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Henry II (() 5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189), also known as Henry Fitzempress and Henry Curtmantle, [2] was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189. During his reign he controlled England, substantial parts of Wales and Ireland, and much of France (including Normandy, Anjou, and Aquitaine), an area that altogether was later called the Angevin Empire, and also held power over Scotland ...
Henry II appears as a fictionalised character in several modern plays and films. The king is a central character in James Goldman's play The Lion in Winter (1966), depicting an imaginary encounter between Henry's family and Philip Augustus over Christmas 1183 at Chinon. Philip's strong character contrasts with John, an "effete weakling". [104]
Henry Stuart 1545–1567: Mary, Queen of Scots 1542–1587: Frederick II King of Denmark 1534–1588: Henry IV King of France 1553–1610: King James VI and I [a] 1566–1625 r. 1567–1625 (Scotland) r. 1603–1625 (England) Anne of Denmark 1574–1619 Queen of England and Ireland: John IV 1604–1656 King of Portugal: Henry Frederick 1594 ...
Illegitimate children of Henry II of England (3 P) Pages in category "Children of Henry II of England" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Matilda was born in or around June 1156 in London or, less likely, at Windsor Castle, [2] as third child and eldest daughter of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine; [2] [3] [4] named after her paternal grandmother, Empress Matilda, she was baptized shortly after birth in Holy Trinity Priory, Aldgate by Theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury.
The family held the English throne from 1154, with the accession of Henry II, until 1485, when Richard III died. England was transformed under the Plantagenets, although only partly intentionally. The Plantagenet kings were often forced to negotiate compromises such as Magna Carta , which constrained royal power in return for financial and ...
Queen of England: Philip II [a] 1527–1598 King of Spain r. 1553–1558 Jure uxoris: Henry FitzRoy 1519–1536 Duke of Richmond and Somerset: Queen Elizabeth I 1533–1603 r. 1558–1603 Queen of England: King Edward VI 1537–1553 r. 1547–1553 King of England: Francis II 1544–1560 King of France: Mary I 1542–1587 Mary Queen of Scots ...
Local Breton nobles rebelled against Conan, so Conan sought Henry II's help. In 1164, Henry intervened to seize lands along the border of Brittany and Normandy and, in 1166, he invaded Brittany to punish the local barons. [4] Henry then forced Conan to abdicate as duke and to give Brittany to his five-year-old daughter, Constance, who was ...