King Henry BEAUCLERC, I

Abt 1068 - 1135  (~ 67 years)

• Name	Henry BEAUCLERC
  Prefix	King
  Suffix	I
  Born	Abt 1068	prob Selby, Yorkshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	King of England
  Died	1 Dec 1135	England
  Person ID	I43657	Main
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	King William,   b. Abt 1028,   d. 9 Sep 1087, Caen, France  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Mother	Queen Matilda “Maud” MNU,   b. 1024, Flanders ,   d. 2 Nov 1083  (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F12183	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Queen Empress Matilda Edith MNU,   b. Abt 1080, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland ,   d. 1 May 1118, England  (Age ~ 38 years)
  Children	+ 1. Holy Roman Empress Matilda Maude MNU,   b. Abt 7 Feb 1102,   d. 10 Sep 1167, Rouen, Seine Inferieure, Normandy, France  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2017
  Family ID	F30727	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1068 - prob Selby, Yorkshire, England Died - 1 Dec 1135 - England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  Was the 4th s/o William the Conqueror. Henry married Matilda of Scotland but continued to have a large number of mistresses by whom he had many illegitimate children. —— Henry campaigned throughout the autumn, strengthening the southern frontier, and then travelled to Lyons-la-Forêt in November to enjoy some hunting, still apparently healthy. There Henry fell ill – according to the chronicler Henry of Huntingdon, he ate a number of lampreys against his physician's advice – and his condition worsened over the course of a week. Once the condition appeared terminal, Henry gave confession and summoned Archbishop Hugh of Amiens, who was joined by Robert of Gloucester and other members of the court. In accordance with custom, preparations were made to settle Henry's outstanding debts and to revoke outstanding sentences of forfeiture. The King died on 1 December 1135, and his corpse was taken to Rouen accompanied by the barons, where it was embalmed; his entrails were buried locally at Port-du-Salut Abbey, and the preserved body was taken on to England, where it was interred at Reading Abbey. —— Henry and his first wife, Matilda, had at least two legitimate children: 1. Matilda, born in 1102, died 1167. 2. William Adelin, born in 1103, died 1120. 3. Possibly Richard, who, if he existed, died young. Henry and his second wife, Adeliza, had no children. —— His older brothers, Robert Curthose and William Rufus, inherited Normandy and England, respectively, leaving Henry landless. William died in a hunting accident (where Henry was present), and Henry then seized the English throne. Henry then invaded Normandy, defeated Robert, and imprisoned him for the rest of his life. —— Said to be a harsh but effective ruler. [1, 2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_I_of_England. [S76] Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_I_of_England#Death.2C_1135.