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     Joan of Acre Plantagenet was born in April 1272.¹ She was the daughter of Edward I Plantagenet, King of England and Eleanor of Castile. Joan married Gilbert de Clare in 1290. They had four children.² Joan married Ralph de Monthermer in 1297. They had four children.² Joan of Acre Plantagenet died between 1300 and 1366.

     Earl Edmund of Kent married Margaret Wake. Earl Edmund of Kent was born on 5 August 1301. He was the son of Edward I Plantagenet, King of England and Eleanor of Castile. Earl Edmund of Kent died on 19 March 1330 at age 28 years, 7 months and 14 days.

     Margaret Wake married Earl Edmund of Kent, son of Edward I Plantagenet, King of England and Eleanor of Castile.

     Ferdinand III King of Castile & Leon married Joanna Queen of Castile.

     Henry III Plantagenet, King of England was born on 1 October 1207 in Winchester, England. He was the son of John I Plantagenet, King of England and Isabella (Taillefer) d' Angouleme. Henry III Plantagenet, King of England married Eleanor of Provence, daughter of Raymond Berenger IV, on 14 January 1236 in Canterbury, England. Henry III Plantagenet, King of England died on 16 November 1272 in Westminster, England, at age 65 years, 1 month and 15 days.
     Succeeded his father King John to the throne in 1216. Henry and Eleanor were crowned at Westminster on January 20, 1236, 6 days after they were married.

     Eleanor of Provence was the daughter of Raymond Berenger IV. Eleanor of Provence married Henry III Plantagenet, King of England, son of John I Plantagenet, King of England and Isabella (Taillefer) d' Angouleme, on 14 January 1236 in Canterbury, England. Eleanor of Provence died on 25 June 1291 in Amesbury, England.
     Was not popular in England, partly because of her arrogance but chiefly because the favors shown by the king to her relatives from abroad were a serious financial drain on the country. In July 1276, two years after Henry's death, she became a nun at Amesbury. Had great influence over her husband and the life-long affection of her eldest son Edward I. (Encyclopedia Americana).

     John I Plantagenet, King of England married Isabella (Taillefer) d' Angouleme. John I Plantagenet, King of England was born on 24 December 1166 in Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England.¹ He was the son of Henry II Plantagenet, King Of England, and Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen of England. John I Plantagenet, King of England married Isabella de Clare, Countess of Glouscester, on 29 August 1189 in Marlborough Castle, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England. He had a liaison and child with Agatha Ferrers circa 1190-92. John I Plantagenet, King of England and Isabella de Clare, Countess of Glouscester, were divorced in 1199. John I Plantagenet, King of England died on 19 October 1216 in Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire, England, at age 49 years, 9 months and 25 days. He was buried at Worcester Cathedral, England.
     

Brother of Richard I (Coeur de Lion), John obtained the crown on the death of Richard in 1199. He was also the King of Ireland (1177), Count of Mortai (1189) and Earl of Gloucester. John reigned from 1199 to his death in 1216. During his reign there was a renewal of war with Phillip II Augustus of France to whom he had lost man possessions, including Normandy by 1205. There was conflict between him and his Barons and he was force to sign the Magna Carta at Runnymede in 1215. He later repudiated the charter which led to the Barons War from 1215-17 during which John died.
John I Plantagenet, King of England was also known as John Lackland King of England.

     Isabella (Taillefer) d' Angouleme married John I Plantagenet, King of England, son of Henry II Plantagenet, King Of England, and Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen of England. Isabella (Taillefer) d' Angouleme was born in 1188.

     Henry II Plantagenet, King Of England, was born on 5 March 1133 in Le Mans, France. He was the son of Geoffrey V Plantagenet and Matilda of England House of Normandy. Henry married Eleanor of Aquitaine, daughter of William X Duke of Aquitaine and Aenor Aimery, on 18 May 1152 at Poitiers, Poitou, France.¹ Henry II Plantagenet, King Of England, died on 6 July 1189 at Chinon, France, at age 56, and was buried at Fontvrault.
     
Henry was born in 1133, son of Matilda, who was the heir of King Henry I of England, he was known at first as Henry FitzEmpress and also Henry Curtmantle. However, when Henry I died, their cousin Stephen de Blois took the crown. During the ensuing civil war, Henry's father took Normandy and Henry was invested as its Duke. In 1151 Henry's father died and he then inherited the counties of Anjou and Maine.

In 1152 he met and was seduced by Eleanor de Poitou, Duchess of Aquitaine, who was not only eleven years older but also had just divorced the French king. They married at Bordeaux on 18 May 1152, this marriage also adding to his French territories as well as eight children. However, with Eleanor being so much older, Henry did not remain faithful to his queen.

Having been declared heir to Stephen de Blois, Henry, on Stephen's death in 1154, became Henry II, King of England, the first of the Angevin or Plantagenet line. His first years as king were spent restoring law and order in which he was assisted by his chancellor, Thomas à Becket. In 1155 he received back from Scotland northern countries of England, and led successful expeditions against the Welsh. His reign marked by a series of administrative and legal reforms. In 1157 Henry II invaded North Wales and in 1159 they campaigned in France on Eleanor's behalf. However, this campaign was unsuccessful; yet even so a peace treaty was signed with Louis VII, Eleanor's previous husband.

Henry II had raised his chancellor, Thomas à Becket, to become Archbishop of Canterbury; but a quarrel begun in 1163 was to last for several years. To try to bring the clergy under his control, in 1164 he summoned the council which adopted the Constitution of Clarendon which brought him into greater conflict with Thomas a Becket. Indeed, in 1164 Thomas à Becket was forced to leave the country and it was not until 1170, when the pope forced Henry II to acquiesce, that he returned. The jury system was inaugurated by the Assize of Clarendon (1166).

Henry II's remark 'will no one rid me of this turbulent priest' led to Thomas à Becket's murder on 29 December 1170. Henry II's reputation suffered, even though his sorrow over the loss of a friend was genuine. To try to bring clergy under his control, in 1164 summoned council which adopted the Constitution of Clarendon which brought him into conflict with Thomas a Becket (who was murdered in 1170).

Also in 1170 he had his eldest son, Henry, crowned to secure a peaceful succession, but the 'young king' died in 1183. As Henry's sons reached manhood, they became ambitious for land and power and rebelled against him. In 1188-89 Richard, with help of his brother John and King Philip II of France, made war upon and defeated his father. In 1189 while he was at Tours, he was told of the betrayal of his youngest and favourite son, John. On 4 July 1189, he met the French king Philippe at Colombières. They spoke while on horseback and a sudden thunder-clap caused Henry's horse to rear and throw him. Henry II then made his peace with King Philippe and was taken by litter to the castle of Chinon. Two days then spent wrangling with monks from Canterbury, demanding concessions for their order, were to be his last. When he realised his end was near, he was taken to the altar of the castle church where he deliriously cursed the day he was born and asked heaven's vengeance upon his sons. He then suffered a hemorrhage and died, to be buried in the Abbey of Fontevrault.^2,3

     Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen of England was born in 1122 at Château Belin, Gironde, France.³ She was the daughter of William X Duke of Aquitaine and Aenor Aimery.^1,2 Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen of England married Louis VII King of France on 25 July 1137 in Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France.² Eleanor married Henry II, son of Geoffrey V Plantagenet and Matilda of England House of Normandy, on 18 May 1152 at Poitiers, Poitou, France.² Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen of England died on 31 March 1204 in Fontevraud-L'Abbaye, Anjou, France, at age 82 years. She was buried at Fontevrault.
     
Eleanor of Aquitaine was the eldest daughter and heir of the Dukes of Aquitaine. She was brought up by her grandfather, the renowned troubadour Guillaume IX. Her name appears on a charter for the first time in 1129, when she was seven. She, her parents and her brother witnessed the parchment, and she signed her initials in ink. The ancestral palace at Poitiers is now the Palace of Justice and some of the changes Eleanor made can still be seen there.

In 1137 when she was about 15 years old, she inherited the Duchy of Aquitaine, became the Duchess of Aquitaine, and married the French King, Louis VII and thereby became the Queen of France. Two daughters were born from this marriage. Eleanor accompanied her husband on crusade and was rumoured to have had an affair with Saladin and others. On their return to France, Louis VII had their marriage of 15 years annulled on 18 March 1152 on grounds of consanguinity.

Eleanor, then about 30 years old, wasted no time in seducing the nineteen-year-old Henry, Duke of Normandy, marrying him on 18 May 1152 in Bordeaux. When Eleanor married Henry, she brought with her 42 gowns, 14 pairs of shoes, 5 mantles, and 10 undershirts. Henry, on King Stephen's death in 1154, became Henry II, King of England, the first of the Angevin or Plantagenet line, and, of course, Eleanor became Queen of England.

Over a period of fifteen years, five sons and three daughters were born. Eleanor and Henry then grew apart and, when their children had grown up, she supported first one son and then another against Henry. In 1189 Henry died and Eleanor lived long enough to outlive her son, Richard the Lionheart, and see her favourite son, John, become king before she herself died in 1204 at about eighty-two years of age.^4,5,6,2 The marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen of England and Louis VII King of France was annulled on 18 March 1152.²