English
Detailed Synonyms for Henry II in English
Henry II:
Henry II [the ~] noun
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the Henry II
– 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) 1 -
the Henry II
– king of France from 1547 to 1559; regained Calais from the English; husband of Catherine de Medicis and father of Charles IX (1519-1559) 1