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Henry II Plantagenet , King

b. 5 Mar 1133  |  d. 6 Jul 1189 · Chinon

Parents

Events

Birth
5 Mar 1133
Death
6 Jul 1189 · Chinon

Family 1

Spouse: Eleanor de Aquitaine (1123–1204) · m. 1 May 1152/53

Children:

  1. Matilda (Maud) Plantagenet (1156–28 Jun 1189)
    m. Henry V "The Lion" (–11 Aug 1195) · 1 Feb 1168 · Minden, Saxony
    Children: Henry of Zelle Longus (–1227)
  2. John Lackland Plantagenet (24 Dec 1166–19 Oct 1216)
    m. Isabella de Clare (–Nov 1217) · 29 Aug 1189 · Marlbridge
    m. Isabella of Angouleme Taillefer (ABOUT 1188–31 May 1246) · 24 Aug 1200 · Bordeaux
    Children: Henry King Plantagenet (1207–1272)

Family 2

Spouse: Rosamund Clifford

Children:

  1. William de Longespee (1176–7 Mar 1226)
    m. Ela Isabel de, Salisbury/ (1187–24 Aug 1261) · 1198
    Children: Idonea de Longespee; Stephen de Longespee (–1260); Richard de Longespee; Nicholas de Longespee; Isabella de Longespee; Petronilla de Longespee; Ela Longespee; William de Longespee (1212–1250)

Notes

King of England, 1154-1189. He inherited the Angevin lands, obtained Aquitaine by marrying Eleanor (1152), and succeeded to the throne (1154). He reformed the judicial, monetary, and military systems, but his attempt to bring church courts under secular control through the Constitutions of Carendon (1164) failed. By the Treaty of Montmirail (1169), Henry secured France's sanction for his sons' succession to his territories and Prince Henry was crowned heir (1170). After the murder of Thomas a Becket (1170), Henry's life was beset by trouble with the Roman Catholic Church, revolts in Ireland and Normandy, and strife with his own sons.