they had four beautiful daughters all of whom married kings
He became King after his brother "Richard the Lion Hearted" died in 1199. He is remembered as probably the worst kin in English history. His barons revolted against him and he was forced to sign the Magna Charta on June 15, 1215 at Runnymeade.
Joan of Acre Joan was born while her parents were on the Seventh Crusade in Acre, and ancient city in Israel won from the Muslims in 1191 during the third Crusade by Richard the Lion Hearted and other leaders (but lost again 1291)
Henry II Curtmantle FITZEMPRESS King of England
He introduced trials by jury and circuit courts into the legal system.
His sons William,Henry,and Geoffry died before their father and his 4th son Richard the Lion Hearted became King in 1189.
Eleanor first married King Louis VII, was divorced in 1152 and the same year married Henry, she was 30 and Henry 19.
Reigned 1154-1189. He ruled an empire that stretched from the Tweed to the Pyrenees. In spite of frequent hostitilties with the French King his own family and rebellious Barons (culminating in the great revolt of 1173-4) and his quarrel with Thomas Becket, Henry maintained control over his possessions until shortly before his death. His judicial and administrative reforms which increased Royal control and influence at the expense of the Barons were of great constitutional importance. Introduced trial by jury.
Geoffrey PLANTAGENET Count of Anjou
Geoffrey was surnamed PLANTEGENET, meaning planter of broom plant, because he so often wore a sprig in his cap.
Matilda was 26 and a former Empress of the Holy Roman Empire; Geoffrey was a lad of 16; neither was pleased with the arranged marriage.
For many generations a legend was alive in the land that an ancestor had married a daughter of the devil and her decendants carried the devil's blood.
Matilda and Geoffrey were both descendants of Charlemagne, she through the Count of Flanders back to Baldwin I, who had married judith, daughter of Charles the Bald, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Charles was the son of Louis i, the Pious.
Matilda Empress of The Holy (Roman Empire)
matilda, after her father's death, succeeded in being proclaimed Lady of England (instead of Queen) but was forced to flee to France by her cousin, Stephen of Blois, the sone of Adela, daughter of William the Conqueror. Stephen ruled for 17 years, followed by Matilda and G
One of the richest and most powerful nobles of France.
Fulk and Melisende were crowned King and Queen of Jerusalem after her fathers death in 1131.
the city had been captured from the Muslims in 1099 as a result of the First Crusade and remained the seat of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem until 1187, when it fell to Saladin.
Matilda Empress of The Holy (Roman Empire)
matilda, after her father's death, succeeded in being proclaimed Lady of England (instead of Queen) but was forced to flee to France by her cousin, Stephen of Blois, the sone of Adela, daughter of William the Conqueror. Stephen ruled for 17 years, followed by Matilda and G