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Henry II (king of England)
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...Henry II, 1133–89, king of England (1154–89...was also crowned king of England in 1170); Richard...rebelled against Henry in 1173–74. The...collapsed, but the king's sons continued...alliance with Philip II of France, were......
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Henry II (king of France)
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...Henry II, 1519–59, king of France (1547–59), son of King Francis I. His robust...Charles's son King Philip II of Spain, who was...with Mary Tudor of England, until the Treaty...from the English. Henry issued a series......
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Henry VIII (king of England)
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...Henry VIII, 1491–1547, king of England (1509–47), second son and successor of Henry VII. Early LifeIn his...ReignWolsey and Foreign PolicyAs king, Henry inherited from...Henry joined Pope Julius II, King Ferdinand II of Aragón......
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Henry II (Spanish king of Castile and León)
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...Henry II or Henry of Trastámara (trăstəmăr´ə...1379, Spanish king of Castile and León...allied himself with England and, with the help...Black Prince defeated Henry at Nájera (1367...contested his title as king and the succession......
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Henry III (king of France)
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...Henry III, 1551–89, king of France (1574–89); son of King Henry II and Catherine de' Medici. He succeeded his brother...negotiations for his marriage to the Protestant queen of England, Elizabeth I. With his mother, the duke helped instigate......
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Philip II (king of France)
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......Philip Augustus, 1165–1223, king of France (1180–1223...Richard, the rebellious son of King Henry II of England, Philip compelled Henry to cede several territories...Philip and Richard, now king of England (see Richard I......
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Henry VI (Holy Roman emperor and German king)
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......custody (1193) of King Richard I of England, brother-in-law...the Guelph leader, Henry the Lion. Soon after...Day Henry was crowned king of Sicily. Insatiable...later Emperor Frederick II) as king. Henry died of a fever at Messina......
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Rosamond (mistress of Henry II of England)
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......Rosamond Clifford), d. 1176, mistress of Henry II of England. She was not openly acknowledged by the king until 1174, after he had imprisoned his...remains were removed to the chapter house after Henry's death. Many stories were written about......
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Louis VII (king of France)
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......Louis's capitulation (1144) to Pope Celestine II, Innocent's successor. In the course of that...with her annulled. Her subsequent marriage with Henry Plantagenet (later King Henry II of England), Geoffrey's son, resulted in Henry's claims......
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John (king of England)
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......1167–1216, king of England (1199–1216), son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Early LifeThe king's youngest son, John was left out of Henry's original division...scattered possessions in England and France and the......