Henry, II "Curtmantle" King of England

1133 - 1189  (56 years)

• Name	Henry   [1, 2]
  Suffix	II "Curtmantle" King of England
  Birth	5 Mar 1133	Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Jul 1189  [1]
  Burial	8 Jul 1189	Abby Fontevrault, Maine-Et-Loire, France
  Person ID	I8164	Boyd/Mahler
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2023 | Edit

  
  

  Father	Geoffrey, II "Martel" Count of Anjou
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Matilda Lady of the English
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F8103	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Geoffrey, V Duke of the Normans Count Duke of the Normans Count of Anjou Maine and Mortain Plantagenet,   b. 24 Aug 1113   d. 1151 (Age 37 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F4322	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Eleanor, Duchess & Queen of Aquitaine,   b. 1123, Chateau DE Belin, Gironde, Aquitaine d. 31 Mar 1204 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	18 May 1152	Bordeaux Cathedral, Bordeaux, France   [1, 4]
  Children	1. Joan, Queen of Sicily,   b. Oct 1165, Angers Castle, Anjou d. 4 Sep 1199, Fontevrault Abbey, France (Age 33 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Henry, "the Young" King of England,   b. 28 Feb 1155, London, Middlesex, England d. 11 Jun 1183, Turenne, Correze, France (Age 28 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Richard, I "the Lionheart" Duke of Normandy,   b. 8 Sep 1157, Oxford, England; Beaumont Palace d. 6 Apr 1199, Chalus, Limousin (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Geoffrey, II Duke of Brittany,   b. 23 Sep 1158   d. 19 Aug 1186, Paris, France (Age 27 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Matilda, Duchess Consort of Saxony,   b. 1156, Windsor Castle, Berkshire d. 28 Jun 1189, Brunswick, Saxony, Germany (Age 33 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. John Lackland, King ofEngland,   b. 24 Dec 1166, Oxfordshire, England d. 19 Oct 1216, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England (Age 49 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Eleanor Plantagenet, Queen consort of Castile England,   b. 13 Oct 1162, Normandy, France d. 31 Oct 1214, Burgos, Spain (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. John Lackland Plantagenet King of England,   b. 24 Dec 1167, Beaumont Palace, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England d. 19 Oct 1216, Newark, Nottinghamshire, , England (Age 48 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Eleanor England,   b. 1210, Winchester, Hampshire, England d. 13 Apr 1275, Montargis, Loiret, Centre, France (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. William Poitiers, IX Count  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. Matilda of England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3390	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2023 | Edit

  
  

  Family 2	Ida de Tosny
  Children	1. William Longespée  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F7917	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2023 | Edit

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• Sources

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