Henry II Plantagenet (March 25, 1133 - July 6, 1189), was Duke of Anjou a nd King of England (1154 - 1189) and, at various times, controlled part s of Wales, Scotland, eastern Ireland, and western France.
His soubriquets include "Curt Mantle" (because of the practical short c loaks he wore), "Fitz Empress," and sometimes "The Lion of Justice," wh ich had been used for his grandfather Henry I.
He would be known as the first of the Angevin Kings.
He was born on March 5, 1133, to the Empress Matilda and her second hus band, Geoffrey the Fair, Duke of Anjou. He was brought up in Anjou and v isited England in 1142 to help his mother in her disputed claim to the E nglish throne.
Prior to coming to the throne he already controlled Normandy and Anjou o n the continent; his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine in 1152 added her l and holdings to his, including vast areas such as Touraine, Aquitaine, a nd Gascony. He was thus effectively more powerful than the king of Fran ce with an empire that stretched from Solway Firth almost to the Medite rranean and from the Somme to the Pyrenees. As king, he would make Irel and a part of his vast domain. He also was in lively communication with t he Emperor of Byzantium Manuel I Comnenus.
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More About HenryPlantagenet - Longspee, De, of England:
Date born 2: March 05, 1132/33, Le Mans, Sarthe, France.9913, 9914, 9915
Date born 3: March 05, 1132/33, Le Mans, Sarthe, France.9915
Date born 4: March 25, 1133, Le Mans, Anjou.9916, 9917
Burial 1: Unknown, Fontevrault.9918, 9919
Burial 2: July 08, 1189, Fontevrault Abbey, Fontevrault, Maine-et-Loire, France.9920, 9921
Christening: March 25, 1133, Le Mans, France.9922, 9923
Description: stocky, bow-legged, prominent eyes.9924, 9925
Died 2: July 06, 1189, Chinon Castle, France.9926, 9927
Died 3: July 06, 1189, Chinon, Indre-Et-Loire, France; complications of anal fissure.9928, 9929, 9930
Founded: Angers, Anjou, France.9931, 9932, 9933
Occupation 1: King England 1154-1189.9934, 9935
Occupation 2: Anjou; Occupation: Count.9936, 9937, 9938
Occupation 3: England; Occupation: King.9939, 9940, 9941
Occupation 4: King of England.9942, 9943
Occupation 5: Normandy & Aquitaine; Occupation: Duke.9944, 9945, 9946
Owned: 11709947, 9948
Record Change: January 28, 20069948
More About HenryPlantagenet - Longspee, De, of England and Isabella or Ida Warenne:
Marriage: not married.9949, 9950
More About HenryPlantagenet - Longspee, De, of England and Eleanor - de Chatellerault of Aquitaine:
Marriage 1: May 18, 11539951, 9952
Marriage 2: May 18, 11529953, 9954
Marriage 3: May 18, 1152, Bordeaux, Bordeaux, Gironde, France.9955, 9956, 9957
Marriage Notes for HenryPlantagenet - Longspee, De, of England and Eleanor - de Chatellerault of Aquitaine:
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HENRY II PLANTAGENET (King of England)
Born: 5 Mar 1133, Le Mans, Anjou
Acceded: 19 Dec 1154, Westminster Abbey, London, England
Died: 6 Jul 1189, Chinon Castle, France
Buried: Fontevraud Abbey, France
Notes: Reigned 1154-1189. He ruled an empire that stretched from the Tw eed to the Pyrenees. In spite of frequent hostitilties with the French K ing his own family and rebellious Barons (culminating in the great revo lt of 1173-74) and his quarrel with Thomas Becket, Henry maintained con trol over his possessions until shortly before his death. His judicial a nd administrative reforms which increased Royal control and influence a t the expense of the Barons were of great constitutional importance. In troduced trial by Jury. Duke of Normandy.
See The House of Clifford for more details of Rosamund's liason with He nry. Weir attributes the mother of these children to "Ikenai", which is a lso discussed by Clifford. (Chapter 5).
Father: Geoffrey V "the Fair" PLANTAGENET (Comte De Anjou and Maine)
Mother: MATILDA "the Empress" of Normandy (Queen of England)
Married: Eleanor of Aquitaine (b. 1122 - d. 31 Mar 1204) (dau. of Willi am X, D. Aquitaine, and Eleanor De Rochefoucauld) (w. of Louis VII Cape t, King of France) 11/18 May 1152, Bordeaux Cathedral, Bordeaux, France
Children:
1. William PLANTAGENET (Count of Poitiers)
2. Henry "the Young King" PLANTAGENET (King of England)
3. Matilda (Maud) PLANTAGENET
4. RICHARD I "Coeur De Lion" PLANTAGENET (King of England)
5. Geoffrey PLANTAGENET (D. Brittany)
6. Eleanor PLANTAGENET (Queen of Castilla)
7. Joan PLANTAGENET (Queen of Naples and Sicily)
8. JOHN I "Lackland" PLANTAGENET (King of England)
Associated with: Rosamund (Joan) CLIFFORD
Children:
9. Geoffrey PLANTAGENET (Archbishop of York)
10. William LONGESPEÉ (E. Salisbury)
11. Peter PLANTAGENET
Associated with: Alisa CAPET (C. Blois) (dau. of Louis VII Capet, King o f France and Eleanor of Aquitaine)
Children:
12. Dau. PLANTAGENET
13. Son PLANTAGENET
14. Son PLANTAGENET
15. Son PLANTAGENET
Associated with: Nesta BLOET
Children:
16. Morgan PLANTAGENET (Provost of Beverley)
Associated with: Alice De PORHÖET
Children:
17. Son PLANTAGENET
18. Matilda PLANTAGENET (Abbess of Barking) (d. BEF 1202)
19. Hugh PLANTAGENET (Bishop of Lincoln and Welles) (d. 1235)
20. Richard PLANTAGENET
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16oct2005
# ID: I577685899
# Name: Henry II "Curtmantle" PLANTAGENET
# Given Name: Henry II "Curtmantle"
# Surname: PLANTAGENET
# Sex: M
# Birth: 5 Mar 1131/1133 in England
# Death: 6 Jul 1189 in England
# Change Date: 21 Jul 2004
# Note: King of England.
Father: Geoffrey V (IV) "the Fair, le Bon" PLANTAGENET b: 24 Aug 1110/1 113 in France
Mother: Matilda "Maud" "The Empress" NORMAN b: Bef. 5-aug-1102 in Engla nd
Marriage 1 Eleanore D'AQUITAINE b: Abt. 1121 in France
* Note: _UIDE4AAEFDC712C114B83929008FF0E1EED17DE
Children
1. John "Lackland" PLANTAGENET b: 24 Dec 1166 in England
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Children of HenryPlantagenet - Longspee, De, of England and Isabella or Ida Warenne are:
- +William Longespee, b. 1176, Woodstock Manor, England9958, 9959, d. March 07, 1225/26, Salisbury Castle, Wiltshire, England9960, 9961.
Children of HenryPlantagenet - Longspee, De, of England are:
- +John I- "Lackland"PLANTAGENET, of England, b. December 24, 1166, Beaumont Palace, Kings Manorhouse, Oxford, England, GB9962, 9963, 9964, d. October 19, 1216, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, GB9965, 9966, 9967.
Children of HenryPlantagenet - Longspee, De, of England and Eleanor - de Chatellerault of Aquitaine are:
- +Eleanor Teresa Plantagenet, b. October 13, 1162, Falaise, Calvados, France9968, 9969, 9970, d. October 31, 1214, Burgos, Spain9971, 9972, 9973.
- +John I- "Lackland"PLANTAGENET, of England, b. December 24, 1166, Beaumont Palace, Kings Manorhouse, Oxford, England, GB9974, 9975, 9976, d. October 19, 1216, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, GB9977, 9978, 9979.

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