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Henry the Young King

1155 - 1183

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Henry the Young King (28 February 1155 – 11 June 1183) was the eldest son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine to survive childhood. In 1170, he became titular King of England, Duke of Normandy, Count of Anjou and Maine. Henry the Young King was the only English king since the Norman Conquest to be crowned during his father's reign, but he was frustrated by his father's refusal to grant him meaningful autonomous power. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry the Young King has received more than 1,649,362 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia. Henry the Young King is the 2,324th most popular politician (up from 2,662nd in 2019), the 507th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 610th in 2019) and the 89th most popular British Politician.

Henry the Young King is most famous for being the youngest son of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. He was crowned king of England at the age of 11, but never ruled in his own right.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Henry the Young King ranks 2,324 out of 19,576. Before him are Sergo Ordzhonikidze, Maurice Quentin de La Tour, Ahmed Sékou Touré, Giovanna of Italy, Jehoahaz of Judah, and Phalaris. After him are Gustav Bauer, Jules Grévy, Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg, Rajendra Prasad, Cevdet Sunay, and Peter, King of Hungary.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1155, Henry the Young King ranks 5. Before him are Isaac II Angelos, Alfonso VIII of Castile, Niketas Choniates, and Benkei. After him are Ottokar I of Bohemia, Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi, Kilij Arslan II, Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus, Peter II of Courtenay, Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia, and Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamatera. Among people deceased in 1183, Henry the Young King ranks 2. Before him is Alexios II Komnenos. After him are Otto I, Duke of Bavaria, Antipope Innocent III, Peter I of Courtenay, and Elisabeth, Countess of Vermandois.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry the Young King ranks 507 out of 8,785. Before him are Ian McEwan (1948), William Stanley Jevons (1835), Gordon Brown (1951), Cyril Norman Hinshelwood (1897), Richard Laurence Millington Synge (1914), and Jim Clark (1936). After him are Houston Stewart Chamberlain (1855), Gary Moore (1952), Douglas Adams (1952), Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby (1861), William Wilberforce (1759), and Jacqueline du Pré (1945).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Henry the Young King ranks 89. Before him are Æthelflæd (869), Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545), James Callaghan (1912), James I of Scotland (1394), James IV of Scotland (1473), and Gordon Brown (1951). After him are William Wilberforce (1759), Ælla of Northumbria (800), Stanley Baldwin (1867), Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844), George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859), and David II of Scotland (1324).

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