Henri the Young person

Henri the young king (February 28th or March 1st 1155 - June 11th 1183), was the second of five wire of Henri II of England and Aliénor of Aquitaine. It holds its nickname of its crowning anticipated of living of his father, and the young direction of at that time: the knight who is not established yet, which did not inherit.

In 1158, it is promised in marriage to Marguerite de France, first girl of Louis VII and his wife Constance of Castille. The November 2nd 1160, after obtaining an exemption granted by the pope Alexandre III, the marriage of the two young children (him 5 years, it 2 years) is celebrated.

The June 14th 1170, it is crowned king of England to Westminster by Roger of Pont-l'Ev4eque cheese, archbishop of York. Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury and primacy of England, alone ability to crown the king, finds there matter to excommunicate the bishops having agree to celebrate this ceremony. This pretext will be used to justify the assassination of Becket.

Become son-in-law of king de France, this last will not have of cease to poke the ambitions of the Henri young person, while pointing out to him that although king, it does not exert any power. In 1173, Henri the Young person protests publicly against the fact that his/her father plans to give certain territories to his brother Jean without Ground at the time of his engagement to Alix, the girl of the count Humbert III of Savoy and of Maurienne. Aliénor of Aquitaine pushes his/her oldest son then to be revolted against his father and advises to him to take refuge near Louis VII in France, where it is joined soon by his brothers Richard and Geoffroy.

Revolt of 1173-1174

See also: Revolt of 1173-1174

The Henri young person created for itself powerful allies by promising grounds and incomes in England with Philippe of Alsace, Count de Flandre, and with his brother Mathieu, Count de Boulogne.

Louis VII benefitted from it to try to decrease the influence of the Plantagenêts on the kingdom of France. While Henri II battled in France, the Henri young person, with the assistance of Philippe of Alsace, projected to carry the war to England, the rapid return of Henri II to England prevented some. He turned over to France and prevented the catch of Rouen by the rebellious troops.

Louis VII withdrew his support for the Henri young person, and this one requested a truce with his/her father who was concluded with Montlouis and during a time obeys his/her father. He in particular helped it to repress a revolt of lord of Chateauroux by taking Déols, Chateauroux and Issoudun.

In 1177, his wearied wife of a capricious and inconstant husband leaves it and turns over to the court of France. That does not prevent in Henri the Young person attending the sacring of Philippe Auguste as vassal of king de France and from joining his wife with the great pleasure of Philippe Auguste, very anxious of the power of Henri II.

In 1182 Henri the Young person requires of his father in clean good Normandy (it is duke of Normandy for a very long time) but this one refuses. Meanwhile Richard Lion-hearted, brother of Henri the Young advertisement also of the grounds into clean and enters in conflict with Henri the Young person. A very important jealousy exists between the two brothers, poked by the support Net of their mother for Richard. Because of the feudal right this quarrel between the two brothers is likely to utilize the king of France, which wants at no price Henri II, but this one was obliged to intervene against its sons. Whereas Henri openly defied his father while refusing to yield Limoges to him, a Dysenterie carried it suddenly the June 11th 1183 with Martel.
Its tomb, with Lying, is located in the chorus of the Cathédrale Notre-Dame of Rouen.

Its piety, its prowesses warlike and its generosity were rented, but a troubadour noticed that With young king Diras that to sleep I does not like too much . One owes with Bertran de Born this remarkable funeral praise of the young king: If tots Li dòls, els plors, els marriments/E tired dolors, els prejudices, els chaitiviers/That òm anc ausit in este segle pares/Fossen ensem semblaran early leugiers/Contra mòrt LED jove rei angles (If all mournings, all tears, all sadnesses, all pains, all wrongs and all sorrows which one ever known in this painful world was joined together, they would seem quite light in front of the death of the young English king).

Sources

Jean Favier, Plantagenêts. Origin and destiny of an empire , ED. Beech, Paris, 2004.

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