Henry II Curtmantle Plantagenet 
Henry II Curtmantle was born on March 25th, 1133 in Le Mans, Anjou, France. Henry II Curtmantle's father was Geoffrey V 'the Fair' Plantagenet and his mother was Matilda the Empress. His paternal grandparents were Fulk V 'the Younger' and Ermengarde de Maine; his maternal grandparents were Henry I Beauclerc and Matilda (Edith). He had two brothers named Geoffrey VI of and William. He was the oldest of the three children. He had a half-brother and three half-sisters, named Hamelin, Adewis, Marie and Emma. He died at the age of 56 on July 6th, 1189 in Chinon Castle, France.General Notes
First king of the Plantagenet line 1154-1189. Acceded 19 Dec 1154, Crowned at Westminster Abbey, 19 Dec 1154.
Tough and athletic, Henry II was strongly built, with a leonine head, freckled face, and red hair.
. Henry II, King of England, was born in 1133 and died July 6, 1189, aged 57. On the death of his father he found himself Count of Anjou and heir to a great empire in France, strong and consolidated, to which his marriage with Eleanor, of Aquitiane, in May, 1152, further added Aquitiane. On the death of King Stephen, Henry was recognized as King of England, Dec. 19, 1154, at the age of 21. 1. William, the Conqueror, married Matilda of Flanders. 2. Henry I, King of England. 2. Adela married Stephen of 3. Maud m. Geoffrey Plantagenet. Blois. 4. Henry II, King of Eng., 1154-1189. 3. King Stephen, 1135-1154. King Henry II inherited a greater extent of territory than ever had been held by an English sovereign, which he still further increased by the conquest of Ireland and Brittany, and by his marriage with the richly portioned daughter and heiress of William V, Duke of Aquitiane and Count of Poictou. He was styled "Rex Angliae, Dux Normandie and Aquitiane." By his Princess, who died June 26, 1202, Henry had issue: William, Henry Richard (called Coeur de Lion), Geoffrey, John, Matilda, Eleanor and Joan. He was succeeded by Richard I, who in turn was succeded by his brother,
Henry II (of England) (1133-1189), king of England (1154-1189), first monarch of the house of Anjou, or Plantagenet. Born in Le Mans, France, Henry became Duke of Normandy in 1151. He claimed the English kingship through his mother, Matilda. She had been designated the heiress of Henry I but had been deprived of the succession by her cousin, Stephen of Blois. In 1153 Henry defeated Stephen's armies and compelled the king to choose him as his successor; on Stephen's death in 1154 Henry became king.
In 1164 Henry became involved in a quarrel with Thomas à Becket, archbishop of Canterbury, over Henry's efforts to subject the church to his courts. In 1170 Becket was murdered by four of Henry's knights. Widespread indignation over the murder forced the king to recognize Becket as a martyr.
Henry instituted important judicial reforms, establishing a centralized system of justice. He began the process of replacing the old trial by ordeal with modern court procedures. He was succeeded by his son Richard I, called Richard the Lion-Hearted.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 0970 in Gatinais, France d.> 1010
- b.~ 1004 in Chateau Landon, France d.01 Apr 1046 in Anjou, France
- b.~ 0974 in Macon, Saone, Bourgogne
- b.1033 in Anjou, France d.14 Apr 1109 in Anjou, France
- b.21 JUN 967 in Anjou, France d.21 Jun 1040 in Metz, Lorraine, France
- b.~ 1008 in Anjou, France d.18 MAR 1075/76 in Fleury-sur-Ouche, France
- b.~ 0960 in Vendôme, France d.~ 1019
- b.~ 1072 in Anjou, France d.10 Nov 1143 in Jerusalem
- b.~ 0996 in Evereux, Normandy, France d.4 FEB 1030/31
- b.~ 1025 in Montfort Amaury, Ile De France, France d.1087 in Epernon, Normandy, France
- b.~ 0996 in Ile De France, France d.~ 1053
- b.~ 1059 in Montfort Amauri, Normandy, France
- b.~ 0986 in Rouen, Normandy d.1067 in Normandy
- b.1038 in Evreux, Normandy
- b.~ 1004 in Conches, Seine-Et-Marne, France d.~ 1051
- b.24 Aug 1113 in Anjou, France d.07 Sep 1151 in Chateau Eure-et-Loire, France
- b.1000 in Beaugency, France d.1060
- b.~ 1032 in Anjou, France d.1097
- b.~ 1010 in Maine, France
- b.~ 1065 in Maine, France d.11 Jun 1110
- b.~ 1000 in Maine, France d.13 Apr 1036
- b.~ 1034 in Fleche, Sarthe, France
- b.~ 1002 in Bretagne, Province, France d.1084
- b.~ 1085 in Le Mans, Pays De La Loire, France d.1136 in Maine, France
- b.0975 in Poitiers, Aquitaine, France d.31 JAN 1029/30
- b.1026 in Poitiers, Aquitaine, France d.25 Sep 1086
- b.~ 0995 in Bourgogne, France d.10 Nov 1068
- b.~ 1070 in Poitiers, Aquitaine, France
- b.1011 in Burgundy, France d.21 MAR 1075/76 in Fleury-sur-Ouche, France
- b.1033 in Bourgogne, France d.> 1104
- b.~ 1008 in Anjou, France d.18 MAR 1075/76 in Fleury-sur-Ouche, France
- b.25 Mar 1133 in Le Mans, Anjou, France d.06 Jul 1189 in Chinon Castle, France
- b.~ 0958 in Normandy, France d.28 Aug 1026 in Fecamp, France
- b.~ 1008 in Normandy, France d.22 Jul 1035 in Nicea, Bithynia, Turkey
- b.0982 in Bretagne, France d.16 Jun 1017 in Normandy, France
- b.14 Oct 1024 in Falaise Castle, Normandy, France d.09 Sep 1087 in Hermentrube, Near Rouen, France
- b.~ 1078 in Falaise, Normandy
- b.1003 in Falaise, Calvados, France d.~ 1050
- b.~ 1080 in Falaise, Normandy
- b.~Sep 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England d.01 Dec 1135 in Westminster Palace, London, England
- b.~ 0986 in Flandres, France d.30 May 1035 in Flandres, France
- b.1012 in Flanders, Belgium d.01 Sep 1067 in Lille, France
- b.~ 0986 in Flandres, France d.21 FEB 1029/30 in Flandres, France
- b.1031 in Flanders, France d.02 Nov 1083 in Caen, Normandy
- b.27 MAR 971 in Arles, Tolouse, France d.20 Jul 1031 in Melun, France
- b.1009 in Arles, Tolouse, France d.8 JAN 1078/79 in Monastaere de l'Order de St. Benoist, Messines, France
- b.0973 in Arles, Tolouse, France d.25 Jul 1032
- b.1103 in Winchester, England d.10 Sep 1167 in Abbey of Notre Dame des Pres, Rouen, France
- b.0975 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland d.1045 in battle of Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1001 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland d.14 Aug 1040 in Bothganowan, Elgin
- b.~ 0984 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland d.1043 in Slain
- b.~ 1031 in Dunfermline, Scotland d.13 Nov 1093 in Alnwick Castle, Scotland
- b.~ 1014 in Northumberland, England d.1040
- b.1079 in Dunfermline, Scotland d.01 May 1118 in Westminster Palace, London, England
- b.0989 in Wessex, England d.30 Nov 1016 in London, Middlesex, England
- b.~ 1016 in Wessex, England d.1057 in London, England
- b.~ 0992 d.1075
- b.1045 in Wessex, England d.16 Nov 1093 in Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
- b.~ 1008 in Derlingo, Westfriesland d.23 Apr 1038
- b.~ 1020 in Braunschweig, East Friesland, Holy Roman Empire d.13 Jul 1054
- b.~ 1004 in Nordgau Region, Medieval States d.21 Jul 1077
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Henry II Curtmantle and Duchess of Aquitaine were married in a religious ceremony on May 18th, 1152 in Bordeaux Cathedral. They had six sons and three daughters, named William, Richard I, Geoffrey, John, Henry IV 'The Young', Philip, Matilda, Eleanor and Joana.
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Children
William Plantagenet
William was born on August 17th, 1152 in Normandy, France. He died at the age of 3 in April 1156 in Wallingford Castle, Berkshire, England.
Matilda Plantagenet
Matilda was born in June 1156 in Westminster Palace, London, Middlesex, England. She died at the age of 33 on June 28th, 1189 in Brunswick, England.
Richard I 'Lionheart'
Richard I was born on September 8th, 1157 in Beaumont Palace, Oxfordshire, England. He died at the age of 41 on April 6th, 1199 in Chalus, Limousin, France.
Geoffrey Plantagenet
Geoffrey was born on September 23rd, 1158 in Normandy, France. He died at the age of 27 on August 19th, 1186 in Paris, France.
Eleanor Plantagenet
Eleanor was born on October 13th, 1162 in Domfront, Normandy, France. She died at the age of 52 on October 31st, 1214 in Burgos, Spain.
Joana Plantagenet
Joana was born in October 1165 in Angers, France. She died at the age of 33 on September 4th, 1199.
John Lackland
John was born in 1166 in Kings Manor House, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. He died at the age of 50 on October 19th, 1216 in Newark Castle, Newark, Nottinghamshire. He was buried in Worcester Cathedral, Worcestershire, England.
Henry IV 'The Young' Plantagenet
Henry IV 'The Young' was born in Bermondsey Palace, London, England. He died on June 11th, 1183 in Martel, France.
Henry II Curtmantle and Annabel were married in a religious ceremony on May 18th, 1153.
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Children
William De Longespée
William was born before 1173 in Chinon Castle, France. He died in Salisbury Castle, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.
They had a son named Duke of Beverly.
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