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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 .
Following the death of Francis I, King Henry II continued to expand the chateau. The King and his wife, Catherine de' Medici, chose the architects Philibert de l'Orme and Jean Bullant to do the work. They extended the east wing of the lower court and decorated it with a horseshoe-shaped staircase, which was later enlarged, and became a symbol ...
The castle was extended under William Longchamp, King Richard's Lord Chancellor and the man in charge of England while he was on crusade. The Pipe rolls record £2,881 1s 10d spent at the Tower of London between 3 December 1189 and 11 November 1190, [ 73 ] from an estimated £7,000 spent by Richard on castle building in England. [ 74 ]
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]
Bedford Castle was a large medieval castle in Bedford, England. Built after 1100 by Henry I, the castle played a prominent part in both the civil war of the Anarchy and the First Barons' War. The castle was significantly extended in stone, although the final plan of the castle remains uncertain.
Henry returned to England once again at the start of 1153 with a small army, winning the support of some of the major regional barons. [207] Neither side's army was keen to fight, however, and the Church brokered a truce; a permanent peace followed, under which Henry recognised Stephen as king, but became Stephen's adopted son and successor. [208]
Henry was born in late 1068, and died on 1 December 1135. [49] King of England, married Edith, daughter of Malcolm III of Scotland. His second wife was Adeliza of Louvain. [150] Adeliza (or Adelida, [151] Adelaide [150]) died before 1113, reportedly betrothed to Harold Godwinson, probably a nun of Saint Léger at Préaux. [151]
Sans Souci. Castle of King Christopher of Haiti, lithograph by Gottfried Küstner (1800–1864) from a work by Carl Ritter, published in 1836. Sans-Souci Palace in 1907. The Palace of Sans-Souci, or Sans-Souci Palace (French: Palais Sans Souci [palɛ sɑ̃ susi]), was the principal royal residence of Henry I, King of Haiti, better known as ...