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6 de jul. de 2012 · Added: Apr 25, 1998. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 1951. Source citation. English Monarch. The son of Geoffrey IV, Count of Anjou and Queen Matilda, Henry was born in LeMans, France, and acceded the throne of England in 1154, where he was crowned on December 19. He was the first of the Angevin kings, and one of England's most effective monarchs.
30 de nov. de 2019 · Cartwright, Mark. " Tomb of Henry II of England & Eleanor of Aquitane ." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 30 Nov 2019. Web. 13 May 2024. The effigies of Henry II of England (r. 1154-1189) and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine (l. c. 1122-1204 CE). Fontevraud Abbey, France.
- Mark Cartwright
He died on 6 July 1189, aged 56; he had wished to be interred at Grandmont Abbey in the Limousin, but the hot weather made transporting his body impractical and he was instead buried at the nearby Fontevraud Abbey. Legacy
- 19 December 1154 – 6 July 1189
- Empress Matilda
- Coronation
- Burial
- Further Reading
Henry and his queen Eleanor of Aquitaine were crowned in Westminster Abbey on Sunday 19th December 1154 by Theobald, Archbishop of Canterbury. His titles were King of England, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine and Count of Anjou and Maine. His son, Henry the Younger, had a coronation on 14th June 1170, in an attempt to settle the succession to the thr...
He died as a result of a riding accident at Chinon in France on 6th July 1189 and was buried with his family at Fontevrault. Effigies of him and his wife can be seen there.
Queens Consort of Westminster Abbey Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2004 www.englishmonarchs.co.uk
10 de dic. de 2019 · Definition. Henry II of England ruled from 1154 to 1189 CE. He gained the throne by negotiation with his predecessor King Stephen of England (r. 1135-1154 CE) following the civil war that had raged between that monarch and Henry's mother Empress Matilda (l. 1102-1167 CE). Henry would begin a new ruling dynasty, the Angevins- Plantagenets, and ...
- Mark Cartwright
The King of England, Henry II, his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and their son, King Richard the Lionheart, were all buried here at the end of the 12th century. It was seized and disestablished as a monastery during the French Revolution .
Henry II, king of England (1154–89) who greatly expanded his Anglo-French domains and strengthened the royal administration in England. His quarrels with Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury, and with members of his own family ultimately brought about his defeat.
