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Há 5 dias · Matilda, born in 1102, was married to the powerful Holy Roman Emperor Henry V in 1114. William Adelin, born in 1103, was Henry‘s only legitimate son and heir apparent. Grooming William to succeed him, Henry arranged a marriage between his son and Matilda of Anjou, daughter of Count Fulk V, in 1119.
Há 2 dias · A Guest Blog Post by Keira Morgan. Anne of Brittany was reigning Duchess of Brittany from 1488 until her death, and Queen of France from 1491 to 1498 and from 1499 to her death. Anne of Brittany, the last duchess of a fully independent Brittany, was no ordinary girl. From childhood, she was brought up as the presumptive heir to her father’s ...
Há 2 dias · William FitzEmpress. House. Normandy. Father. Henry I of England. Mother. Matilda of Scotland. Empress Matilda ( c. 7 February 1102 – 10 September 1167), also known as Empress Maud, [nb 1] was one of the claimants to the English throne during the civil war known as the Anarchy.
Há 4 dias · Duchess of Brittany. Ambassadors and gentlemen from the Duchess of Brittany have arrived, demanding assistance against France, and the sooner the better. Ferdinand will go directly to Andalusia, and provide for the frontier war against the Moors.
Há 5 dias · Discover the fascinating history of Empress Matilda, also known as the Queen Matilda, who was the first female ruler of England. Learn about her struggles, triumphs, and impact on medieval...
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Há 4 dias · Who succeeded Henry II? Henry II (born 1133, Le Mans, Maine [now in France]—died July 6, 1189, near Tours) was the duke of Normandy (from 1150), count of Anjou (from 1151), duke of Aquitaine (from 1152), and king of England (from 1154), who greatly expanded his Anglo-French domains and strengthened the royal administration in England.
- Henry II was king of England from 1154 to 1189. The first of three Angevin kings of England, he expanded the Anglo-French domains and strengthened...
- Henry, who was the duke of Aquitaine, had a claim to the English throne, and he invaded England in 1153. King Stephen agreed to accept Henry as his...
- Henry acquired most of the Continental possessions that would expand the kingdom of England before he became king in 1154. He inherited the duchy o...
- Determined to assert his rights in all his lands, Henry II reasserted the centralized power of his grandfather, Henry I, in England. He issued the...
- Henry II’s plans to divide the Angevin “empire” among his sons led to many quarrels and wars. Of his five sons, only Richard and John survived his...
Há 4 dias · Henry II (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189), also known as Henry Fitzempress and Henry Curtmantle, was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189. During his reign he controlled England, substantial parts of Wales and Ireland, and much of France (including Normandy, Anjou, and Aquitaine), an area that altogether was later called the Angevin Empire, and also held power over Scotland and the ...
