Individual Details

King Henry "the Young King" Plantagenet

(28 Feb 1155 - 11 Jun 1183)

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Henry of England, Duc de Normandie1
M, #102016, b. 28 February 1155, d. 11 June 1183
Last Edited=21 Jan 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.46%
Henry of England, Duc de Normandie was born on 28 February 1155 at Bermondsey Palace, Bermondsey, London, England.2 He was the son of Henry II 'Curtmantle' d'Anjou, King of England and Eleanor, Duchesse d'Aquitaine. He married Marguerite Capet, Princesse de France, daughter of Louis VII, Roi de France and Constanza de Castilla, on 2 November 1160 at Neuborg, Normandy, France.2 He was also reported to have been married in 1173. He died on 11 June 1183 at age 28 at Martel Castle, Martel, Quercy, France.2 He was buried at Rouen Cathedral, Rouen, Caux, France.2
Henry of England, Duc de Normandie also went by the nick-name of Henry 'the Young King'. He was crowned King of England on 14 June 1170 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England.3 He gained the title of King Henry of England on 14 June 1170.2 He gained the title of Duc de Normandie.1 He gained the title of Comte d'Anjou.1 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.4

Child of Henry of England, Duc de Normandie and Marguerite Capet, Princesse de France

William of England1 b. 19 Jun 1177, d. 22 Jun 1177

Citations

[S106] Royal Genealogies Website (ROYAL92.GED), online http://www.daml.org/2001/01/gedcom/royal92.ged. Hereinafter cited as Royal Genealogies Website.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 59. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S105] Brain Tompsett, Royal Genealogical Data, online http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/genealogy/royal/. Hereinafter cited as Royal Genealogical Data.
[S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995). Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.

Events

Birth28 Feb 1155
Title (Nobility)14 Jun 1170King of England
Death11 Jun 1183
Title (Nobility)Duc de Normandie
Title (Nobility)Comte d'Anjou

Families

FatherKing Henry II "Curtmantle" Plantagenet (1133 - 1189)
MotherEleanor of Aquitaine (1123 - 1204)
SiblingWilliam IX Plantagenet (1153 - 1156)
SiblingMatilda Plantagenet (1156 - 1189)
SiblingKing Richard I "The Lionheart" Plantagenet (1157 - 1199)
SiblingGeoffrey II Plantagenet (1158 - 1186)
SiblingEleanor Plantagenet (1162 - 1214)
SiblingJoan Plantagenet (1165 - 1199)
SiblingKing John I "Lackland" Plantagenet (1167 - 1216)