Henry II Plantagenet King of England Duke of Normandy and of Aquitaine and Count of Anjou - I1280 - Individual Information

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: Male Male

Birth: 5 March 1133

31 Le Mans, France
Death: 6 July 1189 ‎(Age 56)‎ Chinon, France

Personal Facts and Details

	Events of close relatives
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)
Father	Geoffrey V Plantagenet Count of Anjou 1113 - 1151
Mother	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
Brother	William Plantagenet Count of Poitou 1136 - 1164

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

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

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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