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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 1,517,481 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Henry the Young King is the 2,670th most popular politician (down from 2,616th in 2019), the 610th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 629th in 2019) and the 109th 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 2,670 out of 15,577. Before him are George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, Arsinoe III of Egypt, Maharana Pratap, Juscelino Kubitschek, Alfonso IX of León, and Ottokar I of Bohemia. After him are Fritigern, Emperor Ming of Han, Charles III, Duke of Savoy, Rayhana bint Zayd, Nebra, and William Wilberforce.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1155, Henry the Young King ranks 7. Before him are Isaac II Angelos, Alfonso VIII of Castile, Niketas Choniates, Benkei, Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi, and Ottokar I of Bohemia. After him are Kilij Arslan II, Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus, Peter II of Courtenay, Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia, Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamatera, and Kamo no Chōmei. 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 610 out of 7,765. Before him are John Snow (1813), Tony Iommi (1948), Tom Hardy (1977), Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence (1388), William Dampier (1651), and John Flamsteed (1646). After him are John Rhys-Davies (1944), William Wilberforce (1759), James Hargreaves (1720), Douglas Adams (1952), Jonathan Pryce (1947), and Tilda Swinton (1960).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Henry the Young King ranks 109. Before him are Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon (1930), James Francis Edward Stuart (1688), Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (1631), Kenneth MacAlpin (810), Ramsay MacDonald (1866), and Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence (1388). After him are William Wilberforce (1759), John Buchan (1875), Offa of Mercia (800), Robert Peel (1788), Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1484), and Philippa of England (1394).

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