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Henry II ¹ 1133-1189.

King of England (1154-1189). The son of Princess Matilda, he founded the Plantagenet royal line and appointed Thomas à Becket as archbishop of Canterbury. His quarrels with Becket concerning the authority of the Crown over the Church led to the murder of the archbishop (1170).

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Henry II ² 1519-1559.

King of France (1547-1559). The son of Francis I, he regained Calais from the English (1558).

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Henry II

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1. (Biographies / Henry II (973-1024) M, German, POLITICS: hereditary ruler, RELIGION: saint) known as Henry the Saint. 973-1024, king of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor (1014-24): canonized in 1145

2. (Biographies / Henry II (1133-1189) M, English, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) 1133-89, first Plantagenet king of England (1154-89): extended his Anglo-French domains and instituted judicial and financial reforms. His attempts to control the church were opposed by Becket

3. (Biographies / Henry II (1519-1559) M, French, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) 1519-59, king of France (1547-59); husband of Catherine de' Medici. He recovered Calais from the English (1558) and suppressed the Huguenots

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Noun	1.	Henry II - king of France from 1547 to 1559; regained Calais from the English; husband of Catherine de Medicis and father of Charles IX (1519-1559) Valois - French royal house from 1328 to 1589
	2.	Henry II - first Plantagenet King of England; instituted judicial and financial reforms; quarreled with archbishop Becket concerning the authority of the Crown over the church (1133-1189) Plantagenet, Plantagenet line - the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485