Henry I of England

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King of England Norman ruler human monarch

Henry I of England was a 12th-century Norman king known for consolidating royal authority, reforming administration and justice, and strengthening the English monarchy after the Norman Conquest.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
King Henry I 1
King Henry I of England 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf King of England ⓘ
Norman ruler ⓘ
human ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
battle Battle of Tinchebray ⓘ
birthDate c. 1068 ⓘ
birthPlace Selby, Yorkshire, England ⓘ
burialPlace Reading Abbey ruins ⓘ
surface form: Reading Abbey
causeOfSuccessionCrisis death of William Adelin in the White Ship disaster ⓘ
child Empress Matilda ⓘ
William Adelin ⓘ
conflict power struggle with his brother Robert Curthose ⓘ
coronationDate 5 August 1100 ⓘ
coronationPlace Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ
surface form: Westminster Abbey
deathDate 1 December 1135 ⓘ
deathPlace Saint-Denis-en-Lyons, Normandy ⓘ
dynasticPolicy arranged marriage of his daughter Matilda to Geoffrey of Anjou ⓘ
epithet Henry Beauclerc ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
father William the Conqueror ⓘ
surface form: William I of England
fullName Henry I of England self-link ⓘ
givenName Henry ⓘ
heirAfterWilliamAdelin Empress Matilda ⓘ
heirApparent William Adelin ⓘ
house House of Normandy ⓘ
implementedPolicy centralization of financial administration ⓘ
development of itinerant royal justices ⓘ
strengthening royal justice over baronial courts ⓘ
introducedInstitution Court of Exchequer ⓘ
surface form: Exchequer of England
issuedDocument Charter of Liberties ⓘ
knownFor administrative reforms ⓘ
consolidating royal authority in England ⓘ
judicial reforms ⓘ
strengthening the English monarchy after the Norman Conquest ⓘ
language Anglo-Norman ⓘ
surface form: Norman French
monarchicalNumber I ⓘ
mother Matilda of Flanders ⓘ
predecessor William II of England ⓘ
reignEnd 1 December 1135 ⓘ
reignStart 5 August 1100 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
resultOfBattleOfTinchebray capture of Robert Curthose ⓘ
spouse Adeliza of Louvain ⓘ
Edith of Scotland (Matilda of Scotland) ⓘ
surface form: Matilda of Scotland
successor Stephen of England ⓘ
territorialControl Duchy of Normandy ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
title Duke of Normandy ⓘ
King of the English ⓘ

Referenced by (24)

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

David I of Scotland → alliedWith → Henry I of England ⓘ
Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England → builtFor → Henry I of England ⓘ
subject surface form: Beaumont Palace
William the Conqueror → child → Henry I of England ⓘ
subject surface form: Beaumont Palace
Pope Paschal II → conflict → Henry I of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Henry I of England
Diocese of Ely → foundedBy → Henry I of England ⓘ
Reading Abbey ruins → foundedBy → Henry I of England ⓘ
Reading Abbey ruins → foundedBy → Henry I of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Henry I
Henry I of England → fullName → Henry I of England self-link ⓘ
Sybil Corbet → hadChildWith → Henry I of England ⓘ
Sybil Corbet → partner → Henry I of England ⓘ
Alexander I of Scotland → recognizedBy → Henry I of England ⓘ
Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England → residenceOf → Henry I of England ⓘ
subject surface form: Beaumont Palace
Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln → servedUnder → Henry I of England ⓘ
William II of England → sibling → Henry I of England ⓘ
subject surface form: The Anarchy
Reading Abbey ruins → significantPersonBuried → Henry I of England ⓘ
subject surface form: Edith of Scotland
William II of England → successor → Henry I of England ⓘ
Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England → usedBy → Henry I of England ⓘ
subject surface form: Beaumont Palace