Revolt of 1173–1174

E287205

civil war rebellion

The Revolt of 1173–1174 was a major rebellion against King Henry II of England led by his sons and powerful nobles, backed by France and Scotland, that threatened to fracture his Angevin Empire before being decisively suppressed.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Revolt of 1173–1174 canonical	4
Great Revolt of 1173–1174	1
Revolt of the nobles in Poitou	1
War with Henry II of England	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil war ⓘ rebellion ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Revolt of 1173–1174 ⓘ surface form: Great Revolt of 1173–1174 Revolt of the Young King ⓘ
belligerent	Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany ⓘ surface form: Geoffrey of Brittany Henry the Young King ⓘ Hugh Bigod Earl of Norfolk ⓘ Louis VII of France ⓘ Richard le Breton ⓘ surface form: Richard of Poitou Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester ⓘ surface form: Robert de Beaumont 3rd Earl of Leicester William I of Scotland ⓘ surface form: William the Lion other disaffected Anglo-Norman barons ⓘ
cause	baronial discontent with royal authority ⓘ disputes over the distribution of power within the Angevin Empire ⓘ resentment of Henry II’s control over his sons ⓘ
commandedBy	Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany ⓘ surface form: Geoffrey of Brittany Henry II of England ⓘ Henry the Young King ⓘ Richard le Breton ⓘ surface form: Richard of Poitou
conflictType	dynastic rebellion ⓘ
consequence	preservation of the Angevin Empire under Henry II ⓘ temporary reconciliation between Henry II and his sons ⓘ
endDate	1174 ⓘ
followedBy	continued tensions within the Angevin royal family ⓘ
historicalPeriod	12th century ⓘ
notableEvent	battle of Fornham ⓘ campaigns in Normandy and Anjou ⓘ capture of William the Lion at the Battle of Alnwick ⓘ siege of Rouen ⓘ
opponent	Henry II of England ⓘ royal forces of the Angevin Empire ⓘ
outcome	suppression of the rebellion ⓘ
partOf	history of the Angevin Empire ⓘ
place	Anjou ⓘ Duchy of Brittany ⓘ Duchy of Normandy ⓘ France ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ Poitou ⓘ Scotland ⓘ
precededBy	consolidation of Henry II’s continental possessions ⓘ
relatedTo	Angevin Empire ⓘ Henry II of England ⓘ surface form: reign of Henry II of England
result	royalist victory ⓘ
significance	major challenge to Henry II’s authority ⓘ threatened to fracture the Angevin Empire ⓘ
startDate	1173 ⓘ
supportedBy	Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Henry II of England → conflict → Revolt of 1173–1174 ⓘ

Louis VII of France → conflict → Revolt of 1173–1174 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Revolt of the nobles in Poitou

Louis VII of France → conflict → Revolt of 1173–1174 ⓘ

this entity surface form: War with Henry II of England

Henry the Young King → participatedIn → Revolt of 1173–1174 ⓘ

Revolt of 1173–1174 → alsoKnownAs → Revolt of 1173–1174 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Revolt of 1173–1174

Battle of Alnwick (1174) → conflict → Revolt of 1173–1174 ⓘ

Battle of Alnwick (1174) → partOf → Revolt of 1173–1174 ⓘ