Henry II

Definitions of Henry II
  1. noun
    first Plantagenet King of England; instituted judicial and financial reforms; quarreled with archbishop Becket concerning the authority of the Crown over the church (1133-1189)
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    King of England, King of Great Britain
    the sovereign ruler of England
  2. noun
    king of France from 1547 to 1559; regained Calais from the English; husband of Catherine de Medicis and father of Charles IX (1519-1559)
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    King of France
    the sovereign ruler of France
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