Henry II of England

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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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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

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Duchy of Aquitaine notableRuler Henry II of England
Three Priests setDuring Henry II of England
this entity surface form: reign of Henry II of England
Three Priests associatedWith Henry II of England
this entity surface form: King Henry II
Three Knights associatedWith Henry II of England
this entity surface form: King Henry II
King of England notableHolder Henry II of England
House of Ingelger hasNotableMember Henry II of England
Ingelger notableDescendant Henry II of England
medieval Duchy of Normandy notableRuler Henry II of England
subject surface form: Duchy of Normandy
Counts of Anjou notableMember Henry II of England
Geoffrey V Plantagenet child Henry II of England
Geoffrey V Plantagenet successor Henry II of England
Stephen, King of England successor Henry II of England
Joan of England, Queen of Sicily father Henry II of England
Prince Arthur, Duke of Brittany grandfather Henry II of England
Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany father Henry II of England
Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany notableRelative Henry II of England
Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile father Henry II of England
House of Anjou hasMember Henry II of England
Stephen of England successor Henry II of England
Stephen of England relative Henry II of England
Kingdom of Germany notableMonarch Henry II of England
this entity surface form: Henry II
Angevin Empire firstMonarch Henry II of England
Angevin Empire monarch Henry II of England
Angevin Empire notableRuler Henry II of England
Empress Matilda child Henry II of England
Empress Matilda relative Henry II of England
Murder of Thomas Becket hasInvolvedPerson Henry II of England
Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony father Henry II of England
Fulk V of Anjou successorInAngevinLine Henry II of England
County of Maine associatedWith Henry II of England
Aenor de Châtellerault notableRelative Henry II of England
The Queen’s Remembrancer createdBy Henry II of England
subject surface form: Queen’s Remembrancer
Château de Chinon residenceOf Henry II of England
Château de Chinon deathPlaceOf Henry II of England
Château de Loches capturedBy Henry II of England
Keynsham Abbey foundedInReignOf Henry II of England
Alix of France, Countess of Blois stepfather Henry II of England
Orford Castle builtFor Henry II of England
Norman invasion of Ireland commander Henry II of England
Scarborough Castle builtFor Henry II of England
this entity surface form: King Henry II of England
Blanche of Castile grandfather Henry II of England
Papal bull Laudabiliter issuedFor Henry II of England
subject surface form: Laudabiliter
Papal bull Laudabiliter beneficiary Henry II of England
subject surface form: Laudabiliter
Dominus Hiberniae conferredOn Henry II of England
Dominus Hiberniae heldBy Henry II of England
Pope Adrian IV grantedAuthorityTo Henry II of England
Becket mainSubject Henry II of England