HENRY III King Of England 
HENRY III was born on October 1st, 1207 in Winchester, Hants, ENGland.1 HENRY III's father was JOHN I 'LACKLAND' King Of England and his mother was Isabella De Taillefer. His paternal grandparents were HENRY II 'CURMANTLE' King Of England and ELEANOR Duchess Of Aquitaine; his maternal grandparents were Aymer De Taillefer and Alix De Courtenay. He had a brother and three sisters, named RICHARD, JOAN, ISABELLA (ELIZABETH) and ELEANOR. He was the second oldest of the five children. He had seventeen half-brothers and eleven half-sisters, named RICHARD Of Dover, OLIVER, OSBERT, GEOFFREY, JOHN Fitzjohn, ODO, IVO, HENRY, RICHARD, Henry III, R (EARL of Cornwall), Richard Prince Of, Hugh XI De, Guy De, Geoffrey De, William De Lusignan, Aymer Ademar De, JOAN, ISABELLA, MATHILDA, Joane Princess Of, Isabel Empress Of, Isabel Princess Of, ELEANOR PRINCESS OF, Alice, Isabella De, Marguerite De and Agatha Agnes De. He died at the age of 38 on May 31st, 1246 in Fontevraud, Normandy, FRAnce. He was buried in Fontevrault Abbey.1 1 General Notes
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4 TEXT Date of Import: Apr 17, 2001
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HISTHENRY WAS THE FRST SON OF JOHN I AND ISABELLA OF ANGOULEME, BORN IN 12
07. HE WAS CROWNED AT AGE NINE IN 1216 AND WAS SPONSORED BY TWO REGENT
S; WILLIAM T HE MARSHALL (UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1219) AND HUGH DE BURGH (U
NTIL HENRY'S 25TH B IRTHDAY IN1232). HE WAS EDUCATED BY PETER DE ROCHE
S, ARCHBISHOP OF WINCHESTER.
HISTHENRY INHERITED A TROUBLED KINGDOM. LONDON AND MOST OF THE SOUTH WE
RE IN THE HANDS OF LOUIS VII OF FRANCE, AND TH REBELLIOUS BARONS WEE IN CO
NTROL OF T HE NORTH. ONLY THE MIDLAND AND THE SOUTHWEST WERE LOYAL TO T
HE YOUNG KING. TH E BARONSSOON PLEDGED ALLEGIENCE WITH HIM (THEIR QUARR
EL HAD BEEN WITH HIS FATHE R, NOT HIM) AND WILLIAM THE MARSHALL HAD EXPELL
ED LOUIS BY 1217.
HISTHENRY W AS A CULTIVATED MAN, BUT A LOUSY POLITICIAN. FRENCHMEN AND IT
ALIANS, WHICH CAM E AT THE REQUEST OF HIS WIFE ELEANOR, INUNDATED HIS COUR
T, AND THEIR RELATIVES WERE AWARDED WITH POSITIONS WITHIN THE CHURCH AND T
HE STATE. HIS FATEHERAND UN CLE HAD LEFT ENGLAND IMPOVERISHED, AND HEN
RY FINANCED COSTLY, FUTILE WARS WITH EXTORTIONATE TAXATION. INEPT DIPLOMA
CY AND FAILED WAR CAUSED HENRY TO SELL HIS HEREDITERY POSSESIONS IN ANGEVI
N(ANJOU) REGIONS OF FRANCE, EXCEPT FOR GASCONYA ND CALAIS. HENRY'S FAILUR
ES INCITED HOSTILITIES AMONG A GROUP OF BARONS LED BY HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW S
IMON DE MONTFORT. HENRY WAS FORCED TO ACCEPT A REFORM PAC KAGE, THE PROVI
SIONS OF OXFORD. HIS LATER PAPAL ABSOLUTION FROM ADHERING TO TH EPROVISIO
NS LED TO REVOLT IN 1263. HENRY WAS SUMMONED TO THE PARLIAMENT, A GAT HER
ING OF TWO KNIGHTS FROM EVERY SHIRE AND A FORERUNNER TO THE MODERN HOU
SE OF COMMONS. PARLIAMENT INSISTED THAT HENRY ANSWER TO A COUNCIL BEFO
RE MAKING POLI CYDECISIONS. HE WAS PRONE TO THE INFAMOUS PLANTAGENET TEMP
ER, BUT ALSO PROVED TO BE QUITE SENSITIVE AND PIOUS.
HISTTHE OLD KING, AFTER A LONG REIGN OF 56 YE ARS, DIED IN 1272. HE FOU
ND NO SUCCESS IN WAR, BUT OPENED ENGLISH CULURE TO TH E COSMOPOLITANI
SM OF THE CONTINENT. ALTHOUGH VIEWED AS A POLITICAL FAILURE, HI S REIGN D
EFINED THE STRUCTURE OF THEMONARCHY UNTIL THE 15TH CENTURY- A KING LIM IT
ED BY LAW.
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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.~ 1043 in Anjou, FRAnce d.14 Apr 1109 in Anjou, FRAnce
- b.1092 in ANJOU, FRANCE d.10 Nov 1143 in PLAINS OF ACRE, PALENSTINE
- b.1060 d.14 Feb 1117 in FONTREVAULT, FRANCE
- b.24 Nov 1113 in ANJOU, FRANCE d.07 Sep 1151 in CHATEAU-EURE-ET-LOIRE, LE MANS, MAINE, FRANCE
- b.1060 in MAINE, FRANCE d.11 Jun 1110
- b.1096 in MAINE, FRANCE d.1126 in MAINE, FRANCE
- b.1060 d.1099
- b.05 Mar 1132 in LE MANS, SARTHE, FRANCE d.06 Jul 1189 in CHINON CASTLE, INDRE-ET-LOIRE, FRANCE
- b.14 Oct 1028 in FALAISE, NORMANDY d.07 Sep 1087 in HERMANTRUBE, NEAR ROUEN, FRANCE
- b.Sep 1068 in SELBY, YORKSHIRE d.01 Dec 1135 in ST.DEMIS-LE FERMONT, ROUEN, FRANCE BY POISONING
- b.1032 in FLANDERS d.03 Nov 1083 in CAEN, CALVADOS, FRANCE
- b.07 Feb 1102 in WINCHESTER, ENGLAND d.10 Sep 1167 in ABBEY OF NOTRE DAME DE PRES, ROUEN, FRANCE
- b.1031 in ATHOLL, PERTHSHIRE, SCOTLAND d.13 Nov 1093 in ALNWICK CASTLE, NORTHUMBERLAND, ENGLAND
- b.Oct 1079 in DUNFERMLINE, FIFE, SCOTLAND d.01 Jun 1118 in WESTMINSTER ABBEY, LONDON
- b.1045 in HUNGARY d.16 Nov 1093 in EDINBURGH CASTLE, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND
- b.24 Dec 1166 in BEAUMONT PALACE, OXFORD, ENGLAND d.19 Oct 1216 in NEWARK CASTLE, NEWARK, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, ENGLAND
- b.22 Oct 1071 in AQUITAINE, FRNACE d.10 Nov 1127
- b.1050 d.1104
- b.1099 in ST. JACQUES-DE-COMPOSTELLE, AQUITAINE, FRANCE d.09 Apr 1137 in GALICIA, SPAIN
- b.1073 in TOULOUSE, FRANCE d.28 Nov 1117
- b.1058 in MORTAIGNE, FRANCE d.1090
- b.1122 in CHATEAU de BELIN, GUINNE, FRANCE d.01 Apr 1204 in MIRABEL CASTLE, POITIERS, FRANCE
- b.1076 in CHATELLERAULT, VIENNE, FRANCE d.07 Nov 1151 in L'ABBEY DE NOTRE DAME DE NOYERS, FRANCE
- b.1105 in AQUITAINE, FRANCE d.1137 in TALMONT, FRANCE
- b.1080 d.1119
- b.01 Oct 1207 in Winchester, Hants, ENGland d.31 May 1246 in Fontevraud, Normandy, FRAnce
- b.~ 1065 in Of Angouleme, Aquitaine, France d.06 Apr 1118 in France
- b.1089 in Angouleme, Aquitaine, France d.16 Nov 1140 in France
- b.~ 1086 in Of Benauges, France
- b.~ 1140 in Angouleme, Aquitaine, France d.07 Aug 1179 in Messina, Sicily, Italy
- b.~ 1065 d.>02 Feb 1151
- b.~ 1109
- b.~ 1067
- b.~ 1160 in Of, Angouleme, Charente, France d.16 Jun 1202 in L'AbbeyLaCouroun
- b.~ 1091 d.1121
- b.~ 1117
- b.~ 1067 d.Oct 1100
- b.~ 1100 in France d.18 May 1143
- b.~ 1051
- b.~ 1188 in of, Angouleme, C, France d.31 May 1245 in F, France
- b.<23 May 1052 in Reims, Marne, France d.29 Jul 1108 in Melun, France
- b.Bet 1077 and 1081 in France d.01 Aug 1137 in Bethizy Castle, Paris, Seine, France
- b.~ 1054 in V, Netherlands d.1093 in Montreuilsurmer
- b.Bet 1126 and 1128 in Reims, France d.1183 in Palastine
- b.~ 1062 in Of, France d.17 Oct 1103
- b.~ 1092 in Of, Savoy, France d.18 Nov 1154
- b.~ 1060 in Bourgogne, France
- b.~ 1160 in Of, Courtenay, Galinois, France d.1218 in France
- b.~ 1069 in Courtenay, Loriet, France d.1127 in France
- b.~ 1100 in Of, Courtenay, Loiret, France d.> 1161 in France
- b.~ 1073 in Nevers, Nievre, France d.1095 in France
- b.~ 1148 in Courtenay, Galinois, France d.>14 Sep 1205 in France
- b.~ 1085 in Yerre, S-O, France d. in Corbeil, S-O, France
- b.~ 1113 in Donjon, Allier, France
- b.~ 1080 in Of Corbeil, S-O, France
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HENRY III were married in a religious ceremony on January 14th, 1236 in CANTEBURY CATH., CANTERBURY, KENT, ENGLAND.2
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