515. HENRY II²⁸ PLANTAGENET (Geoffrey V²⁹ PLANTAGENET of ANJOU, FULK V "The Young"³⁰ of ANJOU, Fulk IV "Rechin"³¹, Aubri-Geoffrey³² of the GATINAIS, Geoffrey III³³)⁽³⁴²⁾ was born in Le Mans 25 MAR 1133. HENRY died 6 JUL 1189 in Chinon, at 56 years of age. His body was interred in Fontevraud Abbey.

He married Eleanor of AQUITAINE in Bordeaux, 18 MAY 1152.⁽³⁴³⁾ RESEARCH NOTES: (annulled)

Eleanor was born in Bordeaux or Belin about 1122. Eleanor was the daughter of William X of AQUITAINE and Aenor. Eleanor died 31 MAR 1204 in Fontevraud, at 81 years of age. Her body was interred in Fontevraud Abbey. King of England 1154-1189

HENRY II PLANTAGENET and Eleanor of AQUITAINE had the following children:

516 i. William²⁷ PLANTAGENET was born in Normandy 17 AUG 1152. William died about APR 1156 in Wallingford Castle, Berkshire, at approximately 3 years of age.

517 ii. Henry "The Young King" PLANTAGENET⁽³⁴⁴⁾ was born in Bermondsey 28 FEB 1155. Henry died 11 JUN 1183 in Martel, at 28 years of age. He married Margaret of France in Neubourg, 2 NOV 1160. Margaret is the daughter of LOUIS VII King of France and Constance. Crowned in his father's lifetime (a French custom) to ensure a peaceful succession.

518 iii. Matilda PLANTAGENET was born in London 1156. Matilda died 28 JUN 1189 in Brunswick, at 32 years of age. She married Henry V of SAXONY in Minden, 1 FEB 1168. (Additional notes for Henry V of SAXONY⁽³⁴⁵⁾)

519 iv. RICHARD I "Lionheart" PLANTAGENET⁽³⁴⁶⁾ was born in Beaumont Palace, Oxford 8 SEP 1157. RICHARD died 6 APR 1199 in Chalus, Limousin, at 41 years of age. His body was interred in Fontrevaud Abbey. He married Berengaria of NAVARRE in Limasol, Cyprus, 12 MAY 1191. Berengaria was born in Pamplona, Spain about 1163. Berengaria⁽³⁴⁷⁾ was the daughter of Sancho VI of NAVARRE and Beatrice (or Sanchia). Berengaria died after 1230 in L'Epau Abbey near Le Mans. Her body was interred in L'Epau Abbey. King of England 1189-1199

520 v. Geoffrey PLANTAGENET was born 23 SEP 1158. Geoffrey died 19 AUG 1186 in Paris, at 27 years of age.⁽³⁴⁸⁾ RESEARCH NOTES: killed in a tournament He married Constance of BRITTANY JUL 1181.

Constance died 1201.

521 vi. Eleanor PLANTAGENET was born in Domfront, Normandy 13 OCT 1162. Eleanor died 31 OCT 1214 in Burgos, at 52 years of age. She married ALPHONSO VIII of CASTILE in Burgos, SEP 1177. (Additional notes for ALPHONSO VIII of CASTILE⁽³⁴⁹⁾) ALPHONSO died 1214.

522 vii. Joan PLANTAGENET was born in Angers OCT 1165. Joan died 2 SEP 1199 at 33 years of age. She married twice. She married William II of Sicily in Palermo, 13 FEB 1177. William died 18 NOV 1189. She married Raymond VI of TOULOUSE in Rouen, OCT 1196. (Additional notes for Raymond VI of TOULOUSE⁽³⁵⁰⁾) Raymond died 1222.

+ 457 viii. JOHN "Lackland" PLANTAGENET was born 24 DEC 1167.

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