Henry II — definition

1. Henry II (Noun)

2 definitions

Henry II (Noun) — First Plantagenet King of England; instituted judicial and financial reforms; quarrelled with archbishop Becket concerning the authority of the Crown over the church (1133-1189).

Henry II (Noun) — King of France from 1547 to 1559; regained Calais from the English; husband of Catherine de Medicis and father of Charles IX (1519-1559).

3 types of
King of England King of France King of Great Britain
3 parts of
Plantagenet Plantagenet line Valois