Henry II, King of England

1133 - 1189  (56 years)

• Name	Henry II   [1, 2]
  Suffix	King of England
  Alternate birth	4 Mar 1133	Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays-de-la-Loire, France   [3]
  Birth	5 Mar 1133	Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays-de-la-Loire, France   [4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Jul 1189	Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Burial	Fontévrault Abbey, near Chinon, Anjou, France   [3]
  Person ID	I7633	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of AP, Ancestor of AW, Ancestor of DDB, Ancestor of DGH, Ancestor of DK, Ancestor of EK, Ancestor of JMF, Ancestor of JTS, Ancestor of LD, Ancestor of LDN, Ancestor of LMW
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	Geoffrey V of Anjou,   b. 24 Aug 1113   d. 7 Sep 1151, Château-du-Loire, Pays-de-la-Loire, France (Age 38 years)
  Mother	Maud "The Empress",   b. Abt 8 Feb 1102, London, England d. 10 Sep 1167, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France (Age ~ 65 years)
  Marriage	22 May 1128	Le Mans Cathedral, Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays-de-la-Loire, France   [4, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F6552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ida de Tony
  Children	+ 1. William I Longespée,   b. 1170   d. Abt 1225 (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F2858	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2015

  
  

  Family 2	Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen Consort of France; Queen Consort of England,   b. 1122   d. 1 Apr 1204 (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	18 May 1152	Bordeaux Cathedral, Bordeaux, Gironde, France   [4, 9, 10]
  Children	1. William,   b. 17 Aug 1153   d. 1156 (Age 2 years)   2. Henry the Young King, Titular King of England,   b. 28 Feb 1155   d. 11 Jun 1183, Castle of Martel, Lot, France (Age 28 years) + 3. Matilda of England,   b. 1156, London, England d. 13 Jul 1189 (Age 33 years)   4. Richard I, King of England,   b. 8 Sep 1157   d. 6 Apr 1199 (Age 41 years)   5. Geoffrey,   b. 23 Sep 1158   d. 19 Aug 1186 (Age 27 years) + 6. Eleanor of England,   b. 13 Oct 1162, Domfront, Normandy, France d. 21 Sep 1214 (Age 51 years)   7. Joan,   b. Oct 1165   d. Sep 1199 (Age ~ 33 years) + 8. John, King of England,   b. Abt 27 Dec 1166, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England d. 19 Oct 1216, Newark Castle, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England (Age ~ 49 years)
  Family ID	F2200	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2022

  
  

• Notes

  Also called Henry Fitz Empress; Henry Fitz Geoffrey.

  
  

• Sources

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