King Henry II

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:birthDate 1133-03-05
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Henry_Plantagenet
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Le_Mans,_France
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Fontevraud_Abbey
gptkbp:children gptkb:Richard_I
gptkb:Geoffrey_II,_Duke_of_Brittany
gptkb:Henry_the_Young_King
gptkb:William_IX,_Count_of_Poitiers
gptkb:Eleanor,_Queen_of_Castile
gptkb:Joan,_Queen_of_Sicily
gptkb:John,_King_of_England
gptkb:Matilda,_Duchess_of_Saxony
gptkbp:coronationDate gptkb:Westminster_Abbey
gptkbp:deathDate 1189-07-06
gptkbp:diedIn gptkb:Chinon,_France
gptkbp:father gptkb:Geoffrey_Plantagenet
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Plantagenet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Henry II
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Empress_Matilda
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Curtmantle
gptkbp:notableAchievement Conflict with sons
Control over large parts of France
Development of common law
Establishment of jury system
Expansion of English territories
Expansion of royal justice
Legal reforms in England
Patronage of culture and learning
Reform of English administration
Restoration of royal authority after civil war
Strengthening of monarchy
Suppression of baronial revolts
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Angevin_Empire
gptkb:Constitutions_of_Clarendon
Conflict with Thomas Becket
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:King_Stephen
gptkbp:reignEnd 1189-07-06
gptkbp:reignStart 1154-12-19
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:signature Henry IISig.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Eleanor_of_Aquitaine
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Richard_I
gptkbp:title gptkb:Count_of_Flanders
gptkb:Count
Holy Roman Emperor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Curia_Regis
gptkb:Woodstock_Manor
gptkb:Wallingford_Castle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5