henry ii | (n) king of France from 1547 to 1559; regained Calais from the English; husband of Catherine de Medicis and father of Charles IX (1519-1559) |
henry ii | (n) 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) |
henry iii | (n) son of Henry II of France and the last Valois to be king of France (1551-1589) |
henry iii | (n) son of King John and king of England from 1216 to 1272; his incompetence aroused baronial opposition led by Simon de Montfort (1207-1272) |