (daughter of Badouin Count of Flanders and Adele Princess of France, daughter of Baldwin V, 7th Count of Flanders and Adela, Princess of France) was born in 1031 in Ponthieu, Flanders; died in 2 Nov in Caen Normandy, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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REFN: NR4939 Nickname: Van VaanderenNickname: Countess Of Flanders Name Suffix: Queen Of England REFN: NR4939 Nickname: Van VaanderenNickname: Countess Of Flanders Name Suffix: Queen Of England

Malcolm married Margaret Atheling. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]