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Prince William Plantagenet

Prince William Plantagenet

Male 1173 - 1226  (53 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Prince William Plantagenet was born in 1173 in Salisbury Castle, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom (son of King of England Henry, II and Rosamond of Clifford); died in 1226 in 7 MAR 1226 in Mansourah, NIle.

    Notes:

    William de Longespee's tomb was opened in 1791, and bizarrely, the well-perserved corpse of a rat was found inside his skull. The rat is now on display in a case at the Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum.

    William married in 1198 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  King of England Henry, II was born on 25 Mar 1133 in Le Mans, Sarthe, Anjou, Normandy, France (son of Count of Anjou and Duke of Normandy Geoffrey Plantagenet, V and of England Queen Alice Matilda); died on 6 Jul 1189 in Chinon Castle, Tourane, Indre-Et-Loire, France; was buried in Fontevrault Abbey, Anjou, Normandy, France.

    Notes:

    He was the first of the Angevin Kings.

    Reigned for 35 years. He ruled an empire that stretched from theTweed to the
    Pyrenees. In spite of frequent hostitilties with the French King his own
    family and rebellious Barons (culminating in the great revolt of 1173-74) and
    his quarrel with Thomas Becket, Henry maintained control over his possessions
    until shortly before his death. His judicial and administrative reforms which
    increased Royal control and influence at the expense of the Barons were of
    great constitutional importance. Introduced trial by Jury. Dukeof Normandy.

    He built: Chester, London, Westminster Abbey, Sutton at Home,Walsingham and Worcester.

    Henry married Rosamond of Clifford about 1170. Rosamond was born in 1137 in Clifford, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom; died about 1176 in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Rosamond of Clifford was born in 1137 in Clifford, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom; died about 1176 in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
    Children:
    1. 1. Prince William Plantagenet was born in 1173 in Salisbury Castle, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; died in 1226 in 7 MAR 1226 in Mansourah, NIle.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Count of Anjou and Duke of Normandy Geoffrey Plantagenet, V was born on 24 Aug 1113 in Anjou, Normandy, France (son of of Anjou, of Jerusalem King Fulk, V and d'la Flèche, d'Maine, d'Beaugency Countess Erembaugh); died on 07 Sep 1151 in Chateau, Eure-et-Loir, France.

    Geoffrey married of England Queen Alice Matilda on 22 May 1127 in Le Mans, Sarthe, Anjou, Normandy, France. Alice (daughter of King Henry Beauclerc, I, of England and Queen Matilda Atheling, of Scotland) was born in 1103 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; died on 10 Sep 1167 in Abbey of Notre Dame des Pres, Rouen, Seine Maritime, Normandy, France; was buried in Rouen Cathedral, Rouen, Seine Maritime, Normandy, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  of England Queen Alice Matilda was born in 1103 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom (daughter of King Henry Beauclerc, I, of England and Queen Matilda Atheling, of Scotland); died on 10 Sep 1167 in Abbey of Notre Dame des Pres, Rouen, Seine Maritime, Normandy, France; was buried in Rouen Cathedral, Rouen, Seine Maritime, Normandy, France.

    Notes:

    Note: Alice Matilda was supposed to take over her Father's crown upon his death, but the-powers-that-be did not think that it wasproper for a woman to become ruler, so her cousin, Stephenbecame King.

    She was designated Henry's heir, and on his death (1135),Stephen siezed the
    throne and Matilda invaded England (1139) inuagurating a period of inconclusive civil war. She and her second husband (Geoffrey)captured Normandy and in 1152 the Treaty of Wallingford recognised Henry as Stephen's heir. Burke says she was betrothedin her eighth year (1119) to Henry.

    Children:
    1. 2. King of England Henry, II was born on 25 Mar 1133 in Le Mans, Sarthe, Anjou, Normandy, France; died on 6 Jul 1189 in Chinon Castle, Tourane, Indre-Et-Loire, France; was buried in Fontevrault Abbey, Anjou, Normandy, France.



Generation: 4

  1. 8.  of Anjou, of Jerusalem King Fulk, V was born in 1092 in France (son of Count Fulk Anjou, IV and Ermengarde d'Bourbon); died on 10 Nov 1143 in Jerusalem, Israel.

    Fulk married d'la Flèche, d'Maine, d'Beaugency Countess Erembaugh on 11 Jul 1110 in France. Erembaugh (daughter of de la Flèche, de Baugency Count Elias d'Maine, I and Matilde d'Chateau-Du-Loire) was born about 1094 in Maine, France; died in 1126 in Maine, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  d'la Flèche, d'Maine, d'Beaugency Countess Erembaugh was born about 1094 in Maine, France (daughter of de la Flèche, de Baugency Count Elias d'Maine, I and Matilde d'Chateau-Du-Loire); died in 1126 in Maine, France.
    Children:
    1. 4. Count of Anjou and Duke of Normandy Geoffrey Plantagenet, V was born on 24 Aug 1113 in Anjou, Normandy, France; died on 07 Sep 1151 in Chateau, Eure-et-Loir, France.
    2. Sybil d' Anjou was born about 1115 in Anjou, Normandy, France; died in 1165 in Abbey of St Lazarus, Bethlehem, Israel; was buried in Abbey of St Lazarus, Bethlehem, Israel.

  3. 10.  King Henry Beauclerc, I, of England was born about Sep 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (son of King William, I, of England and Queen Matilda d' Flandres, of England); died on 1 Dec 1135 in Saint Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France; was buried on 4 Jan 1136 in Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom.

    Notes:

    Note: He was the Duke of Normandy and became King of England. He built Scarborough, Wallingsford in 1071, now ruins, Warkworth and Windsor.

    Reigned 1100-1135. Duke of Normandy 1106-1135.
    His reign is notable for important legal and administrative reforms, and for
    the final resolution of the investiture controversy. Abroad, he waged several
    campaigns in order to consolidate and expand his continental possessions.
    Was so hated by his brothers that they vowed to disinherit him.In 1106 he
    captured Robert and held him til he died. He proved to be a hardb ut just
    ruler. He aparently died from over eating Lampreys!

    Henry married Queen Matilda Atheling, of Scotland on 11 Nov 1100 in Westminster, London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. Matilda (daughter of King Malcolm Canmore, III, of Scotland and Queen Margaret Atheling, of Scotland) was born in 1080 in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom; died on 1 May 1118 in Westminster, London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Queen Matilda Atheling, of Scotland was born in 1080 in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom (daughter of King Malcolm Canmore, III, of Scotland and Queen Margaret Atheling, of Scotland); died on 1 May 1118 in Westminster, London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom.
    Children:
    1. William, Duke of Normandy died in 1120.
    2. Matilda of England was born in 1086 in London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; died on 25 Nov 1120 in English Channel, United Kingdom.
    3. Richard died in 1120.
    4. Constance Maud Maine was born about 1100 in England, United Kingdom.
    5. William , Prince of England was born about 1103; died on 25 Nov 1120 in English Channel, United Kingdom.
    6. Earl of Gloucester Robert de Caen was born about 1090 in Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France; died on 31 Oct 1147 in Bristol, Gloucester, England, United Kingdom; was buried in St. James Priory, Bristol, England, United Kingdom.
    7. Duchess Maud, d'Bretagne was born about 1091 in England, United Kingdom; died on 25 Nov 1120 in English Channel, United Kingdom.
    8. Princess Elizabeth fitz Roi, of England was born about 1095 in Talby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
    9. 5. of England Queen Alice Matilda was born in 1103 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; died on 10 Sep 1167 in Abbey of Notre Dame des Pres, Rouen, Seine Maritime, Normandy, France; was buried in Rouen Cathedral, Rouen, Seine Maritime, Normandy, France.


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