HENRY II CUTMANTLE PLANTAGENET 
HENRY II CUTMANTLE was born on March 25th, 1133 in Le Mans, Sarthe, France. HENRY II CUTMANTLE's father was Geoffrey IV (le Bon) PLANTAGENET and his mother was Matilda (Maud the Empress) of England. His maternal grandparents were HENRY I KING OF ENGLAND and Matilda of Scotland. He was an only child. He died at the age of 56 on July 6th, 1189 in Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, France. He was buried in Fontevrault Abbey, Maine-et-Loire, France.General Notes
Name Prefix:<NPFX> KING OF ENGLAND
Note: He was the first of the Angevin Kings.
Note:
Reigned for 35 years. He ruled an empire that stretched fro
m theTweed to the Pyrenees. In spite of frequent hostitilti
es with the French King his own family and rebellious Baron
s (culminating in the great revolt of (1173-74) and his qua
rrel with Thomas Becket, Henry maintained control over hi
s possessions until shortly before his death. His judicia
l and administrative reforms which increased Royal contro
l and influence at the expense of the Barons were of grea
t constitutional importance. Introduced trial by Jury. Duk
e of Normandy.
Note: He built: Chester, London, Westminster Abbey, Sutto
n at Home,Walsingham and Worcester.
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ARMS : GU. TWO LIONS PASS. GUARD, after his marriage to Ele
anor of Aquitaine, he adopted a third lion for Aquitaine. H
e appears to have been the first monarch to have used a bad
ge, he first bore an escarbuncle of gold an ancient mark o
f his paternal house of Anjou and afterwards introduced th
e sprig of broomplant, or Planta Genista, from which his su
rname, Plantagenet, was derived and which was a favorite ba
dge with some of his descendants. He is also said to have b
orne a jennet between twospring(?) of broom.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.24 Aug 1113 in Anjou, France d.07 Sep 1151 in Chateau, France
- b.25 Mar 1133 in Le Mans, Sarthe, France d.06 Jul 1189 in Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, France
- b.~ 0959 in Rouen, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France d.28 Aug 1026 in Fecamp, Normandy, France
- b.~ 0999 in Normandy, France d.22 Jul 1035 in Nicaea, Bithynia, Turkey
- b.~ 0982 in Bretagne, France d.1017 in Normandy, France
- b.14 Oct 1027 in Falais, Calvados, France d.10 Sep 1087 in Hermenbraville, Seine-Maritime, France
- b.0978 in Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France
- b.~ 1003 in Falaise, Calvados, France d.1050
- b.21 Feb 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, Eng d.01 Dec 1135 in St.Denis, France
- b.0980
- b.1012 in Flandeers d.1067
- b.1032 in Flanders, France d.03 Nov 1083 in Caen, Calvados, France
- b.05 Aug 1104 in England d.1167
- b.1031 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland d.13 Nov 1093 in Alnwick, Northumberland, Eng
- b.01 Jun 1079 in Dumfermline, Scotland d.01 May 1118 in Westminster, Eng
- b.0989
- b.1016 in Wessex, Eng d.1057 in London, England
- b.~ 1042 in Wessex, Eng d.16 Nov 1093 in Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
- b.~ 1016 in Brunswick, Germany d.23 Apr 1038
- b.~ 1018 in Braunschweig, Prussia d.13 Jul 1024
- b.~ 1006 in Nordgau Region d.21 Jul 1077
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They had a son named William.
Family Notes
CHAN10 May 2004
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Children
William de Longespee
William was born about 1173 in England. He died on March 7th, 1225 in England. He was buried in Cathedral Salisbury, Wiltshire, Eng.
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