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- Saint Henry II, Holy Roman EmperorHenry II, Holy Roman EmperorHenry II , also referred to as Saint Henry, Obl.S.B., was the fifth and last Holy Roman Emperor of the Ottonian dynasty, from his coronation in Rome in 1014 until his death a decade later. He was crowned King of the Germans in 1002 and King of Italy in 1004...
(972–1024), crowned King of Germany in 1002, of Italy in 1004 and Emperor in 1014 - Henry II of EnglandHenry II of EnglandHenry II ruled as King of England , Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Nantes, Lord of Ireland and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland and western France. Henry, the great-grandson of William the Conqueror, was the...
(1133–89), reigned from 1154 - Henry II of JerusalemHenry II of JerusalemHenry II of Jerusalem and Henry II of Cyprus, born Henri de Lusignan was the last ruling and first titular King of Jerusalem and also ruled as King of Cyprus as Henry II...
and Cyprus (1271–1324), reigned from 1285; king of Jerusalem in name only from 1291 - Henry II of Castile (1334–79), reigned 1366–67 and from 1369
- Henry II of NavarreHenry II of NavarreHenry II was the eldest son of John III of Navarre and Catherine I of Navarre, sister and heiress of Francis Phoebus, King of Navarre; he was born at Sangüesa.-King of Navarre:...
(1503–55), reigned from 1518 - Henry II of FranceHenry II of FranceHenry II was King of France from 31 March 1547 until his death in 1559.-Early years:Henry was born in the royal Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, the son of Francis I and Claude, Duchess of Brittany .His father was captured at the Battle of Pavia in 1525 by his sworn enemy,...
(1519–59), reigned from 1547 - Henry II of Sicily (also known as Henry II, Duke of Swabia and Henry (VII) of GermanyHenry (VII) of GermanyHenry was King of Sicily from 1212, Duke of Swabia from 1216, and King of Germany from 1220. He was the son and co-king of Emperor Frederick II and elder brother of Conrad IV of Germany...
), king of Germany (Rex romanorum) and of Sicily (1211–42)
Others
- Henry II, Duke of BavariaHenry II, Duke of BavariaHenry II , called the Wrangler or the Quarrelsome, in German Heinrich der Zänker, was the son of Henry I and Judith of Bavaria.- Biography :...
(951–995) - Henry II, Count of Louvain (d. 1071)
- Henry II, Duke of Carinthia (1090–1122)
- Henry II, Margrave of MeissenHenry II, Margrave of MeissenHenry II was the Margrave of Meissen and the Saxon Ostmark from his birth until his death. He was the posthumous son of Margrave Henry I and Gertrude of Brunswick, daughter of Egbert I of Meissen. He was by inheritance also Count of Eilenburg...
(1103–1123) - Henry II, Duke of Saxony, better known as Henry X, Duke of BavariaHenry X, Duke of Bavariathumb|right|Henry X in a much later engraving.Henry the Proud was the Duke of Bavaria , Duke of Saxony , and Margrave of Tuscany .-Life and reign:...
(1108–1139) - Henry II, Duke of AustriaHenry II, Duke of AustriaHenry II , Count Palatine of the Rhine, 1140–1141, Margrave of Austria from 1141 to 1156 and, as Henry XI, also Duke of Bavaria from 1141 to 1156, Duke of Austria, 1156–1177, was a prince of the Babenberg dynasty....
(1107–77) - Henry II, Count of Champagne (1166–97)
- Henry II the PiousHenry II the PiousHenry II the Pious , of the Silesian line of the Piast dynasty was Duke of Silesia at Wrocław and Duke of Kraków and thus High Duke of all Poland as well as Duke of Southern Greater Poland from 1238 until his death. During 1238–1239 he also served as a regent of two other Piast duchies: Sandomierz...
, Piast Duke of Silesia-Wrocław, Kraków and Southern Greater Poland (ca. 1196–9 April 1241) - Henry II, Count of SaynHenry II, Count of SaynHenry II was the Count of Sayn, a County located near the Sieg River in northern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Henry II shared the first year of his reign with his uncle, Count Henry I, as he and his father Eberhard II had co-ruled the Countship. Godfrey II had been a regent from 1181 and...
(1202–46) - Henry II, Duke of BrabantHenry II, Duke of BrabantHenry II of Brabant was Duke of Brabant and Lothier after the death of his father Henry I in 1235...
(1207–48) - Henry II, Count of Nassau (d. 1251)
- Henry II, Prince of Anhalt-AscherslebenHenry II, Prince of Anhalt-AscherslebenHenry II, Prince of Anhalt-Aschersleben was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Aschersleben....
(d. 1266) - Henry II, Prince of Mecklenburg (1266–1329)
- Henry II, Duke of Świdnica (1316–45)
- Henry II, Duke of Brunswick-LüneburgHenry II, Duke of Brunswick-LüneburgHenry II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, , also called de Graecia or Henry the Peaceful, was the eldest son of Henry I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg....
(d. after 1351) - Henry II, Landgrave of HesseHenry II, Landgrave of HesseHenry II of Hesse called "the Iron" was Landgrave of Hesse from 1328 - 1376.Henry was the son of Otto I, Landgrave of Hesse and Adelheid of Ravensburg...
(d. 1376) - Henry II, Duke of LorraineHenry II, Duke of LorraineHenry II was Duke of Lorraine from 1608 until his death. His two daughters were Duchesses of Lorraine by marriage. He was also the brother-in-law of King Henry IV of France.-History and Family:...
(1563–1624) - Henri II de MontmorencyHenri II de MontmorencyHenri II de Montmorency was a French nobleman and military commander.Born at Chantilly, Oise, he was the son of duke Henry I, whom he succeeded in 1614, having previously been made grand admiral...
(1595–1632) - Henry II de Bourbon, prince de CondéHenry II de Bourbon, prince de CondéHenri de Bourbon became Prince of Condé shortly after his birth, following the death of his father Henri I...
(1588–1646) - Henry II, Duke of GuiseHenry II, Duke of GuiseHenry II de Lorraine, 5th Duke of Guise was the second son of Charles, Duke of Guise and Henriette Catherine de Joyeuse.-Life:...
(1614–1664) - Jacques-Victor Henry, Prince Royal of HaitiJacques-Victor Henry, Prince Royal of HaitiPrince Jacques-Victor Henry was the heir apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of Haiti.He was the youngest child of Henri Christophe, then a general in the Haitian Army, by his wife Marie-Louise Coidavid. His father became President of the state of Haiti in 1807, and on March 26, 1811 he was...
, pretender to the throne of Haiti as Henry II (1820)