Henry II Plantagenet King of England Duke of Normandy and of Aquitaine and Count of Anjou Henry II Plantagenet King of England Duke of Normandy and of Aquitaine and Count of Anjou  ‎(I1280)‎
Given Names: Henry II
Surname: Plantagenet
Suffix: King of England, Duke of Normandy and of Aquitaine, and Count of Anjou
   
Note: aka Henry Curtmantle, Henri Court-manteau; 1st Plantagenet King of England


Gender: MaleMale
      

Birth: 5 March 1133 19 31 Le Mans, France
Death: 6 July 1189 ‎(Age 56)‎ Chinon, France

Personal Facts and Details
Birth 5 March 1133 19 31 Le Mans, France

Marriage Eleanor Aquitaine Duchess of Aquitaine and Gascony and Countess of Poitou - 18 May 1152 ‎(Age 19)‎ Bordeaux Cathedral


Note: They had five sons and three daughters; Henry had a number of illegitimate children
Occupation "King of England, duke of Normandy and of Aquitaine, and count of Anjou"; see ODNB
Occupation between 25 October 1154 and 6 July 1189 ‎(Age 21)‎ King of England

Event Eleanor Aquitaine Duchess of Aquitaine and Gascony and Countess of Poitou - 1167 (Christmas) ‎(Age 33)‎ Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine separated; she returned to Poitiers and from there governed Aquitaine; her court there became the centre of a cult of courtly love

Event 29 December 1170 ‎(Age 37)‎ Murder of Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury, in Canterbury Cathedral

Occupation between 14 June 1170 and 11 June 1183 ‎(Age 37)‎ Co-regent with Henry the Young King

Event Eleanor Aquitaine Duchess of Aquitaine and Gascony and Countess of Poitou - between 1173 and July 1189 ‎(Age 39)‎ Henry II held Eleanor of Aquitaine captive in various castles, mostly in England

Death 6 July 1189 ‎(Age 56)‎ Chinon, France

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Parents Family  (F563)
Geoffrey V Plantagenet Count of Anjou
1113 - 1151
Matilda Holy Roman Empress Countess of Anjou and Lady of the English
1102 - 1167
Henry II Plantagenet King of England Duke of Normandy and of Aquitaine and Count of Anjou
1133 - 1189
William Plantagenet Count of Poitou
1136 - 1164

Step-Parent Family  (F3777)
Geoffrey V Plantagenet Count of Anjou
1113 - 1151
‎[Unknown]‎ ‎[Unknown]‎
-
Hamelin Plantagenet vicomte of Touraine jure uxoris 5th Earl of Surrey
- 1202

Immediate Family  (F562)
Eleanor Aquitaine Duchess of Aquitaine and Gascony and Countess of Poitou
1122 - 1204
Henry Plantagenet the Young King
1155 - 1183
Mathilda Plantagenet Duchess of Saxony and Bavaria
1156 - 1189
Richard I Plantagenet King of England
1157 - 1199
Eleanor Plantagenet of England Queen Consort of Castile
1162 - 1214
John Plantagenet King of England and Lord of Ireland
1166 - 1216


Notes
Marriage They had five sons and three daughters; Henry had a number of illegitimate children
Marriage They had five sons and three daughters; Henry had a number of illegitimate children

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Tomb of Henry II, Fontevraud Abbey, FranceTomb of Henry II, Fontevraud Abbey, France  ‎(M149)‎
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Family with Parents
Father
Geoffrey V Plantagenet Count of Anjou ‎(I1282)‎
Birth 24 August 1113
Death 7 September 1151 ‎(Age 38)‎
-12 years
Mother
 
Matilda Holy Roman Empress Countess of Anjou and Lady of the English ‎(I1281)‎
Birth 7 February 1102 33 22 Winchester
Death 10 September 1167 ‎(Age 65)‎ Rouen

Marriage: 17 June 1128 -- Le Mans, Anjou
5 years
#1
Henry II Plantagenet King of England Duke of Normandy and of Aquitaine and Count of Anjou ‎(I1280)‎
Birth 5 March 1133 19 31 Le Mans, France
Death 6 July 1189 ‎(Age 56)‎ Chinon, France
3 years
#2
Brother
William Plantagenet Count of Poitou ‎(I2587)‎
Birth 22 July 1136 22 34 Argentan, Normandy
Death 30 July 1164 ‎(Age 28)‎ Rouen
Father's Family with ‎[Unknown]‎ ‎[Unknown]‎
Father
Geoffrey V Plantagenet Count of Anjou ‎(I1282)‎
Birth 24 August 1113
Death 7 September 1151 ‎(Age 38)‎
Step-Mother

Marriage: Yes
#1
Half-Brother (Birth)
Family with Eleanor Aquitaine Duchess of Aquitaine and Gascony and Countess of Poitou
Henry II Plantagenet King of England Duke of Normandy and of Aquitaine and Count of Anjou ‎(I1280)‎
Birth 5 March 1133 19 31 Le Mans, France
Death 6 July 1189 ‎(Age 56)‎ Chinon, France
-11 years
Wife
 
Eleanor Aquitaine Duchess of Aquitaine and Gascony and Countess of Poitou ‎(I1307)‎
Birth 1122 23 19 Belin Castle, Aquitaine
Death 1 April 1204 ‎(Age 82)‎ Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud

Marriage: 18 May 1152 -- Bordeaux Cathedral
3 years
#1
Son
Henry Plantagenet the Young King ‎(I2621)‎
Birth 28 February 1155 21 33
Death 11 June 1183 ‎(Age 28)‎ Castle of Martel, Limoges
10 months
#2
Daughter
Mathilda Plantagenet Duchess of Saxony and Bavaria ‎(I3193)‎
Birth 1156 22 34 Windsor Castle, Berkshire
Death 13 July 1189 ‎(Age 33)‎ Brunswick
20 months
#3
Son
Richard I Plantagenet King of England ‎(I2599)‎
Birth 8 September 1157 24 35 Beaumont Palace, Oxford
Death 6 April 1199 ‎(Age 41)‎ Châlus, Limousin
5 years
#4
Daughter
Eleanor Plantagenet of England Queen Consort of Castile ‎(I2644)‎
Birth 13 October 1162 29 40 Domfront Castle, Normandy
Death 31 October 1214 ‎(Age 52)‎ Castile
4 years
#5
Son
John Plantagenet King of England and Lord of Ireland ‎(I1279)‎
Birth 24 December 1166 33 44 Beaumont Palace, Oxford
Death 19 October 1216 ‎(Age 49)‎ Newark Castle, Newark-on-Trent