An idea that popped up in mind a few days ago.
Henry II is killed in 1157 at the Battle of Ewloe.
Empress Maude (b.1102) m. a) Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1086-1125), b) Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou (1113-1151)
Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine (b.1124) m. a) Louis VII, King of France (b.1120), b) Henry II, King of England (1133-1157), c) Raimon Berenguer II, Count of Provence (b.1135)
Bertha of Cornouaille, Duchess of Brittany (b.1118) m. a) Alan the Black of Penthièvre, Earl of Richmond (1100-1146) b) Odo II, Viscount of Porhoët (b.1115)
Louis VII, King of France (1120-1178) m. a) Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine (b.1124) b) Constance of Castile (b.1136-1160) c) Adela of Champagne (b.1140)
Henry II is killed in 1157 at the Battle of Ewloe.
Empress Maude (b.1102) m. a) Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1086-1125), b) Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou (1113-1151)
1 b) Henry II, King of England, Duke of Normandy and Count of Anjou (1133-1157) m. Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine (b.1124)
1) William IX, Count of Poitiers (1153-1155)
2) Henry III, King of England, Duke of Normandy and Count of Anjou (b.1155)
3) Matilda of England (b.1156)
4) William X and XI Henry, Count of Poitiers and Duke of Aquitaine (b.1157)
2 b) Geoffrey, Count of Nantes and (briefly) Count of Anjou (1134-1162) m. Marie of France (b.1145)
3 b) William FitzEmpress (b.1136) m. Constance of Brittany (b.1142)
Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine (b.1124) m. a) Louis VII, King of France (b.1120), b) Henry II, King of England (1133-1157), c) Raimon Berenguer II, Count of Provence (b.1135)
1 a) Marie of France (b.1145) m. a) Geoffrey, Count of Nantes (1134-1162) b) Henry I of Champagne
2 a) Alix of France (b.1151)
3 b) William IX, Count of Poitiers (1153-1156)
4 b) Henry III, King of England, Duke of Normandy and Count of Anjou (b.1155)
5 b) Matilda of England (b.1156)
6 b) William Henry X and XI, Count of Poitiers and Duke of Aquitaine (b.1157)
7 c) Dulce II of Provence (b.1161)
8 c) Berenguer Raimon of Provence (1163-1168)
9 c) Petronilla of Provence (b.1164)
Bertha of Cornouaille, Duchess of Brittany (b.1118) m. a) Alan the Black of Penthièvre, Earl of Richmond (1100-1146) b) Odo II, Viscount of Porhoët (b.1115)
1 a) Conan IV, Duke of Brittany (b.1140) m. Margaret of Scotland (b.1144)
2 a) Constance of Brittany (b.1142) m. William FitzEmpress (b.1136)
3 a) Enoguen of Brittany (b.1144)
4 b) Godfrey of Brittany (1149-1155)
5 b) Adelaide of Brittany (b.1151)
Louis VII, King of France (1120-1178) m. a) Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine (b.1124) b) Constance of Castile (b.1136-1160) c) Adela of Champagne (b.1140)
1 a) Marie of France (b.1145) m. a) Geoffrey, Count of Nantes (1134-1162) b) Henry I, Count of Champagne (b.1127)
2 a) Alix of France (b.1151) m. Theobald V, Count of Blois (b.1130)
3 b) Margaret of France (b.1158)
4 b) Alys of France (b.1160)
5 c) Gisela of France (b.1162)
6 c) Philip II, King of France (b.1167)
7 c) Agnes of France (b.1170)
- Henry dies at the Battle of Ewloe in July 1157, along with Roger de Clare, 2nd Earl of Hertford, who saved his life OTL.
- Henry’s eldest surviving son Henry becomes the next King of England, under the regency of his uncle Geoffrey, Count of Nantes.
- About two months after her husband’s death, Eleanor gives birth to a son whom she names William Henry. The boy is healthy and becomes heir of Aquitaine. Eleanor leaves England a few months later, taking him with her.
- In early 1158, Regent Geoffrey starts to style himself “comes Nannetensis et Andegavensis”. His brother William immediately rises against him, accusing him of treason, and proclaims himself regent for the King of England to prevent him from becoming too powerful.
- Louis VII recognises Geoffrey as Count of Anjou, Maine and Touraine, and offers him his daughter Marie in marriage. Geoffrey agrees and the two marry in summer 1158.
- William turns to the duke of Brittany, Conan IV, and promises to return the County of Nantes to him and marry his sister Constance if he helps him defeat Geoffrey. Conan agrees and Constance marries William in early autumn 1158.
- At William’s request, Conan IV sets out to submit the most western regions of the duchy, which have always been rather unsettled and unwilling to any form of authority. The lords soon rebel – especially the viscount of Léon and the count of Penhtièvre.
- In France, Conan’s stepfather Odo II, Viscount of Porhoët, decides to take advantage of the rebellion in Brittany to claim the duchy. Louis, always willing to weaken the Angevins, supports and promise him that Adelaide will be betrothed to his son as soon as he has one.
- In the course of the year 1159, Malcolm IV takes advantage of the fighting between William, Geoffrey and their supporters and invades Northumberland, Cumberland and Westmorland, which he had lost in 1157. Empress Maude leads a force into the north to stop them.
- Bertha of Brittany, who has been eyeing Henry II’s and later William’s alliance with Conan IV suspiciously, convinces her son to marry Margaret of Scotland. William then confiscates the Earldom of Richmond and Conan has to swear that he will never make war to the King of England.
- In Aquitaine, Eleanor, knowing Louis VII will want to find her a third husband, makes the first move and marries Raimon Berenguer II of Provence, nephew of the Count of Barcelona and Queen of Aragon, planning to form an alliance against the Count of Toulouse.
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