Key facts about king henry ii who was born march 5, 13, reigned 1154 1189 including biography, historical timeline and links to the british royal family tree. Both kings of france were descendants in the male line of charles v, king of france, and as such represented. Hypospadia and infertility of henry ii of france 1519. Henry viii of england 14911547 was the successor to the throne from the house of tudor. Henry ii of france biography facts, childhood, family. Though richard iii fought bravely, he was pulled from his horse and. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. As victor of the battle of agincourt 1415, in the hundred years war with france, he made england one of the strongest kingdoms in europe early life. She receives a message telling of the murder of her brother. The history of the life of king henry the second, and of the age in which he lived.
He was the first french monarch of the house of bourbon. Henry iv december 1553 14 may 1610, henriquatre, also known by the epithet good king henry, was king of navarre as henry iii from 1572 to 1610 and king of france from 1589 to 1610. Kings and queens of england timeline of monarchs since 1066 ad. Biography of henry ii of france excerpt henry ii, king of france french. Pdf on 30 june 1559, henry ii, king of france, was mortally wounded in the head by a lance during a jousting. An elder brother, william, count of poitiers, who should have been his fathers heir, had been born in normandy, over a year before henry on 17 august 1153, but died of a seizure at wallingford. Queen margaret, suffolk, york, somerset, and buckingham, on the other suffolk as by your high imperial majesty i had in charge at my depart for france. They fought again in 1106 at battle of tinchebrai at which robert was captured and henry became duke of normandy as well as king of england. King henry iv of france paris, france monarchs of the. Henry tudor, the future henry vii, has been called the most unlikely king of england.
Pdf the death of henry ii, king of france 15191559. This is not entirely agreed upon, however, as other historians regard him as a strong but. The duchess of montpensier meets the fanatical young monk, jacques clement. King henry ii of england henry ii facts dk find out. New interpretations french history oxford academic. On june 30, 1559, king henry ii of france 15191559, against the advice of his court ministers, participated in a fateful joust. Henry ii of england simple english wikipedia, the free. The series looks at key monarchs in the history of england and gives some simplified facts about their reigns. King henry ii whipped by the popes order from old books. Photograph your local culture, help wikipedia and win. Through his fathers side, he was a direct descendent of the thirteenth century king, louis ix of france. King louis vii of france made him duke of normandy in 1150. Their marriage in 1533 and her execution in 1536 made her a major historical figure.
This is a good series for those who have little prior knowledge of english history. Yet his rise from obscurity was foretold by the bards, and by 1485, the familial bloodbath of the wars of the roses left henry as the sole adult lancastrian claimant to the throne. Ever since my longbeclouded face first presented itself before the immeasurable deity of your majesty, o most. The couple had five children, out of which henry iii of navarre was born second. Henry married maude niece of emperor henry iii frisia in 1043 in bourgogne, marne, champagneardenne, france. Henry iii was the last of the valois dynasty and has claim to be the only intellectual to have ruled france. King henry ii of england 115489 remains an iconic figure. He had to fight for the throne, but in the end he spent less than half his reign in england. Four carolingian monarchs were also roman emperors and the bonapartes were emperors of the french. The son of robert ii the pious and grandson of hugh capet, founder of the capetian dynasty, henry was anointed king at reims 1026 in his fathers lifetime, following the death of his elder. Enter king henry vi, gloucester, salisbury, warwick, and cardinal, on the one side. Ruled from the start of the frankish kingdom in 486 to 1870. Gaining allies against king richard iii, henry tudor met the king at the battle at bosworth field on august 22, 1485.
Although he established peace in the country after years of civil war, he found himself fighting against his own sons until his death. Henry became count of anjou and maine upon the death of his father, geoffrey of anjou. Henry was fighting on the side of lancaster during this conflict. Henry ii, also called until 1547 duke duc dorleans, born march 31, 1519, saintgermainenlaye, near paris, france died july 10, 1559, paris, king of france from 1547 to 1559, a competent administrator who was also a vigorous suppressor of protestants within his kingdom the second son of francis i and claude of france, henry was sent with his brother francis, the dauphin, as a. Henry was the eldest son of the empress matilda and her second husband, geoffrey of anjou. The kings of england and france, young richard, and many more, were roused to take the cross.
Click for more kids facts and information or download the worksheet collection. Henry 1 king of france was born on 4 may 1008 in reims, marne, champagneardenne, france and died on 4 aug 1060 in brie, illeetvilaine, bretagne, france at age 52. Henry ii is the most imposing figure among the medieval kings of england. Learn more about king henry viiis madness in this article. In fact, king henry viii of england was injured in just this way in 1524. He was the second son of henry vii and elizabeth of york. Henry s father was francis i of france, the patron of leonardo da vinci and a member of the valoisangouleme branch of the house of valois. Courtmanteau, henry fitzempress or henry plantagenet, was king of. The following outline ancestor table for henry ii should not be regarded as definitive, and is intended mainly as a checklist for the ancestry of henry ii of england, in order to see which ancestors have pages uploaded and which pages have yet to be done. During his reign, henry ii became popular in france for his capture of the northern port city of calais from the english. Henry ii king of france britannica encyclopedia britannica. In 1154, while barbarossa was reigning in germany, henry ii, one of englands greatest monarchs, came to the throne.
Henry lived in brittany, in northern france, for years. The wooden lance of his younger opponent pierced the kings. During his reign, he hugely suppressed the protestant movement. His father was king francis i, who was captured a few years after his birth. Henry himself, however, was the son of her second husband, geoffrey plantagenet, and inherited from him the three important fiefs of anjou, touraine, and maine. Henry, the young king 1155 1183 henry plantagenet, the young king was born on the 28 february 1155 and was the eldest surviving son of king henry ii and eleanor of aquitaine. On june 30, 1559, king henry ii of france 15191559, against the advice of. Henry was the son of geoffrey plantagenet plantagenet, count of anjou in france, and matilda, daughter of king henry i and granddaughter of william.
Once he was gone, it ebbed away along with her anger, leaving her with naught but the ashes and embers of a dying hearth fire. Henry became count of anjou and maine upon the death of his father, geoffrey of anjou, in 1151. Henry of navarre overhears the duchess incite clement to kill henry iii. During most of its history, france was ruled by kings. Astrology and natal chart of henry ii of france, born on. This article lists all rulers to have held the title king of franks, king. Henry ii was king of france from 31 march 1547 until his death in 1559. When only seven years old he was sent by his father, with his brother the dauphin francis, as a hostage to spain in 1526, whence they returned after the conclusion of the peace of cambrai in 1530. His maternal grandfather was louis xii of france, the conqueror of the neapolitan kingdom of naples and the duchy of milan. He was also king consort of scotland as a result of his marriage to mary, queen of scots, from 1558 until his death in 1560 he ascended the throne of france at the age of fifteen after the accidental death of his father, henry ii, in 1559. Henry ii of france was a monarch who ruled france from 1547 to 1559.
Henrys son hal, the prince of wales, has thrown over life at court in favor of heavy drinking and petty theft in the company of a debauched elderly knight, sir john falstaff. Henry ii 5 march 13 6 july 1189, also known as henry curtmantle french. In presence of the kings of france and sicil, the dukes of orleans, calaber, bretagne, and alencon, seven earls, twelve barons, and twenty reverend bishops. Unfortunately he had the double misfortune of ruling at time of prolonged civil war and of. Henrys only legitimate son and heir, william, was drowned in 1120 in wreck of the white ship and henry tried to settle the succession on his daughter matilda and her son henry later henry ii. His father was francis i of france, and henry was his second son. Courtmanteau, henry fitzempress or henry plantagenet, was king of england from 1154 to his death.
Epistle to henry ii wikisource, the free online library. Later eleanor and young henry led a civil war against king henry 117374. Henry ii 2 appunto di inglese con riassunto dettagliato di letteratura inglese relativo alle riforme e ai cambiamenti introdotti da enrico ii durante il suo regno. Henry bolingbroke has now been crowned king of england, but faces a rebellion headed by the embittered earl of northumberland and his son nicknamed hotspur. Henri ii march 31, 1519 july 10, 1559, a member of the house of valois, and the son and successor of francis i, ruling from march 31, 1547, until his death. Thus, continental europe and france was free of any english holdings and france became, territorially, more like the france we know today. Matilda eventually withdrew, but henry continued the fight and forced stephen to. Henry i of france, king of france 1009 1060 genealogy. The royal demesne of france reached its smallest size during his reign, and for this reason he is often seen as emblematic of the weakness of the early capetians. Henry vi, part 1 or the first part of henry the sixth often written as 1 henry vi is a history play by william shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1591, and set during the lifetime of king henry vi of england.
Henry ii, king of france from 1547 to 1559, a competent administrator who was also a vigorous suppressor of protestants within his kingdom. Henry ii 131189 was crowned king of england in 1154. In the popular imagination he matters as eleanor of aquitaines jealous spouse. The second part of king henry the sixth act i scene i. This lesson will explore the reigns of the angevin plantagenet kings of england, henry ii, richard i, and john. She knew shed wounded him when hed least expected it, and her satisfaction lasted until the door had closed behind him. Henry ii, byname henry of anjou, henry plantagenet, henry fitzempress, or henry curtmantle short mantle, born 13, le mans, maine now in france died july 6, 1189, near tours, duke of normandy from 1150, count of anjou from 1151, duke of aquitaine from 1152, and king of england from 1154, who greatly expanded his anglofrench. Henry i 4 may 1008 4 august 1060 was the king of the franks from 1031 to his death. Henry i, king of france from 1026 to 1060 whose reign was marked by struggles against rebellious vassals. The second son of francis i, he became dauphin of france upon the death of his elder. He was already duke of normandy and count of anjou, and became duke of aquitaine when he married eleanor of aquitaine, the former queen of france. This not only made henry powerful but also the head of a large empire, called the angevin empire.