28TH GENERATION

254034728. Henry II PLANTAGENET King of England^{(904) (905)(734) (906)} was born on 5 Mar 1132/33 in Le Mans, Maine, France. ^(424)(907) He House of (1st) House of Anjou/Plantagenet in 1154 in England. ⁽⁹⁰⁸⁾ 1st King of England of the House of Anjou, or the Plantagenets 1154-1189. He Ruled England between 1154 and 1189 in England. ^{(909)(910) (911)} Henry II of England, son of Geoffrey Plantagenet, was the first king of England from the house of Anjou, better known as the Plantagenet or Angevin dynasty or line. He ruled from 1154 to 1189. His mother was Matilda, daughter of Henry I of England. His claim to the throne was through her, she having been denied the right to succession by Stephen of Blois. Henry II was adopted as the successor by Stephen, and acceeded on Stephen's death in 1154. He restored Scotland by treaty with Malcom; conquered Wales during the wars of 1158, 1163, 1165. He claimed southwestern Ireland in 1171. He was in constant battle with Louis VII for his inherited provinces in France. He died while trying to surpress a rebellion headed by his sons Richard and John, who were be helped by Philip of France. He died 1189. He was succeeded by his son, Richard the Lion Heart. He Coronation King of England in Dec 1154 in Winchester Cathedral, England. ⁽⁹¹²⁾ Following the death of King Stephen, Henry II and his bride, Eleanor of Aquitaine, left Bordeaux and sailed to England, landing at Hampshire in December 1154, and proceeded directly to Winchester for the coronation. He died on 8 Jul 1189 in Chinon, Normandy, France. ^(424)(913) He was buried on 8 Jul 1189 in Abbey Fontevrault, Maine-et-Loire, France. He was also known as Henry Curt Mantle; Henry FitzEmpress (Longsword); Henry of Anjou; Duke of Normandy. ⁽⁹¹⁴⁾ Henry II of England was also called "Curt Mantle" for the short cloak he wore. Henry became Duc de Normandie et du Maine, and Comte d'Anjou by inheritance from his mother and father. By his marriage to Eleonore, Henry acquired the duchy of Aquitaine together with Gascony, Poitou and Auvergne. By the Treaty of Winchester in 1153 Henry was recognised as King Stephen's heir. He reached England on 8 Dec 1154, and was crowned King of England on 19 Dec 1154, with direct rule over England and southern Wales, and a claim to the overlordship of northern Wales. his domain of England, Wales, and the French lands acquired from inheritance and marriage (ruled as separate components), was termed the "Angevin empire" (as his father was Comte d'Anjou). The overlord of his French lands, the king of France, had direct control of a much smaller domain than Henry himself. In 1171 Henry annexed Ireland, though controlling the eastern part only. He had little difficulty in curbing the disorder of Stephen's reign and restoring the royal authority. He encouraged the development of juries of presentment of local men in the investigation of crimes, and trial of those accused by royal justices. His writs to sheriffs improved the disposition of claims over possession of property and benefices thereby discouraging local self-help of violent ejection and usurpation. By relying on financial and legal experts and a permanent court at Westminster, he fostered the establishment of those two professions and the replacement of romand law by English common law. Henry's reassertion of the king's rights over the church, in particular that clerics were subject to his courts and not solely to ecclesiastical courts, led to the quarrel with his former chancellor Thomas Becket, who, as Archbishop of Canterbury, was murdered in his cathedral at Henry's instigation in 1170. Henry spent much of his reign in France, upholding his authority in his numerous lordships and attempting to extend his rule. There he encountered the hostility of the French kings, who encouraged the grievances of his quarrelsome sons. Henry II, King of England, died at Chinon in Normandy, in the midst of a rebellion by his sons.

Henry II of England (aka Henry "Curt Mantle" for the short cloak he wore) became King of England at age twenty-one. He also inherited Normandy from his Mother; and became the lord over Anjou and Maine from his brother, Geoffrey. He then inherited Brittany from his brother. Later acquired Touraine; and by marriage the control of Aquitaine, the western portion of France from the Loire River to the Pyrenees Mountains.In 1171 he went to Ireland, and declaired sovereign over that island by the Pope Aenobarbus. In 1173 he acquired the duchy of Toulouse, thus controlling most of France and all of England. Said to be short (squat) of medium height, with red hair, freckles, and grey eyes. He, like his grandfather, had many mistresses, including the "Fair Rosamund" and Princess Alice of France, she was later betrothed to his son, Richard. Henry II's reign was a long and progressive one, bringing many reforms to English way of life. He quarreled with Thomas a Becket, who was murdered by the King's Barons. King Henry II then went on the first crusade to atone for the murder of his friend. He reigned for 35 years. Died in July 1189. Succeeded by his son, Richard I, known as the Lionheart. He was married to Alys Princess of Porhoet about 1176.

254034729. Alys Princess of Porhoet was born about 1150 in France. Children were:

127017364 i. William I DE LONGESPEE.