Born
1207
Died
1272
Nationality
English
Events involving Henry III of England (11)
1216
ID: 2394
October 28, 1216
Henry III crowned at age 9 - William Marshal becomes regent, reissues Magna Carta to win barons back from French prince
ID: 2394
1217
ID: 2395
Battle of Lincoln - William Marshal defeats rebel barons and French, young Henry III's throne secured
ID: 2395
1227
ID: 2396
Henry III begins personal rule at age 20 - weak king dominated by foreign favorites, especially Poitevins and Savoyards
ID: 2396
1236
ID: 2397
January 14, 1236
Henry III marries Eleanor of Provence - brings more foreign relatives to court, increasing baronial resentment
ID: 2397
1242
ID: 2398
Battle of Taillebourg - Henry III's attempt to recover Poitou ends in humiliating defeat by Louis IX
ID: 2398
1254
ID: 2399
Henry III accepts Sicilian crown for son Edmund - ruinous papal scheme costs 135,000 marks, triggers constitutional crisis
ID: 2399
1258
ID: 2400
Provisions of Oxford - barons led by Simon de Montfort impose council of fifteen to control Henry III, birth of parliamentary government
ID: 2400
1259
ID: 2401
Treaty of Paris - Henry III renounces claims to Normandy, Anjou, and Poitou but keeps Gascony as fief of France
ID: 2401
1259
ID: 5220
Treaty of Paris - Louis IX makes peace with Henry III, returns some lands but keeps Normandy, ends 100 years of conflict
ID: 5220
1264
ID: 2402
May 14, 1264
Battle of Lewes - Simon de Montfort defeats and captures Henry III and Prince Edward, becomes de facto ruler of England
ID: 2402
1272
ID: 2407
November 16, 1272
Death of Henry III - longest reign yet (56 years), Edward I succeeds while on Crusade, no succession dispute
ID: 2407