Henry II of England
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Parents
Empress Matilda Of England
Empress M Of England
1102 - 1167
Geoffrey Plantagenet
Geoffrey Plantagenet
1113 - 1151
Spouse
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Eleanor of Aquitaine
1123 - 1204
Children
Matilda of England
Matilda of England
1156 - 1189

Henry II , also known as Henry Curtmantle ( French : Court-manteau ), Henry FitzEmpress or Henry Plantagenet , ruled as Count of Anjou , Count of Maine , Duke of Normandy , Duke of Aquitaine , Count of Nantes , King of England (1154–89) and Lord of Ireland ; at various times, he also controlled Wales , Scotland and Brittany .

1133


Mar 5
1133 Geoffrey of Monmouth produces the Historia Regum Britanniae.

1156


Age: 22y
1156 • According to legend, freeholder Lalli slays English crusader Bishop Henry with an axe on the ice of lake Köyliönjärvi in Finland.

1156


Age: 22y

birth of child


Matilda of England
1156 Mosan artists create the Stavelot Triptych, a masterpiece of goldsmithing, as a reliquary to house purported pieces of the True Cross.

1189


Jul 6
Age: 56y
1189 • The town of Dundalk in the Republic of Ireland gains its charter.

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