6. | Henry Beauclerc, I King of England (3.William2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1068 in Selby, North Yorkshire, England; was christened on 5 Aug 1100 in Selby, Yorkshire, England; died on 1 Dec 1135 in Normandy, France; was buried on 4 Jan 1136 in Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire, England. Notes:
REFN: NR5408 Nickname: Henry Beauclerc Plantagenet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_I_of_England Henry I, King of England Henry I, (b. 1069), one of the greatest kings of England, ascendedthethrone on 5 Aug. 1100 , and ruled until his death on 1 Dec. 1135.Thethird son of William I, he succeeded his oldest brother, WilliamII,who died under suspicious circumstances while hunting withHenry.Henry 'soldier brother Robert I (c.1054-1134), duke ofNormandy,invaded (1101)England but was defeated at Tinchebrai, Franceand wasforced to recognize Henry as king. Subsequently, Henry seized(1106)Normandy as well. Henry imprisoned Robert and he remained inprisonuntil his death in 1134 In his coronation charter (1100) Henry promised to remedy theallegedmisrule of William II; this document was the first Englishroyalcharter of liberties, the ancestor of Magna Carta (12 15). Thekingexploited his resources as feudal suzerain; yet in his reignoccurredthe beginning of the transformation of feudalism by thecommutation ofpersonal to financial service. The creation of theoffice of justiciarand of the royal exchequer also constituted thefirst appearance ofspecialization in English government. Royal justicewas brought to thelocal level by itinerant judges, and control overthe kingdom wasstrengthened. He once issued a charter of liberties of great importance,conciliatinghis English subjects in order to gain their support inhis strugglewith the Norman nobles, whose power he steadily opposed.This charterlater served as the basis for the Magna Carta. Although many barons objected to the severity of his rule, Henrygavepeace, security, and stability to his country. He quarreled withthechurch over the lay investiture of clergy, forcing the archbishopofCanterbury, Saint Anselm, into exile for a time. This issuewassettled(1107), however, by a compromise that served as the patternforlater resolution of the Investiture Controversy in Europe.DuringHenry's reign England participated increasingly in Continentalintellectual life. His was also the first post-Conquest reignnotedfor patronage of learning and of secular officials. REFN: NR5408 Nickname: Henry Beauclerc Plantagenet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_I_of_England Henry I, King of England Henry I, (b. 1069), one of the greatest kings of England, ascendedthethrone on 5 Aug. 1100 , and ruled until his death on 1 Dec. 1135.Thethird son of William I, he succeeded his oldest brother, WilliamII,who died under suspicious circumstances while hunting withHenry.Henry 'soldier brother Robert I (c.1054-1134), duke ofNormandy,invaded (1101)England but was defeated at Tinchebrai, Franceand wasforced to recognize Henry as king. Subsequently, Henry seized(1106)Normandy as well. Henry imprisoned Robert and he remained inprisonuntil his death in 1134 In his coronation charter (1100) Henry promised to remedy theallegedmisrule of William II; this document was the first Englishroyalcharter of liberties, the ancestor of Magna Carta (12 15). Thekingexploited his resources as feudal suzerain; yet in his reignoccurredthe beginning of the transformation of feudalism by thecommutation ofpersonal to financial service. The creation of theoffice of justiciarand of the royal exchequer also constituted thefirst appearance ofspecialization in English government. Royal justicewas brought to thelocal level by itinerant judges, and control overthe kingdom wasstrengthened. He once issued a charter of liberties of great importance,conciliatinghis English subjects in order to gain their support inhis strugglewith the Norman nobles, whose power he steadily opposed.This charterlater served as the basis for the Magna Carta. Although many barons objected to the severity of his rule, Henrygavepeace, security, and stability to his country. He quarreled withthechurch over the lay investiture of clergy, forcing the archbishopofCanterbury, Saint Anselm, into exile for a time. This issuewassettled(1107), however, by a compromise that served as the patternforlater resolution of the Investiture Controversy in Europe.DuringHenry's reign England participated increasingly in Continentalintellectual life. His was also the first post-Conquest reignnotedfor patronage of learning and of secular officials.
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