Henry II Curtmantle King of England
Henry II Curtmantle King of was born on March 5th, 1132 in Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France.1 Henry II Curtmantle King of's father was Geoffrey V Plantagenet Count of Anjou and his mother was Matilda 'The Empress' of England. His paternal grandparents were Fulk D' Anjou and Ermengarde Ermentrude Du Maine Countess Anjou; his maternal grandparents were Henry I Beauclerc King of England and Matilda Scotland Queen of England. He had two brothers and a sister, named William, Geoffrey and Emma. He was the oldest of the four children. He had a half-brother named Hamelin. He died at the age of 57 on July 6th, 1189 in Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. He was buried on July 8th, 1189 in Fountevrault-l'Abbaye, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France.2 1 General Notes
Henry II 'Curtmantle' d'Anjou, King of England was born on 5 March 1133 in Le Mans, Maine, France.
He was the son of Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Comte d'Anjou et Maine and Matilda 'the Empress' of England.
He married Eleanor, Duchesse d'Aquitaine, daughter of Guillaume X, Duc d'Aquitaine and Eleanor Châtellérault de Rochefoucauld, on 18 May 1152 in Bordeaux Cathedral, Bordeaux, Dauphine, France.
He died on 6 July 1189 at age 56 in Chinon Castle, Chinon, Berri, France, from a fever. He was buried in Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud, Berri, France.
He succeeded to the title of King Henry II of England on 25 October 1154.
He was crowned King of England on 19 December 1154 in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England, and styled 'Rex Angliae, Dux Normanniae et Aquitainaie et Comes Andegavaie.
He was the First of the Angevin kings.
He was a powerful thickset, red-haired, freckled man.
The name is derived from his emblem, the broom shrub, which bears the botanical name Planta Genesta later corrupted to Plantagenet.
He spent much of his reign in France but did not neglect matters at home, carrying out important improvements in the legal system including widespread use of juries, and he did his best to ensure that justice was fair to all.
He appointed his close friend Thomas Becket as Archbishop of Canterbury but once installed, Becket continually opposed him, particularly regarding the necessary reformation of the ecclesiastical courts.
The King had the Pope's backing and he called a meeting of the Great Council at Clarendon after which the Constitutions of Clarendon were issued.
Shortly after, Becket fled the country.
He returned in 1170 but promptly fell out with King.
Henry was furious and cried out 'Who will avenge me of this turbulent priest!'.
Four knights who heard him mistook Henry's meaning and straightway rode off to Canterbury and on Tuesday, 29 December 1170 murdered Becket in the Cathedral.
Child of Henry II 'Curtmantle' d'Anjou, King of England and Alice de France, Princesse de France
daughter d'Anjou
Child of Henry II 'Curtmantle' d'Anjou, King of England and Nesta (?)
Morgan of Beverley
Children of Henry II 'Curtmantle' d'Anjou, King of England and Rosamund de Clifford
Peter (?) 8
Geoffrey Longespée b. c 1152, d. 18 Dec 1212
Children of Henry II 'Curtmantle' d'Anjou, King of England and Eleanor, Duchesse d'Aquitaine:
William de Poitiers, Comte de Poitiers b. 17 Aug 1153, d. c Apr 1156
Henry of England, Duc de Normandie+ b. 28 Feb 1155, d. 11 Jun 1183
Matilda of England+ b. Jun 1156, d. 28 Jun 1189
Richard I 'Coeur de Lion', King of England+ b. 8 Sep 1157, d. 6 Apr 1199
Geoffrey II Plantagenet, Earl of Richmond+ b. 23 Sep 1158, d. 19 Aug 11
Eleanor Plantagenet+ b. 13 Oct 1162, d. 31 Oct 1214
Joan Plantagenet+ b. Oct 1165, d. 4 Sep 1199
John I 'Lackland', King of England+ b. 24 Dec 1167, d. 19 Oct 1216
Child of Henry II 'Curtmantle' d'Anjou, King of England and Ida (?)
William Longespée, 1st Earl of Salisbury+ b. bt 1160 - 1170, d. 1226 5
Children of Henry II 'Curtmantle' d'Anjou, King of England and Alice de Porhoët:
Hugh of de wells d. 1235
Richard (?)
child of England b. c 1168
Matilda of Barking b. b 1189, d. b 1202
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.BET 1033 AND 1043 in Anjou, , France d.14 Apr 1109 in Anjou, , France
- b.1092 in Anjou, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France d.10 Nov 1143 in Jerusalem, Israel
- b.~ 1059 in Of, Montfort, Eure, France d.14 Feb 1117 in , Fontrevault, , France
- b.24 Aug 1113 in Le Mans, Sarthe, France d.03 Sep 1151 in Chateau Du, , , France
- b.1062 in Maine, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France d.11 Jul 1110 in Maine, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France,
- b.1096 in Maine, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France1 d.1126 in Maine, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
- b.1055 in Chateau Du, Loire, Rhone-Alpes, France d.Mar 1099 in Anjou, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France
- b.05 Mar 1132 in Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France d.06 Jul 1189 in Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France
- b.0963 in Normandy, France d.28 Aug 1027 in Fecamp, Normandie, France
- b.~ 1004 in Falaise, Calvados, Normandie, France d.06 Aug 1028 in Nicaea, Bithynia, Turkey
- b.0982 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France d.16 Jun 1017 in Normandy, France
- b.14 Oct 1024 in Falaise,Normandy d.10 Sep 1087 in Hermenbraville,Rouen,Normandy
- b.0973 in Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France d.1017 in Normandy, , , France
- b.1003 in Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France d.~ 1050 in Grestain, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France
- b.0973 in Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France d.1003 in Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
- b.1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, , England d.01 Dec 1135 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France
- b.~ 1012 d.01 Sep 1067 in Lille, France
- b.1031 in Flanders, , , France d.02 Nov 1083 in Caen,Normandy
- b.~ 1009 in France d.08 Jan 1079 in Messinesmonastre, France
- b.05 Aug 1102 in London, Middlesex, , England d.10 Sep 1169 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
- b.0980 in Athol, Perthshire, , Scotland d.1045 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, , Scotland
- b.1001 in Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland d.14 Aug 1040 in Elgin, Moray, , Scotland
- b.1000 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland d.1045 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
- b.1031 in Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland d.13 Nov 1093 in Alnwick, Northumberland, , England
- b.1009 in , Northumberland, , England d.1040 in , , , Scotland
- b.1080 in Dunfermline, Fife, , Scotland d.01 May 1118 in Westminster, Middlesex, England
- b.1016 in , , Wessex, England d.19 Apr 1057 in London, Middlesex, England , bur St Paul's Cathedral
- b.1046 in Hungary d.16 Nov 1093 in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
- b.1025 in Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany d.13 Jul 1054 in London, Middlesex, , England
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Henry II Curtmantle King of and Eleanor of were married in a religious ceremony on May 18th, 1152 in Bordeaux Cathedral, Dauphine, France. They had five sons and three daughters, named William, Henry Duc De Normandie of, Richard I 'Lion Hearted' King of, Geoffrey Ii, John I 'Lackland' King of, Matilda of, Eleanor and Joan.
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Children
Henry Duc De Normandie of England
Henry Duc De Normandie of was born on February 28th, 1155 in Bermondsey Palace, London, England. He died at the age of 28 on June 11th, 1183 in Martel Castle, Quercy, France.
Matilda of England
Matilda of was born in June 1156 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England. She died at the age of 33 on June 28th, 1189 in Braunschweig, Germany.
Richard I 'Lion Hearted' King of England
Richard I 'Lion Hearted' King of was born on September 8th, 1157 in de Beaumont Palace, Oxfordshire, England. He died at the age of 41 on April 6th, 1199 in Chalus, France.
Geoffrey Ii Plantagenet
Geoffrey Ii was born on September 23rd, 1158. He died at the age of 27 on August 18th, 1186 in Paris, France, tournament accident.
Eleanor Plantagenet
Eleanor was born on October 13th, 1162 in Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France.3 She died at the age of 52 on October 31st, 1214 in Burgos, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain.3
John I 'Lackland' King of England
John I 'Lackland' King of was born on December 24th, 1167 in de Beaumont, Oxfordshire, , England.4 He died at the age of 48 on October 19th, 1216 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, , England.4
They had a daughter named Eleanor Princess of England.
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Children
Eleanor Princess of England Plantagenet
Eleanor Princess of England was born on October 11th, 1162 in Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France.1 She died at the age of 52 on October 31st, 1214 in Las Huelgas Abbey, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain.1
He had two biological sons named John and William Plantagenet.
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Children
John Plantagenet
John was born on December 24th, 1166 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, , England.5 He died at the age of 49 on October 19th, 1216 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, , England.5
William Plantagenet Longspee
William Plantagenet was born in 1176 in Woodstock Manor, England. He died at the age of 50 on March 7th, 1226 in Salsbury, Wiltshire, England.
They had a son named Morgan of.
They had two daughters named Matilda of and Hugh.
They had a son named William '1st Earl of Salsbury'.
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William '1st Earl of Salsbury' Longespee
William '1st Earl of Salsbury' was born on August 17th, 1152 in Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France.6 He died at the age of 72 on March 7th, 1225 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, , England.6
They had a daughter named Ela.
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Children
Ela Longespee
Ela was born in 1227 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.2 She died at the age of 72 on November 22nd, 1299 in Audley, Staffordshire, England.2
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