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Duke of Normandy and King of England Henry Plantagenet, I

Duke of Normandy and King of England Henry Plantagenet, I

Male 1068 - 1135  (67 years)

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  • Name Henry Plantagenet  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Title Duke of Normandy and King of England 
    Suffix I 
    Birth 21 Feb 1068  Selby, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Name Beauclerc 
    Religion As a proponent of religious reform, Henry gave extensively to reformist groups within the Church 
    _MILT Defeated his brother Robert at the Battle of Tinchebray and went on to conquer Normandy 
    Battle of Tinchebray    		 Battle of Tinchebray
    Death 1 Dec 1135  Angers, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • died from eating "a surfeit of lampreys."
    Burial Reading, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Reading Abbey
    Person ID I8838  A Tree Called Smith
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

    Father Duke of Normandy -- King of England Guillaume de Normandy,   b. 1024, Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Sep 1087, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Queen consort of the Kingdom of England Matilda de Flanders,   b. 1031, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Nov 1083, Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1053  Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • When William sent his representative to ask for Matilda's hand in marriage, she said she was far too high-born to consider marrying a bastard. He found Matilda on her way to church, dragged her off her horse by her long braids and left her in the street
    Family ID F2609  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Queen Consort of England Matilda of Scotland,   b. 1 May 1080, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 May 1118, Westminster, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years) 
    Marriage 11 Nov 1100  London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Children 
     1. Holy Roman Empress Matilda of England,   b. 7 Feb 1102, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Sep 1167, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F2982  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

    Family 2 Lady Arundel, Queen Consort of England Adeliza de Louvain,   b. 3 Nov 1102, Louvain-la-Neuve, Brabant Wallon, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Apr 1151, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Marriage 29 Jan 1121  Windsor, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2983  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 21 Feb 1068 - Selby, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 11 Nov 1100 - London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 29 Jan 1121 - Windsor, Berkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1 Dec 1135 - Angers, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Reading, Berkshire, England Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Places
    Battle of Tinchebray    		Battle of Tinchebray

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
      Record for Matilda Scotland

    2. [S424] Ancestry.com, Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;).
      Birth date: 1068 Birth place: Selby, Yorkshire Death date: 1 Dec 1135 Death place:
      Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22      		 Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22


    3. [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
      Record for Henry I Beauclerc Plantagenet

    4. [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees.


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