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Henry II, King of England Plantagenet 1133 – 1189 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1133

Birth Location: Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France

Death Date: 6 Jul 1189

Death Location: Chinon Castle, France

Father: Geoffrey Plantagenet

Mother: Empress England

Spouse(s): Eleanor England

Children(s): King Plantagenet

In 1133, Henry II, King of England Plantagenet entered the world in Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France, born to Geoffrey V, Count Of Anjou, Plantagenet and Empress Matilda Of England. Henry II, King of England Plantagenet married Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort of France and England, and had children including King of England, John Plantagenet. Henry II, King of England Plantagenet passed away in 1189 in Chinon Castle, France.

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Biography

  • In 1133, Henry II, King of England Plantagenet entered the world in Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France, born to Geoffrey V, Count Of Anjou, Plantagenet and Empress Matilda Of England.
  • Henry II, King of England Plantagenet married Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort of France and England, and had children including King of England, John Plantagenet.
  • Henry II, King of England Plantagenet passed away in 1189 in Chinon Castle, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

Geoffrey Plantagenet
1113 – 1151
Birth Location: Anjou, France
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Empress England
1102 – 1167
Birth Location: Sutton Courtnay, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor England
1122 – 1204
Birth Location: Poitiers, France
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Children(s)

King Plantagenet
1166 – 1216
Birth Location: Beaumont Palace, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
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Henry Plantagenet's Ancestors

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Henry Plantagenet
1133 – 1189
Birth Place: Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France
Parents
Geoffrey V, Count Of Anjou, Plantagenet
1113 – 1151
Anjou, France
Empress (Matilda Of) England
1102 – 1167
Sutton Courtnay, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
Fulk (The Younger (Fulk V) King Of) Jerusalem
1089 – 1143
Ermengarde, (Countess Of) Maine
1096 – 1126
Henry (I “Beauclerc” King Of) England
1068 – 1135
Shelby, North Yorkshire, England
Matilda (Of) Scotland
1079 – 1118
Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Máel h'Alba
1031 – 1137
Saint Scotland)
1045 – 1145
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Ætheling
1016 – 1057
Agatha
1030 –

Henry Plantagenet's Descendants

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Henry (II, King of England) Plantagenet (25 Mar 1133 – 6 Jul 1189) m. Eleanor (of Aquitaine Queen Consort of France and) England (1122 – 1 Apr 1204)
  1. 1. King (of England, John) Plantagenet (24 Dec 1166 – 18 oct 1216)
    1. 1. Joan, (Lady of Wales and Lady of Snowdon) Plantagenet (c. 1191 – 02 feb 1237) m. Llywelyn (Fawr (the Great) Prince of) Wales (c. 1172 – 11 Apr 1240)
      1. 1. Elen (ferch) Llywelyn (Before 1230 – After February, 1295) m. Donald (de Mar, 6th Earl of) Mar (c. 1250 – July 25, 1297)
        1. 1. Isabella (of) Mar (c. 1277 – December 12, 1296) m. Robert (I ‘the Bruce’ King of) Scotland (July 11, 1274 – June 7, 1329)

Henry Plantagenet's Timeline

2 Records

1133
25 Mar 1133
Birth of Henry II, King of England Plantagenet in Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France
Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France
1189
6 Jul 1189
Age 56
Death of Henry II, King of England Plantagenet in Chinon Castle, France
Chinon Castle, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1133
    Event Place: Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1189
    Event Place: Chinon Castle, France
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