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Henry, known as the Young King (28 February 1155 – 11 June 1183) was the second of five sons of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. He was junior King of England, Duke of Normandy, Count of Anjou and Maine. Contents. Early life; Tournament hero and celebrity; Political career; Death and burial; Fictional portrayals; Early life

Henry the Young King. Henry the Young King was the titular King of England, Duke of Normandy, and Count of Anjou and Maine. He was the eldest surviving son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. After the death of his elder brother, William, he was declared his father’s successor in England, Normandy and Anjou.

views 2,011,237 updated. Henry, the Young King (1155–83), was the eldest surviving son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. At Montmirail ( Maine) in January 1169 Henry II announced his intentions for the division of his vast dominions, the Young Henry, as eldest son, to receive England, Normandy, and Anjou, Henry II 's own inheritance.

Though history seldom remembers him now, Henry the Young King seemed assured of a glittering future when he was crowned king of England in Westminster Abbey on 14 June 1170. Just 15 years old, Henry was already tall and incredibly handsome – the golden child of his generation.

Henry the Young King (28 February 1155 – near Limoges, France, 11 June 1183) was the junior king to his father Henry II of England. He was crowned king in 1170, but never actually used the power. The meaning of this is that Henry II's territory covered much of northern France as well as England and Ireland.

Henry VIII. ( more...) Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset ( ill.) Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled.

1155 - 1183. Henry Plantagenet, the Young King was born on 28 February 1155 and was the eldest surviving son of King Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. An elder brother, William, Count of Poitiers, who should have been his father's heir, had been born in Normandy, over a year before Henry on 17 August 1153, but died of a seizure at Wallingford ...