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Henry II of England (March 5, 1133 – July 6, 1189) ruled as King of England (1154–1189), Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Nantes, Lord of Ireland and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland and western France. Henry was the first of the House of Plantagenet to rule England and ...
22 de feb. de 2023 · On 19 December 1154 King Henry II was crowned at Westminster Abbey. He could be regarded as one of England ‘s greatest monarchs after inheriting and uniting a ruined and divided kingdom before earning a fearsome reputation as an empire builder on the continent. The husband of the formidable Eleanor of Aquitaine and father of John and Richard ...
Hace 3 días · Henry II (1133–89) (1133–89),king of England (1154–89). The first of the Plantagenet kings of England was one of the most successful of this country's monarchs. His achievements are the more remarkable since his responsibilities encompassed not just England, but also two‐thirds of France, for Henry was also duke of Normandy, count of ...
30 de nov. de 2023 · Henry II’s Rule Saw England Transformed. During his reign from 1154 to 1189, Henry II instituted major reforms that helped shape England as we know it today. This Angevin king expanded royal lands, overhauled legal institutions, battled for jurisdiction with the Church, and navigated complex family politics.
Michael David Knowles. Henry II - Angevin Empire, Plantagenet Dynasty, Law Reforms: Henry II lived in an age of biographers and letter writers of genius. John of Salisbury, Thomas Becket, Giraldus Cambrensis, Walter Map, Peter of Blois, and others knew him well and left their impressions. All agreed on his outstanding ability and striking ...
28 de abr. de 2024 · Henry II of England Born to Count Geoffrey of Anjou and Empress Matilda in 1133, Henry inherited his father’s duchy and became Duke of Normandy by the age of 18. At 21 he succeeded to the English throne and by 1172, the British Isles and Ireland had acknowledged him as their overlord and he ruled more of France than any monarch since the fall of the Carolingian dynasty in 891.
Henry became Count of Anjou and Maine upon the death of his father, Count Geoffrey V, in 1151. His marriage in 1152 to Eleanor of Aquitaine, whose marriage to Louis VII had recently been annulled, made him Duke of Aquitaine. He became Count of Nantes by treaty in 1185. Before he was 40, he controlled England, large parts of Wales, the eastern ...
