King Henry II

FitzEmpress, Henry II Curtmantle, King of England

1154 - 1189

Born: 25 March 1133, Le Mans, Anjou
Father: Plantagenet, Geoffrey V the Fair, Count of Anjou and Maine
Mother: Matilda the Empress, Queen of England
Acceded: 19 December 1154, Westminster Abbey, London, England
Died: 6 July 1189, Chinon Castle, France
Interred: Fontevraud Abbey, France

Reigned 1154-1189. Ruled an empire that stretched from the Tweed to the Pyrenees.

Judicial and administrative reforms increased Royal control and influence at the expense of the Barons were of great constitutional importance.

Introduced trial by Jury. Duke of Normandy.

• Complete genealogy of FitzEmpress, Henry II Curtmantle, King of England

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