Henry of Anjou

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Henry of Anjou, later known as King Henry II of England, was the first Plantagenet monarch who restored royal authority after civil war and established enduring legal and administrative reforms.

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Henry of Anjou canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Count of Anjou
Count of Maine
Count of Nantes
Duke of Aquitaine
Duke of Normandy
King of England
Plantagenet monarch
human
alsoKnownAs Henri Plantagenêt
linked to: Henry Plantagenet

Henry Curtmantle
Henry FitzEmpress
Henry II of England
birthDate 1133-03-05
birthPlace Angevin Empire
County of Maine
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
John, King of England
linked to: John of England

Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony
Richard I of England
William IX, Count of Poitiers
conflict Revolt of 1173–1174
The Anarchy
conflict with Thomas Becket
coronationDate 1154-12-19
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate 1189-07-06
deathPlace Anjou
Chinon Castle
linked to: Chinon
father Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou
givenName Henry
languageSpoken Anglo-Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman

Latin
mother Empress Matilda
nobleFamily House of Plantagenet
notableAchievement legal and administrative reforms in England
restoration of royal authority after the Anarchy
notableWork development of the English common law
predecessor Stephen of Blois
realm County of Anjou
County of Maine
Duchy of Aquitaine
Duchy of Normandy
Kingdom of England
Lordship of Ireland
reignEnd 1189-07-06
reignStart 1154-12-19
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Eleanor of Aquitaine
successor Richard I of England

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The Anarchy participant Henry of Anjou
Stephen–Matilda conflict participant Henry of Anjou