henry_ii | ||
1. | [ noun ] (politics) King of France from 1547 to 1559; regained Calais from the English; husband of Catherine de Medicis and father of Charles IX (1519-1559) | |
Related terms: | king_of_france valois | |
2. | [ noun ] (England,politics) 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) | |
Related terms: | King_of_England Plantagenet | |
Similar spelling: |
Henry_III Henry_I Henry Henery Heiner Henrie |