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r.1216 - 1272 | King Henry III reigned as King of England from 19 Oct 1216 - 16 Nov 1272 He was the son of King John of England and Isabelle of Angouleme |
1207 | Henry was born on 1 October 1207 at Winchester Castle |
1216 | 19 Oct 1216: Nine year old Henry succeeded to the throne of England. The coronation of Henry III was 28 October 1216 at Gloucester. England was ruled by regents until 1227 |
1217 | Fifth Crusade, 1217 - 1221: The 5th Crusade led by King Andrew II of Hungary, Duke Leopold VI of Austria, John of Brienne |
1219 | William Marshal died and Hubert de Burgh took control of England |
1227 | King Henry took control of England and was persuaded to remove Hubert de Burgh from power replacing him with the French Bishop of Winchester - Peter des Roches |
1228 - 1229 | Sixth Crusade, 1228 - 1229: The 6th Crusade led by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II |
1234 | The English barons rebelled against King Henry and his French advisors and forced the expulsion of Peter des Roches |
1236 | Henry married Eleanor of Provence (c. 1223-1291) at Canterbury Cathedral, she was the younger sister of the Queen of France. They had four children: Edward (later King Edward I), Margaret of England, Beatrice of England and Edmund, Earl of Lancaster |
1248 | The Seventh Crusade, 1248 - 1254: The 7th Crusade led by King Louis IX of France |
1256 | Welsh revolt: Llewelyn ap Gruffydd declared himself ruler of North Wales and rebelled against English control. |
1257 | King Henry and his son Edward quash the Welsh rebellion |
1258 | Provisions of Oxford: Seven barons led by Simon de Montfort forced Henry to agree to the Provisions of Oxford which abolished the absolutist Anglo-Norman monarchy and gave power to a council of fifteen barons to govern England and a parliament |
1262 | Henry obtained a papal bull exempting him from his agreements made at the Provisions of Oxford leading to Civil War which was known as the Second Barons War |
1264 - 1265 | The Second Barons War the leading royalist was Prince Edward Longshanks (later Edward I of England) who was opposed by barons led by Simon de Montfort |
1264 | Battle of Lewes May 14: Henry was defeated and taken prisoner by Simon de Montfort's army. Prince Edward escaped and continued the fight |
1265 | Battle of Evesham: Simon de Montfort is defeated and power restored to King Henry |
1272 | King Henry III died on 16 November 1272 at Westminster in London. He was buried in Westminster Abbey |
1272 | He was succeeded by his Edward Longshanks who became King Edward I |
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