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Henry II "Plantagenet", King Of England (b. March 25, 1133, d. July 06, 1189)

Henry II "Plantagenet", King Of England (son of Geoffrey V "Plantagenet" Of Anjou and Matilda Of Normandy)¹¹ was born March 25, 1133 in Le Mans, Normandy¹², and died July 06, 1189 in Chinon, France¹³. He married Eleanor Of Aquitaine on May 18, 1152 in Bordeaux, France¹⁴, daughter of William Of Aquitaine.

Notes for Henry II "Plantagenet", King Of England:
"...Henry is best remembered for his dubious part in the murder of Thomas Becket."

SOURCE: The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Kenneth O. Morgan, editor, Oxford University Press, 1984, page 124.

Henry was crowned 1154 King of all of England and 1/3 of France.

More About Henry II "Plantagenet", King Of England:
Fact 1: December 19, 1154, Crowned King of England.¹⁵
Fact 3: King of England 1154-1189, Duke of Normandy, Anjou, & Maine.¹⁶

More About Henry II "Plantagenet", King Of England and Eleanor Of Aquitaine:
Marriage: May 18, 1152, Bordeaux, France.¹⁶

Children of Henry II "Plantagenet", King Of England and Eleanor Of Aquitaine are:

+Eleanor Of England, b. October 13, 1162, Domfront, Normandy¹⁶, d. October 31, 1214, Burgos¹⁶.
+John "Lackland", King Of England, b. December 24, 1168, Oxford, England¹⁷, d. October 19, 1216, Newark, England¹⁷.