HENRY II
1133 - 1189

Henry II was duke of Normandy, count of Anjou, duke of Aquitaine, and king of England. He ruled England 1154 - 1189.

His famous wife was Eleanor of Aquitaine. His famous sons were Geoffrey IV, Richard I, and John. Henry's father was Geoffrey Plantagenet. His mother was Matilda, the daughter of Henry I.

Henry II and Louis VII of France had some running ins.

Under Henry II, Thomas Becket is made Archbishop of Canterbury, the first instance of any man of the Saxon race being raised to high office in Church or State since the Conquest.
 

1152-1327 England and France

See also the chart Governments in History.