Henry of England Duc de Normandie, Comte d'Anjou et de Maine

   Cause of his death was Dysentry.

   Another name for Henry was Henry "the Young King" of England.

  General Notes:

HENRY (Bermondsey Palace 28 Feb 1155-Château de Martel, Turenne 11 Jun 1183, bur Le Mans Cathedral, Anjou, later removed to Rouen Cathedral). The Chronicæ Sancti Albini records the birth "1155 II Kal Mar…Londoniæ" of "Hainricus, regis Hainrici filius". Robert of Torigny records the birth "Lundoniæ pridie Kal Mar 1155" of "filius Henrico regi Anglorum ex uxore sua regina Alienor…Henricus". Ralph de Diceto´s Abbreviationes Chronicorum record in 1155 that "Alienor regina" gave birth to "filium...Henricum". Ralph de Diceto´s Ymagines Historiarum record the birth "Lundoniæ pridie Kal Mar feria ii" of "filius Henrico regis Anglorum ex regina Alienor...Henricus" and his baptism by "Ricardus Lundoniensis episcopus". He was crowned King of England in his father's lifetime 14 Jun 1170. Ralph de Diceto´s Abbreviationes Chronicorum record in 1170 that "Henricus filius regis Henrici" was consecrated as king "a Rogero archiepiscopo XIV Kal Jul". He was also styled Duke of Normandy, Comte d'Anjou et de Maine. After this he was known as "the Young King [rex iunior]". He was crowned again 27 Aug 1172 at Winchester Cathedral. He rebelled against his father in 1173. He attempted to take Aquitaine from his brother Richard in 1183 but died from dysentery during the retreat. Ralph de Diceto´s Abbreviationes Chronicorum record in 1183 that "Rex filius regis" died "aput Marcel in Turonia" and was buried "Rothomagi". The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records the death "1183 XIII Kal Iun" of "iunior Heinricus rex Anglorum…in castro Martellum versus Gerundam" and his burial in the same place. The Continuator of Florence of Worcester records the death "III Id Jun" in [1183] of "Heinricus rex filius" and his burial "Senomannis". The Chronicle of Gervase records that Henry the Young King was first buried "Cenomanensem" and later moved to "Rothomagum".

m (Betrothed 1158, 1160, Newburgh, Normandy 2 Nov 1172) as her first husband, MARGUERITE de France, daughter of LOUIS VII King of France & his second wife Infanta doña Constanza de Castilla ([1157]-Acre 1197). Robert of Torigny records arrangements for the betrothal in 1158 of "filium suum [Henrici regis] Henricum" and "filiam regis Francorum Margaritam". Ralph de Diceto´s Abbreviationes Chronicorum record in 1158 that "...archdiaconus Cantuarensis...Thomas regis Cancellarius" arranged the betrothal of "Henricus primogenitus regis Anglorum" and "Margaritam filiam regis Francorum",in a later passage recording the marriage of "filium regis Anglorum septennum" and "filiam regis Francorum triennem". Robert of Torigny records the betrothal "apud Novum Burgum" in 1160 of "Henrico filio Henrici regis Anglorum" and "Margarita filia Ludovici regis Francorum". Ralph de Diceto´s Ymagines Historiarum record in 1160 that "Henricus rex Angliæ" arranged the betrothal of "Margaritam filiam regis Francorum",who was living in his household, to "Henrico filio suo" with "castellum de Gisors" as dowry, it being agreed that she would be cared for by the Knights Templar until the marriage took place. Ctss de Vexin, with the Château de Gisors, as her dowry. Ralph de Diceto´s Abbreviationes Chronicorum record in 1172 that "Rotro Rothomagensis archiepiscopus"consecrated "Margaritam filiam regis Francorum" as "reginam Angliæ". Matthew Paris records her coronation as queen 27 Aug 1172 at Winchester Abbey. She married secondly ([1185/86]) Béla III King of Hungary . Ralph de Diceto´s Abbreviationes Chronicorum record in 1186 that "Margarita soror regis Francorum" married "Bela regi Hungariæ". The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Margaretasoror regis Philippi" as widow of "iunior Henricus rex Anglorum" and records her second marriage to "Hungarorum regi Bela". Her father-in-law arranged her second marriage so he could retain her dowry. The Chronicle of Ernoul records the arrival of "une reine en Hongrie…veve sans hoir" at Tyre [in 1197] and her death eight days later, specifying that she was the sister of the mother of Henri Comte de Champagne King of Jerusalem and had been "feme…le jouene roi d'Englietere…et suer…le roi Phelippe de France".

Henry & his wife had one child.

Henry married Marguerite de France, daughter of Louis VII de France Roi de France and Constanza de Castilla y León, on 2 Nov 1172 in Le Neubourg, Eure, Haute-Normandie, 27110, FR. (Marguerite de France was born after 1157 in Paris, Île-de-France, FR ¹ and died after 10 Sep 1197 in Acre, IL.)

• Alt. Marriage: 1st husband - (arrangement date), Aug 1158. ¹