Ancestrees
Henry II "Curtmantle"
1133 - 1189 (56 years)
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Name Henry II "Curtmantle" Birth 5 Mar 1133 Le Mans, Sarthe, FRA 
[1] Gender Male Nickname Curtmantle Death 7 Jul 1189 Chinon, Indre-Et-Loire, , , FRA Burial Aft 7 Jul 1189 Fonteurault, Maine-Et-Loire, FRA [2] Person ID I12821 Ancestrees Last Modified 29 Sep 2024
Father Geoffrey V "Plantagenet" COUNT OF ANJOU, b. 24 Aug 1113, , Anjou, France d. 7 Sep 1151, Chateau Eure-Et-Loire, , , FRA (Age 38 years) Relationship natural Mother Mathilda QUEEN OF ENGLAND, b. 7 Feb 1102 d. 10 Sep 1167 (Age 65 years) Relationship natural Marriage 3 Apr 1127 Family ID F3579 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Rosamund CLIFFORD _MARRIED N Children 1. Geoffrey Archbishop Of York PLANTAGENET [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F3875 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 Sep 2024
Family 2 Amabilia DE BAILLEOL, b. Abt 1153 d. Yes, date unknown _MARRIED N Children 1. William DE LONGESPEE, b. Abt 1173, , , , England d. 7 Mar 1225, Salisbury, Wiltshire, ENG (Age 52 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F3876 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 Sep 2024
Family 3 Eleanor OF AQUITAINE, b. 1122, , , , Aquitaine, France d. Mar 1204, Mirabell Castle, Poitiers, FRA (Age 82 years) Marriage 18 May 1153 Children 1. Phillip OF ENGLAND, b. Abt 1160, , , , England d. Abt 1160 (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. William OF ENGLAND, b. 17 Aug 1152, Le Mans, Sarthe, FRA d. Apr 1155 (Age 2 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. Joanna QUEEN OF SICILY, b. Oct 1165, Angers, Maine-At-Loire, , FRA d. 4 Sep 1199 (Age 33 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]4. John LACKLAND, King Of England, b. 24 Dec 1166, Oxford, Oxfordshire, ENG d. 19 Oct 1216, Newark Castle, Nottingham, ENG (Age 49 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]5. Geoffrey DUKE OF BRITTANY, b. 23 Sep 1158, , , , England d. 19 Sep 1186 (Age 27 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]6. Henry OF ENGLAND, b. 28 Feb 1155, London, Middlesex, ENG d. 11 Jun 1182 (Age 27 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]7. Richard I "The Lion-Heart", b. 13 Sep 1157, Oxford, Oxfordshire, ENG d. 6 Apr 1199 (Age 41 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]8. Matilda OF ENGLAND, b. Abt 1156, London, Middlesex, ENG d. 28 Jun 1189 (Age 33 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]9. Eleanor OF ENGLAND, b. 13 Oct 1162, Falaise, Calvados, FRA d. 13 Oct 1214 (Age 52 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F3877 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 Sep 2024
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Notes - Henry II reigned from 25 Oct. 1154 through 1189. He was called "Curt Mantel". (C-437, p. 590) He had keen gray eyes, a freckled face, short red hair, a short broad frame and boundless energy. His empire included much of Scotland, Wales,d and France, all of which he supervised directly. He traveled so often and so fast, the French king is quoted as saying "Now in Ireland, now in England, now in Normandy, he must fly rather than go by horse or ship." He had three significant women in his life, Eleanor of Acquitaine; Amabilia de Bailleol and Alice de Porhoet. Of these only Eleanor is usually listed as a spouse. History has stated that he along with his grandfather and sons had multiple mistresses. (C-502)
Thomas Becket was killed in his reign. Some of Ireland was under British rule and three of his sons started a civil war to uproot their father. (C-2251g)
His will is as follows: "Henry, by the grace of God, King of England, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, Count of Anjou, to King Henry, to Richard, Geoffrey, and John, my sons, to Archbishops, Bishops, Abbots, Archdeacons, Deans, Earls, Barons, Jus
tices, Sheriffs, and all other my faithful subjects, as well clerks and laymen of my territories, within and beyond the seas, greeting. Know ye, that at Waltham, in the presence of R. Bishop of Winchester; J. Bishop of Norwich; G. Chancellor, my son; Master Walter de Constantiis, Archdeacon of Oxford; Godfrey de Lucy, Archdeacon of Derby; Ralph de Glanville; Hugh de Morewic; Ralph fitz Stephen, Chamberlain; and William Rufo; I have made division of some part of my money in this manner:... To the religious houses of England MMMMM marks of silver, to be distributed by the hands of R Archbishop of Canterbury; R Bishop of Winchester; G. Bishop of Ely; and J. Bishop of Norwich; and Ralph de Glanville, Justiciar of England. To the religious houses of the land of the Earl of Anjou, my father, M marks of silver; towards the marriage of poor and free women of Normandy wanting aid C marks of gold, to be distributed by the Archbishop of Rouen, and the Bishops of Bayeaux, Avaranches, Sagiensis. Toward the marriage of poor and free women of the land of my father, the Earl of Anjou, C marks of gold, to be distributed by the Bishops of Main and Anjou. This distribution I have made at the place before written, in the year of the Incarnation 1182. And I charge you, my sons, by the fealty you owe me, and the oath ye have sworn to me, that ye cause it to be firmly and inviolably kept; and whoever shall oppose or contravene it, may he incur the indignation and anger of Almighty God, and mine and God's malediction. And I command you, the Archbishops and Bishops, by the oath ye have sworn to me, and the fealty ye owe to me and to God, that ye solemnly, in your Synods, with lighted candles, excommunicate, and cause to be excommunicated, all such as may presume to infringe my distribution. And know ye that our Lord the Pope has confirmed this my distribution, under his hand and seal, on pain of anathema."
- Henry II reigned from 25 Oct. 1154 through 1189. He was called "Curt Mantel". (C-437, p. 590) He had keen gray eyes, a freckled face, short red hair, a short broad frame and boundless energy. His empire included much of Scotland, Wales,d and France, all of which he supervised directly. He traveled so often and so fast, the French king is quoted as saying "Now in Ireland, now in England, now in Normandy, he must fly rather than go by horse or ship." He had three significant women in his life, Eleanor of Acquitaine; Amabilia de Bailleol and Alice de Porhoet. Of these only Eleanor is usually listed as a spouse. History has stated that he along with his grandfather and sons had multiple mistresses. (C-502)
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