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Henry I (c. 1068 – 1 December 1135), also known as Henry Beauclerc, was King of England from 1100 to his death in 1135. He was the fourth son of William the Conqueror and was educated in Latin and the liberal arts .
A member of the House of Capet, Henry was born in Reims, the son of King Robert II (972–1031) and Constance of Arles (986–1034). [1] In the early-Capetian tradition, he was crowned King of France at the Cathedral of Reims on 14 May 1027, [2] while his father still lived.
Visitors to Corfe Castle can now view a tower built for King Henry I for the first time since it was destroyed in the English Civil War.. The Dorset castle was originally built for William the ...
Henry made the measure of his own arm the standard ell. The drowning of his son, William, in the loss of the White Ship in 1120, led to the end of the Norman dynasty. Stephen of England claimed the throne in 1135. He was the last Norman king. His conflict with Henry's daughter Matilda led to The Anarchy. [17]
Henry I of Castile (in Spanish, Enrique I, 14 April 1204 [1] – 6 June 1217) was king of Castile. He was the son of Alfonso VIII of Castile and Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile (daughter of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine). [2] He was the brother of Berenguela and Mafalda of Castile. [3]
The Leges Henrici Primi or Laws of Henry I is a legal treatise, written in about 1115, that records the legal customs of medieval England in the reign of King Henry I of England. Although it is not an official document, it was written by someone apparently associated with the royal administration.
Henry I or Henri I may refer to: In chronological order. Henry I the Fowler, King of Germany (876–936) Henry I, Duke of Bavaria (died 955) Henry I of Austria, Margrave of Austria (died 1018) Henry I of France (1008–1060) Henry I the Long, Margrave of the Nordmark (c. 1065–1087) Henry I of England (1068–1135)
The medieval writer Henry of Huntingdon, writing in his De Contemptu Mundi, mentioned a number of the above and added: [1] Richard Basset; Geoffrey Ridel; The author of the Gesta Stephani, a chronicle of the reign of King Stephen of England, Henry's successor, named the following as new men during Henry's reign: [3] Pain fitzJohn; Miles of ...