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Name 'Henry III' PLANTAGENET "King of England" Birth 1 Oct 1207, Winchester Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, ENGLAND Death 16 Jun 1272, Westminster Palace, London, London, ENGLAND Age: 64 Burial Jun 1272, Westminster Abbey, London, London, ENGLAND Occupation Royalty Father 'John I' "Lackland" PLANTAGENET "King of England" (1167-1216) Mother Isabella TAILLEFER "of Angouleme, Queen of England" (~1188-1246)
Spouses
1 Eleanor "of Provence" "Queen of England" Birth abt 1217, Aix-en-Provence, FRANCE Death 24 Jun 1291, Amesbury, Wiltshire, ENGLAND Age: 74 Burial Jun 1291, Convent Church, Amesbury, Wiltshire, ENGLAND Occupation Royalty Father 'Raymond V' BERINGER "Count of Provence" (1198-1245) Mother Beatrice de SAVOIE (~1200-1266)
Marriage 14 Jan 1235, Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent County, ENGLAND
Children 'Edward I' "Longshanks" (1239-1307) Margaret (1240-1275) Beatrice "of England" (1242-1275) Edmund "Crouchback" (1245-1296) Richard "of England" (Died as Child) (~1247-<1256) John "of England" (Died as Child) (~1250-<1256) William "of England" (Died as Child) (~1251-~1256) Katherine "of England" (Died as Child) (1253-1257) Henry "of England" (Died as Infant) (>1256-~1257)
Notes for 'Henry III' PLANTAGENET "King of England"
[GREATx25 GRANDFATHER] He succeeded to the title of King Henry III of England on 19 October 1216. He was crowned King of England on 28 October 1216 at Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, and styled 'Rex Anglaie, Dominus Hiberniae, Dux Normanniae, et Dux Aquitaniae. He abdicated as Duke of Normandy in December 1259. He was only 9 years old when he came to the throne which he occupied for 56 years. While he was a minor the land was ruled by the Earl of Pembroke and Hubert de Burgh. His personal rule was weak and ineffective. Many followers from his wife's country were given important positions and the English barons became restless. By 1258 Henry was compelled to hand power to these barons, led by Simon de Monfort. War broke out between the barons and Henry, and he was defeated and made prisoner at Lewes. He had to agree that a new Great Council or Parliament, as it was now called for the first time, be set up. The members of this parliament would be chosen half by the King and half by the barons. In 1265 his son Edward defeated the barons at Evesham and de Monfort was killed. After this, although Henry remained King, the real ruler was Edward. Henry's most lasting contribution to his country was his advancement of the design of Gothic architecture. In particular he instituted the building of a new Abbey at Westminster and in Oct 1269 the relics of the Saint, Edward the Confessor, were laid in a shrine behind its altar. He has an extensive biography in the Dictionary of National Biography. - [1] [1] - http://www.thepeerage.com/p10193.htm#i101923