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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Poitiers Cathedral constructionStartReignOf Henry II of England
Robert of Gloucester relative Henry II of England
Berengaria of Castile relative Henry II of England
Duchy of Gascony notableRuler Henry II of England
English monarchs notableMonarch Henry II of England
Pale associatedWithMonarch Henry II of England
de Lacy family supportedMonarch Henry II of England
Beaumont Palace usedBy Henry II of England