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Also Known As Henry Curtmantle • Henry Plantagenet • Henry of Anjou • Henry Fitzempress
Born 1133 • Le Mans • France
Died July 6, 1189 (aged 56) • near Tours • France
Title / Office king (1154-1189), England
House / Dynasty house of Plantagenet
Notable Family Members spouse Eleanor of Aquitaine • father Geoffrey IV • mother Matilda • son Richard I • son Geoffrey IV • son Henry the Young King • son John
Role In Assize of Northampton • Constitutions of Clarendon

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