Henry II, King of England

1133 - 1189  (56 years)

• Name	Henry II
  	He was also the Duke of Normandy; Duke of Aquitaine; and Count of Anjou. [1, 2]
  Nickname	Curt Mantel
  Birth	5 Mar 1132/33	Le Mans, Pays de la Loire, France   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  History	He was also the Duke of Normandy; Duke of Aquitaine; and Count of Anjou. In 1149, he was knighted by King David of Scotland. He was crowned King of England on 25 Oct 1154 in Westminster Abbey. [2] A dispute between the King and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket, lead to Thomas' murder in the cathedral in December 1170. A year later, Henry invaded Ireland.
  	Henry II argues with Thomas Becket
  Reign	From 1154 to 1189 (20 years)
  King of England
  Death	6 Jul 1189	Château Chinon, Normandy, France   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Burial	After 6 Jul 1189	Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Pays de la Loire, France   [1, 5]
  Siblings	2 brothers
  + 1. Henry II, King of England,   b. 5 Mar 1132/33, Le Mans, Pays de la Loire, France d. 6 Jul 1189, Château Chinon, Normandy, France  (Age 56 years) ▻ Eleanor of Aquitaine, Dutchess of Aquitaine,  m. 18 May 1153 ;   Ida Plantagenet   2. Sir Geoffrey VI of Anjou, Count of Anjou and Nantes,   b. 1 Jun 1134, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France d. 26 Jul 1158  (Age 24 years)   3. William Longespée, Vicomte de Dieppe,   b. 21 Jul 1136, Argentan, Orne, Normandy, France d. 30 Jan 1163/64, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France  (Age 27 years)
  Half siblings	1 half brother (family of Geoffrey V Plantagenet and a concubine )
  + 1. Hamelin Plantagenet, Earl of Surrey,   b. 1130, Normandy, France d. 7 May 1202, England  (Age 72 years) ▻ Isabel de Warenne, Countess of Surrey,  m. Apr 1164
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Bodilon de Trèves, Count of Tréves,   b. About 600, Louresse-Rochemenier, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France d. About 643, Mas d'Albon, Beaucaire, Gard, Languedoc, France  (Age 43 years)  (17 x Great Grandfather)  Ita of Swabia  (7 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I2817	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy,   b. 24 Nov 1113, Anjou, France d. 7 Sep 1151, Château-du-Loir, Pays de la Loire, France (Age 37 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	The Empress Maud,   b. 7 Feb 1102, London, England d. 10 Sep 1167, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F1901	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Eleanor of Aquitaine, Dutchess of Aquitaine,   b. 1123, probably Bordeaux, France d. 31 Mar 1204, Palace of Poitiers, Poitiers, Poitou, France (Age 81 years)  Other Partners: Louis VII, King of France  m. 25 Jul 1137
  Marriage	18 May 1153	Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France   [1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9]
  Age at Marriage	He : 20 years and 2 months - She : ~ 30 years and 5 months.
  Children	5 sons and 3 daughters
  1. William, Prince of England,   b. 17 Aug 1153, Normandy, France d. Apr 1156, Wallingford Castle, Wallingford, Berkshire, England (Age 2 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Henry "the Young King", Duke of Normandy,   b. 28 Feb 1155, Bermondsey, Southwark, Greater London, England d. 11 Jun 1183, Château de la Roche-Martel, Roiffé, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Château de la Roche-Martel,  Roiffé, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France (Age 28 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Matilda,   b. 1156, London, England d. Danwarderode Castle, Brunswick, Lower Saxony, Germany  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Richard I, King of England,   b. 8 Sep 1157, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England d. 2 Apr 1199 (Age 41 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] >   5. Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany and Earl of Richmond,   b. 23 Sep 1158   d. 19 Aug 1186, Paris, Île-de-France, France (Age 27 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Constance, Duchess of Brittany  m. Jul 1181 +   6. Eleanor of England, Princess of England and Queen of Castile,   b. 13 Oct 1162, Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France d. 25 Oct 1214, Burgos, Castile and León, Spain (Age 52 years) ▻ Alfonso IX, King of Castile  m. 1170     7. Joan,   b. 1165   d. 1199 (Age 34 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   8. John, King of England ,   b. 24 Dec 1167, Beaumont Palace, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England d. 19 Oct 1216, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England (Age 48 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Isabelle de Clare  m. 29 Aug 1189;   Isabella of Angoulême, Queen of England  m. 24 Aug 1200;   Agatha de Ferrers;   daughter de Warenne
  Family ID	F2204	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2021

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Ida Plantagenet,   b. Abt 1154  Other Partners: Roger de Bigod, Earl of Norfolk
  Marriage	Type: They were not married
  Children	+   1. William, Earl of Salisbury,   b. Abt 1170, England d. 7 Mar 1225/26, Salisbury Castle, Wiltshire, England (exact location not found) the coordinates are for Salisbury in general (Age 56 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural] ▻ Ela, Countess of Salisbury  m. Before Sep 1197
  Family ID	F2207	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2022

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Henry II, King of England(5 Mar 1132/33 – 1189) 2Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy(1113 – 1151) 4Fulk V, King of Jerusalem, Count of Anjou(1092 – 1143) 8Fulk IV, Count of Anjou(1043 – 1109) 16Geoffrey II, Count of the Gâtinais and Château-Landon(1004 – 1046) 17Ermengarde of Anjou(1018 – 1076) 9Bertrade de Montfort l'Amaury(1060 – 1117) 18Simon I de Montfort l'Amaury, Seigneur of Montfod l'Amauri(1026 – 1088) 19Agnes d'Évreux(1030 – ) 5Ermenbourg of Maine( – 1126) 10Hélie, Count of Maine 20Jean I, Seigneur de la Flèche( – 1097) 21Paula du Maine 11Matilde, Dame de Château-du-Loir( – 1099) 22Gervase, Signeur de Château-du-Loir( – Abt 1095) 23Eremburge 3The Empress Maud(1102 – 1167) 6Henry I, King of England and Duke of Normandy(1070 – 1135) 12William I, King of England(1027 – 1087) 24Robert I, Duke of Normandy(1000 – 1035) 25Herleva de Falaise(1012 – 1050) 13Maltilda of Flanders, Duchess of Normandy and Queen of England(1032 – 1083) 26Baldwin V de Lille, Count of Flanders(1012 – 1067) 27Adelaide of France, Princess of France(1009 – 1078) 7Matilda of Scotland(1078 – 1118) 14Malcolm III, King of the Scots(1031 – 1093) 28Duncan I MacCrinan, King of the Scots(1007 – 1040) 29Suthen(1009 – 1040) 15Saint Margaret of Scotland(1045 – 1093) 30Edward the Atheling(1016 – 1057) 31Agatha von Braunschweig(1030 – 1067)

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 5 Mar 1132/33 - Le Mans, Pays de la Loire, France Marriage - 18 May 1153 - Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Death - 6 Jul 1189 - Château Chinon, Normandy, France Burial - After 6 Jul 1189 - Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Pays de la Loire, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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