Henry II of England
1133 – 1189 Angevin (English king) King of England (Henry II)
First Plantagenet king who built a vast Angevin empire.
- Religion
- Roman Catholic
- Affiliations
- House of Plantagenet; predates Freemasonry.
Henry II ruled England and much of France and laid the foundations of English common law. His conflict with Archbishop Thomas Becket ended in Becket's murder in 1170. He faced repeated rebellions from his own sons.
Connections
- family of Richard I of England — Father of Richard the Lionheart.
In the timeline
- 1171 Henry II and the Lordship of Ireland mentioned