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Henry II of England
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Henry II of England

Monarch of England

Born 5 March 1133 · died 6 July 1189, aged 56
Also known as King Henry II of England, Henry of Anjou, Henry Curtmantle

Who was alive at the same time as Henry II of England?

  1. Henry I of England, c. 1068 – 1135
  2. Peter Abelard, 1079 – 1142
  3. Bernard of Clairvaux, c. 1091 – 1153
  4. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  5. Pope Alexander III, c. 1100 – 1181
  6. Pope Gregory VIII, 1100s – 1187
  7. Muhammad al-Idrisi, c. 1110 – c. 1167
  8. Frederick Barbarossa, 1122 – 1190
  9. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  10. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200
  11. Henry II of England, 1133 – 1189
  12. Maimonides, c. 1137 – 1204
  13. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  14. Nizami Ganjavi, c. 1141 – c. 1209
  15. Richard I of England, 1157 – 1199
  16. Pope Innocent III, 1160s – 1216
  17. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  18. Ibn Arabi, 1165 – 1240
  19. John, King of England, 1166 – 1216
  20. Pope Gregory IX, 1170 – 1241
  21. Shota Rustaveli, 1172 – 1216
  22. Snorri Sturluson, 1179 – 1241
  23. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  24. Ögedei Khan, 1186 – 1241

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When Henry II of England was born, Averroes was 6, Zhu Xi was 2, Peter Abelard was 53 or 54, Frederick Barbarossa was 10 and Pope Celestine III was 26 or 27.

When Henry II of England died, Genghis Khan was 27, Saladin was 50 or 51, Averroes was 63, Zhu Xi was 58 and Richard I of England was 31.

Born during Henry II of England’s lifetime: Genghis Khan, Saladin, Francis of Assisi, Richard I of England, Maimonides, Shota Rustaveli, Pope Innocent III and John, King of England.

Not quite contemporaries: Omar Khayyam died about 2 years before Henry II of England was born, Albertus Magnus was born about 9 years after Henry II of England died, Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor was born about 6 years after Henry II of England died and Anthony of Padua was born about 6 years after Henry II of England died.

Where Henry II of England’s contemporaries were born

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The 49 best-known contemporaries

49 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Henry II of England. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 1161.

  1. Genghis Khan 1162 – 1227
  2. Saladin 1138 – 1193
  3. Francis of Assisi c. 1182 – 1226
  4. Averroes 1126 – 1198
  5. Zhu Xi 1130 – 1200
  6. Hildegard of Bingen c. 1098 – 1179
  7. Richard I of England 1157 – 1199
  8. Maimonides c. 1137 – 1204
  9. Peter Abelard 1079 – 1142
  10. Frederick Barbarossa 1122 – 1190
  11. Shota Rustaveli 1172 – 1216
  12. Pope Innocent III 1160s – 1216
  13. John, King of England 1166 – 1216
  14. Bernard of Clairvaux c. 1091 – 1153
  15. Nizami Ganjavi c. 1141 – c. 1209
  16. Muhammad al-Idrisi c. 1110 – c. 1167
  17. Ibn Arabi 1165 – 1240
  18. Pope Alexander III c. 1100 – 1181
  19. Pope Gregory IX 1170 – 1241
  20. Henry I of England c. 1068 – 1135
  21. Ögedei Khan 1186 – 1241
  22. Pope Gregory VIII 1100s – 1187
  23. Snorri Sturluson 1179 – 1241
  24. Philip II of France 1165 – 1223
  25. Pope Honorius III 1148 – 1227
  26. Dominic de Guzmán c. 1172 – 1221
  27. Pope Celestine III 1106 – 1198
  28. Louis VII of France 1120 – 1180
  29. Pope Urban IV c. 1185 – 1264
  30. Chrétien de Troyes c. 1130s – c. 1180s
  31. Pope Lucius III 1110 – 1185
  32. Manuel I Komnenos 1118 – 1180
  33. Louis VIII of France 1187 – 1226
  34. Anna Komnene 1083 – c. 1154
  35. Afonso I of Portugal c. 1109 – 1185
  36. Attar of Nishapur 1145 – 1221
  37. Geoffrey of Monmouth c. 1101 – c. 1155
  38. Stephen, King of England 1095 – 1154
  39. Thomas Becket c. 1119 – 1170
  40. Eleanor of Aquitaine 1124 – 1204
  41. Empress Matilda c. 1102 – 1167
  42. Louis VI of France 1081 – 1137
  43. Bhāskara II c. 1114 – c. 1185
  44. Saxo Grammaticus c. 1150 – c. 1213
  45. Jochi 1182 – 1227
  46. Chagatai Khan 1183 – 1242
  47. Abdul Qadir Gilani 1078 – 1166
  48. Tamar of Georgia 1166 – 1213
  49. Walther von der Vogelweide c. 1170 – c. 1230