King Henry 11 was born in Le Mans, March 5, 1133.
Ascended the Throne : October 25, 1154.
Coronation : Westminster Abbey, December 19, 1154.
King Henry 11 married Eleanor, Daughter of William X, Duke of Aquitaine.
Children : Four sons, three daughters and several illegitimate children.
King Henry 11 died Chinon, July 6, 1189.
King Henry 11 was buried in Fontrevault Abbey.
Henry II of England ruled as King of England (1154 to 1189), Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Nantes, Lord of Ireland and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland and western France.
Henry was the first of the House of Plantagenet to rule England.
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