Henry II Curtmantle King of England 
Henry II Curtmantle was born on March 25th, 1132 in Le Mans, Sarthe, France.1 Henry II Curtmantle's father was Geoffrey V Plantagenet the Fair Ct of Anjou and his mother was Matilda (Adelaide) the Empress Queen of England. His paternal grandparents were Fulk V "le Jeune" King of Jerusalem and Aremburga de Maine; his maternal grandparents were Henry I Beauclerc King of England and Matilda (Edith) of Scotland Pss of Alba. He had a half-brother named Hamelin. He died at the age of 57 on July 6th, 1189 in Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, France.1 General Notes
[SUSANNA KEENE.FTW]
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Source: 'The World Book Encyclopedia', 1968, p H178. 'Royalty
for Commoners', Roderick W. Stuart, 1993, p 37-38. Reigned
1154-1189. He ruled an empire that stretched from the Tweed to
the Pyrenees. In spite of frequent hostitilties with the French
King his own family and rebellious Barons (culminating in the
great revolt of 1173-74) and his quarrel with Thomas Becket,
Henry maintained control over his possessions until shortly
before his death. His judicial and administrative reforms which
increased Royal control and influence at the expense of the
Barons were of great constitutional importance. Introduced
trial by Jury. Duke of Normandy. Henry II 'Curt Mantel,' Duke
of Normandy, Count of Maine and Anjou, King Of England became
king in 1154. At the height of his power, Henry ruled England
and almost all western France. His marriage to Eleanor of
Aquitaine, the most famous woman of the age, brought the duchy
of Aquitaine under his control. Henry also claimed to rule
Scotland, Wales, and eastern Ireland. Henry II carried on his
grandfather's policy of limiting the power of the nobles. He
also tried to make the Roman Catholic Church in England submit
to his authority. This policy brought him into conflict with
Thomas a Becket, Achbishop of Canterbury. Four of the king's
knights murdered Becket while he was at vespers in his
cathedral. Henry made Anglo-Saxon common law, rather than the
revised Roman law, the supreme law of the land. He introduced
trial by jury and circuit courts. In his later years, Henry's
sons often rebelled against him. Two of them, Richard the
Lion-Hearted and John, became the next two kings of England.
REF: "Falls the Shadow" Sharon Kay Penman: William the
Conqueror requested a large number of Jews to move to England
after his conquest. They spoke Norman & did well under his
reign. They continued to thrive under William's grandson Henry
II.
REF: British Monarchy Official Website: Henry II (reigned
1154-89) ruled over an empire which stretched from the Scottish
border to the Pyrenees. Married to Eleanor, the heiress of
Aquitaine, the king spent only 13 years of his reign
in England; the other 21 years were spent on the continent in
his territories in what is now France. By 1158, Henry had
restored to the crown some of the lands and royal power lost by
Stephen. For example, locally chosen sheriffs were changed into
royally appointed agents charged with enforcing the law and
collecting taxes in the counties. Personally interested in
government and law, Henry strengthened royal justice, making
use of juries and re-introduced the sending of justices
(judges) on regular tours of the country to try cases for the
Crown. His legal reforms have led him to be seen as the founder
of English Common Law. Henry's disagreements with his
Archbishop of Canterbury,
Thomas Becket, over Church/State relations ended in Becket's
murder in 1170. Family disputes almost wrecked the king's
achievements and he died in 1189 at war with his sons.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.0970 d.1000
- b.1000 in of Chateau Landon, Gastinois, France d.01 Apr 1046 in Anjou, France
- b.0974 in of Macon, Seine-Et-Loire, France
- b.1043 in Anjou, France d.14 Apr 1106
- b.0956 in of Anjou, France d.21 Jun 1040 in Metz, Middle Lorraine, France
- b.1018 in of Anjou, France d.18 MAR 1075/76 in Fleury-sur-Ouche, France
- b.0964 in France d.01 Apr 1040 in Jerusalem, Palestine
- b.1092 in Anjou, France d.10 Nov 1143 in Plains of Acre, Palestine
- b.0993 in of Montfort, Normandy d.4 FEB 1030/31
- b.1025 in Montfort, Eure, France d.25 Sep 1087 in St. Thomas, France
- b.~ 0998 in France d.> 1052
- b.1059 in Montfort l' Amauri, Isle de France, France d.14 FEB 1116/17 in Fontrevault, France
- b.0986 in Rouen, S-Infr, France d.13 Dec 1067 in Normandy, France
- b.1030 in Evreux, Normandy, France
- b.1004 d.1034
- b.24 Aug 1113 in Anjou, France d.07 Sep 1151 in Château-du-Loir, Eure-et-Loire, France
- d.1051
- b.1042 in of Fleche, Anjou, France d.1097
- b.1060 d.11 Jul 1110
- d.26 Mar 1050
- b.1044
- d.~13 Apr 1085
- b.1096 in Mans, France d.1126
- b.1000
- b.1030 in of Chateau, Eure-et-Loire, France
- b.~ 1004
- b.1055 in of Chateau, Eure-et-Loire, France d.1099
- b.1030
- b.25 Mar 1132 in Le Mans, Sarthe, France d.06 Jul 1189 in Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, France
- b.0958 in of Normandy, France d.28 Aug 1026 in Fecamp, S-Infr, France
- b.0999 in Normandy, France d.22 Jun 1035 in Nicea, Bithynia, Turkey
- b.0982 in Brittany, France d.16 Jun 1017
- b.14 Oct 1024 in Falaise, Normandy, France d.09 Sep 1087 in Hermentrube (near Rouen), France
- b.0978 in Falaise
- b.~ 1003 in Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France d.~ 1050
- b.0980 in of Falaise, France
- b.~Sep 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England d.01 Dec 1135 in St. Denis-le-Fermont, Forest of Angers, near Rouen, Normandy
- b. in of Flanders, France d.30 May 1036 in Flanders, France
- b.1012 in Flanders, France d.01 Sep 1067 in Lille, France
- b.0986 in Luxemburg d.21 FEB 1029/30 in of Flanders, France
- b.1031 in Flanders, France d.02 Nov 1083 in Caen, Calvados, France
- b.BET. 27 MAR 971 - 972 in Orléans, France d.20 Jul 1031 in Meulan, Aquitaine
- b.1009 in France d.8 JAN 1078/79 in Monastere de L'Ordre de St. Benoist, Messines, France
- b.0986 in Toulouse, France d.25 Jul 1032 in Melun, France
- b.05 Aug 1102 in Winchester, England d.10 Sep 1169 in Notre Dame, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandy
- b.0978 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland d.1045 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1001 in of Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland d.14 Aug 1040 in skirmish at Bothgouanan, near Elgin, Iona/Moray
- b.0984 in of Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland d.1043
- b.1031 in of Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland d.13 Nov 1093 in Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, England
- b.0975 d.1049
- b.BET. 1009 - 1014 d.1040
- b.1079 in Dumfernline d.01 May 1118 in Westminster Palace
- b.0989 in Wessex, England d.30 Nov 1016 in Oxford, England or London, Middlesex, England
- b.1016 in Wessex, England d.1057 in London, England
- b.0995 in of Wessex, England
- b.1045 in Wessex, England or Hungary d.16 Nov 1093 in Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
- b.1011 in of Brunswick, Germany d.23 Apr 1038
- b.~ 1025 in Braunschweig, Germany d.13 Jul 1054
- b.~ 1010
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Details of Henry II Curtmantle's family with Eleanor de Aquitaine Dss of Aquitaine
Details of Henry II Curtmantle's family with Ida (Isabel) Plantagenet
Details of Henry II Curtmantle's family with Ida (of England)
1 SUSANNA KEENE.FTW
Further sources/citations:
Ancestors of Henry II (Plantagenet) King of England, Url:, Royal Genealogies DB, Ahnentafel for Margery Arundell, Recipient: J.H. Garner, Author, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to @ line 1 pp 1-4, Washington Ancestry & Records of McClain, Johnson & Forty Other
Further sources/citations:
Ancestors of Henry II (Plantagenet) King of England, Url:, Royal Genealogies DB, Ahnentafel for Margery Arundell, Recipient: J.H. Garner, Author, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to @ line 1 pp 1-4, Washington Ancestry & Records of McClain, Johnson & Forty Other
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