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Henry III

Type Figure Region England Time 1207–1272 Also known as Henry III of England、Henry of Winchester

Henry III (1207–1272) was King of England of the Plantagenet dynasty, acceding at age nine in 1216 and rebuilding royal authority in the 1220s under …

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  1. 1207–1216Winchester · EnglandSon of King John, he inherited the throne in 1216 amid civil war and the Magna Carta crisis, protected by regents including William Marshal.
  2. 1216–1227Westminster · EnglandIn the 1220s he consolidated his rule with the support of regents and privy councillors, confirmed the Magna Carta in 1221, and formally declared his majority and personal rule in 1227, gradually restoring royal authority.
  3. 1227–1258London · EnglandAfter assuming personal rule he promoted the rebuilding of Westminster Abbey, strengthened administrative and financial management in the 1230s–1240s, and maintained complex diplomacy with continental domains and the papacy.
  4. 1258–1272Westminster · EnglandAfter 1258 he endured the Barons' War and the crisis of the Provisions of Oxford; in the 1260s he recovered authority with the support of his son Edward, and died at Westminster in 1272.

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