Henry II of England

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Angevin dynasty member King of England human monarch

Henry II of England was a 12th-century Angevin king who restored royal authority after civil war, expanded his realms across much of France, and laid foundations for the English common law system.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Henry II of England canonical	147
Henry II	3
reign of Henry II of England	3
King Henry II	2
King Henry II of England	2
Henry II of England (court milieu)	1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Angevin dynasty member ⓘ King of England ⓘ human ⓘ monarch ⓘ
birthDate	1133-03-05 ⓘ
birthPlace	County of Maine ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Le Mans ⓘ
burialPlace	Fontevraud Abbey ⓘ
child	Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile ⓘ Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany ⓘ Henry the Young King ⓘ Joan of England, Queen of Sicily ⓘ King John of England ⓘ surface form: John, King of England Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony ⓘ King Richard the Lionheart ⓘ surface form: Richard I of England William IX, Count of Poitiers ⓘ
conflict	Revolt of 1173–1174 ⓘ The Anarchy ⓘ
countryRuled	County of Anjou ⓘ Duchy of Aquitaine ⓘ Brittany ⓘ surface form: Duchy of Brittany Duchy of Normandy ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathDate	1189-07-06 ⓘ
deathPlace	Anjou ⓘ Château de Chinon ⓘ surface form: Chinon Castle Kingdom of France ⓘ
era	12th century ⓘ
father	Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou ⓘ
givenName	Henry ⓘ
house	House of Anjou ⓘ surface form: Angevin dynasty House of Anjou ⓘ
implemented	Assize of Clarendon ⓘ Assize of Northampton ⓘ Assize of Clarendon ⓘ surface form: Constitutions of Clarendon
knownFor	expanding Angevin Empire in France ⓘ laying foundations of English common law ⓘ restoring royal authority in England after The Anarchy ⓘ
languageSpoken	Anglo-Norman ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Norman French Latin ⓘ
mother	Empress Matilda ⓘ
notableEvent	Murder of Thomas Becket ⓘ surface form: Becket controversy murder of Thomas Becket ⓘ
predecessor	Stephen of Blois ⓘ
realm	Angevin Empire ⓘ
regnalName	Henry II of England self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Henry II
reignEnd	1189-07-06 ⓘ
reignStart	1154-10-25 ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
spouse	Eleanor of Aquitaine ⓘ
successor	King Richard the Lionheart ⓘ surface form: Richard I of England
title	Count of Anjou ⓘ Duke of Aquitaine ⓘ Duke of Normandy ⓘ King of England ⓘ Lord of Ireland ⓘ

Referenced by (158)

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

Kingdom of England → notableMonarch → Henry II of England ⓘ

Duke of Normandy → notableHolder → Henry II of England ⓘ

Duke of Aquitaine → heldBy → Henry II of England ⓘ

Duke of Aquitaine → notableHolder → Henry II of England ⓘ

Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England → usedBy → Henry II of England ⓘ

subject surface form: Beaumont Palace

Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England → residenceOf → Henry II of England ⓘ

subject surface form: Beaumont Palace

King Richard the Lionheart → father → Henry II of England ⓘ

subject surface form: Richard I of England

King Richard the Lionheart → predecessor → Henry II of England ⓘ

subject surface form: Richard I of England

William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel → monarchServed → Henry II of England ⓘ

William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel → laterAllegiance → Henry II of England ⓘ

House of Plantagenet → hasMonarch → Henry II of England ⓘ

Murder in the Cathedral → historicalFigureDepicted → Henry II of England ⓘ

Count of Anjou → notableHolder → Henry II of England ⓘ

Eleanor of Aquitaine → spouse → Henry II of England ⓘ

Anjou → notableRuler → Henry II of England ⓘ

Poitou → notableRuler → Henry II of England ⓘ

Newstead Abbey → foundedBy → Henry II of England ⓘ

Eleanor of England, Countess of Pembroke → relative → Henry II of England ⓘ

Isabella of Gloucester → monarchDuringLifetime → Henry II of England ⓘ

Orford, Suffolk → builtBy → Henry II of England ⓘ

subject surface form: Orford Castle

Henry II of France → regnalName → Henry II of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Henry II

John → father → Henry II of England ⓘ

Lord of Ireland → firstHolder → Henry II of England ⓘ

Lord of Ireland → createdFor → Henry II of England ⓘ

Lord of Ireland → titleHolder → Henry II of England ⓘ

Marie de France → associatedWith → Henry II of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Henry II of England (court milieu)

Dover Castle → builtFor → Henry II of England ⓘ

Duchy of Anjou → titleHeldBy → Henry II of England ⓘ

Wace → employer → Henry II of England ⓘ

Henry II of England → regnalName → Henry II of England self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Henry II

William I of Scotland → opponent → Henry II of England ⓘ

1185 Lincoln earthquake → monarchAtTime → Henry II of England ⓘ

Saint Thomas Becket → appointedBy → Henry II of England ⓘ

subject surface form: Thomas Becket

Saint Thomas Becket → associatedWith → Henry II of England ⓘ

subject surface form: Thomas Becket

Saint Thomas Becket → servedMonarch → Henry II of England ⓘ

subject surface form: Thomas Becket

The Anarchy (English civil war) → significantPerson → Henry II of England ⓘ

subject surface form: The Anarchy

Malcolm IV of Scotland → vassalOf → Henry II of England ⓘ

The Lion in Winter → mainCharacter → Henry II of England ⓘ

The Lion in Winter → portrays → Henry II of England ⓘ

William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke → servedMonarch → Henry II of England ⓘ

Anglo-French wars of the 12th and 13th centuries → opponent → Henry II of England ⓘ

Court of Common Pleas → establishedUnder → Henry II of England ⓘ

Round Tower → originallyBuiltFor → Henry II of England ⓘ

subject surface form: Round Tower (Windsor Castle)

this entity surface form: King Henry II of England

Lordship of Ireland → establishedBy → Henry II of England ⓘ

Lordship of Ireland → monarch → Henry II of England ⓘ

Marie of France → stepfather → Henry II of England ⓘ

New Romney → grantedCharterBy → Henry II of England ⓘ

Fontevraud Abbey, Anjou, France → burialPlaceOf → Henry II of England ⓘ

subject surface form: Fontevraud Abbey

Henry the Young King → father → Henry II of England ⓘ

Henry the Young King → heirOf → Henry II of England ⓘ