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Four or more generations of descendants of Henry II of England (1133-1189) if they are properly linked:1. Henry II of England (1133-1189) 2. William Plantagenet, Count of Poitiers (1153-1156) 2. Henry of Normandy (1155-1183) 2. Matilda of England (1156-1189) 3. Richenza von Braunschweig (1171-1210) 4. Thomas du Perche (-1217) 4. Thibaut du Perche (-bef1211) 3. Lothar von Braunschweig (c1174 ...
Henry II (1133–89), king of England, was son of Geoffrey, count of Anjou, and his wife Matilda, daughter of Henry I, king of England. He inherited the kingdom of England from his cousin Stephen in 1154 (he already held the duchy of Normandy, conquered by his father c.1144) and spent the first decade of his reign restoring royal authority in England to the position held under his grandfather.
The index volume of the definitive scholarly edition of the Letters and Charters of Henry II, King of England 1154-1189. Edited by Nicholas Vincent, this scholarly set is the most considerable body of charter evidence ever presented for the history of the Plantagenet realm.
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With his new found power, Henry led an expedition to England against King Stephen. This led to Stephen agreeing that Henry should become his heir. This and the death of Stephen’s eldest son, brought to an end the Anarchy. Stephen died in 1154 and Henry was crowned King Henry II of England. His lands became known as the Angevin Empire.
Henry II (5 March 1133 6 July 1189) ruled as Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy, and as King of England (11541189) and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland, eastern Ireland, and western France. His sobriquets include "Curt Mantle" (because of the practical short cloaks he wore), "Fitz Empress", and sometimes "The Lion of Justice ...
Henry II was the founder of the Angevin dynasty, which ruled England from 1154 to 1216. Henry was the son of Count Geoffrey of Anjou (in France), and of the Empress Matilda, who was the daughter of King Henry I of England. Matilda gave Henry his claim to the English throne. Henry married Eleanor of Aquitaine, who brought the large and ...
