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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: 1189 births, 1189 by country, 1189 deaths, 1189 establishments, 1189 in Europe, Conflicts in 1189, Umberto III, Count of Savoy, William II of Sicily, Henry II of England, Siege of Acre, Sait Musashib Benkei, Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Conchobair, Emperor Shizong of Jin, Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony, Geoffrey Ridel, Gerard de Ridefort, Henry of Marcy, Skule Bardsson, Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Oleg Yaroslavich, William de Mandeville, 3rd Earl of Essex, Yelu Chucai, List of state leaders in 1189, Henry de Sully, Yuri II of Vladimir, Grovebury Priory, Peter Nolasco, Frederick, Duke of Bohemia, Andre of Brienne, Anvari, Richard de Morville, Canon Island Abbey, Iglesia de San Andres, Engelbert I, Count of Berg, Fujiwara no Yasuhira, Fulmar of Karden, Jacob of Orleans, 1189 in Ireland. Excerpt: Henry II (5 March 1133 - 6 July 1189) ruled as King of England (1154-1189), Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Nantes, Lord of Ireland and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland and western France. Henry, the great-grandson of William the Conqueror, was the first of the House of Plantagenet to rule England. Henry was the first to use the title "King of England" (as opposed to "King of the English"). He is also known as Henry Curtmantle or Curtmantel (French: ) and Henry Fitz-Empress. Henry II was born in Le Mans, France, on 5 March 1133. His father, Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, son of Fulk of Jerusalem, was also Count of Maine. His mother, Empress Matilda, was a claimant to the English throne as the daughter of Henry I (reigned 1100-1135), son of William The Conqueror, Duke of Normandy. His own claim to the throne was strengthened by his descent from both the English Saxon kings and the kings of Scotland through his maternal grandmother Matilda...
