King Henry, III

1207 - 1272  (65 years)

• Name	King Henry
  Suffix	III
  Birth	01 Oct 1207
  Gender	Male
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  Death	16 Nov 1272
  Burial	Westminster, Greater London, England
  	Westminster Abbey
  Person ID	I870	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	King John,   b. 24 Dec 1166, Oxford, City of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England d. 19 Oct 1216, Newark-on-Trent, Newark and Sherwood District, Nottinghamshire, England (Age 49 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Isabelle Taillefer, Of Angouleme,   b. 19 Feb 1186, Angoulême, Departement de la Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France d. 04 Jun 1246, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Departement de Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 01 Oct 1207
  Family ID	F354	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eleanor Of Provence,   b. 1222, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France d. 25 Jun 1291, Amesbury, Wiltshire, England (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	1236
  Children	1. King Edward, I,   b. 17 Jun 1239   d. 07 Jul 1307 (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Edmund Plantagenet,   b. 1245   d. 1296 (Age 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F98	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

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  Burial - - Westminster, Greater London, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com King Henry, III Birth: Oct. 1, 1207 Death: Nov. 16, 1272 English Monarch. Born in Winchester eldest son of King John and Isabella of Angouleme. Henry was only nine when his father died in 1216 and he became King of a rebellious nation. A series of regencies ruled in his place until 1234, when Henry assumed power. Order had been restored during the regency, based on the acceptance of Magna Carta which had curtailed the King’s power over his nobles. Henry married Eleanor of Provence in 1236 and with her had at least two sons and three daughters. In 1230 and 1242 misguided attempts to win back territory in France that had been lost by his father ended in failure. Eventually he was forced to sign away Normandy, Maine, Poitou, Touraine and Anjou. Henry's reign was also marked by civil strife, as the English barons demanded more say in the running of the kingdom. The Provisions of Oxford in 1258 and the Provisions of Westminster in 1259 were attempts by the nobility to define the Magna Carta, control appointments and set up an aristocratic council. Henry tried to out maneuver his nobles by obtaining papal absolution from his oaths. Henry renounced the Provisions in 1262 and civil war broke out. The barons, under the leadership of the King’s brother-in-law, Simon de Montfort, forced Henry to accept a program of reform. The struggle with his nobles eventually led to the Battle of Lewes in 1264 where the king and his son were captured and imprisoned. In May 1265 Henry’s son, Prince Edward Longshanks, escaped captivity and rallied his forces, defeating and killing de Montfort at Evesham before taking control of government from his father. Royal authority was restored by the Statute of Marlborough in 1267, in which the king promised to uphold Magna Carta. The rest of Henry’s reign was occupied by resolving the civil problems created by the rebellion. (bio by: Iola) Family links: Parents: King John (1167 - 1216) Spouse: Eleanor of Provence (1222 - 1291)* Children: Edward I (1239 - 1307)* Béatrice d'Angleterre (1242 - 1275)* Edmund Plantagenet (1245 - 1296)* *Calculated relationship Search Amazon for King Henry Burial: Westminster Abbey Westminster Greater London, England GPS (lat/lon): 51.50008, -0.12923 Maintained by: Find A Grave Record added: Jan 01, 2001 Find A Grave Memorial# 1954 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------