Individual Details

Henry Beauclerc Henry I, King of England (1100-1135)

(Sep 1068 - 1 Dec 1135)



Henry seized the crown upon the death of his brother William II, 1100. He died in 1135, at age 67, apparently from eating a surfeit of lampreys. Buried at Reading Abbey.

He was the third of the Norman Kings.

Events

BirthSep 1068
King of England5 Aug 1100 - 1135
Marriage11 Nov 1100Westminster Abbey, Middlesex, England - Matilda "Edith" dau of Malcolm III, King of Scotland
Marriage24 Jan 1121Adelicia of Louvain
Death1 Dec 1135

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