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Archbishop of Canterbury Theobald of Bec, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine and Count of Anjou and Maine, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Empress Matilda, Henry the Younger, Holy Roman Emperor Henry V, Imperial Crown, King Henry II of England, King of England
On December 19, 1154 – King Henry II of England is crowned alongside Eleanor of Aquitaine at Westminster Abbey. At the coronation Henry wore one of the Imperial Crowns his mother (Empress Matilda) brought back from Germany; they had once belonged to Holy Roman Emperor Heinrich V.
Archbishop of Canterbury Theobald of Bec officiated the ceremony. Henry II’s titles were King of England, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine and Count of Anjou and Maine. His son, Henry the Younger, had a coronation on 14th June 1170, in an attempt to settle the succession to the throne during the father’s lifetime. But the young Henry died before his father.
Henry II (March 5, 1133 – July 6, 1189) was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189. During his reign he controlled England, substantial parts of Wales & Ireland, & much of France (including Normandy, Aquitaine & Anjou), an area that altogether was later called the Angevin Empire, & also held power over Scotland & the Duchy of Brittany.
European Royal History 