Duke Henry Plantagenet
- Born: 28 February 1155, Bermondsey, Surrey
- Died: 11 June 1183, Chateau de Mortel, Turenne, Aquitaine, France aged 28
- Buried: June 1183, Rouen Cathedral, France
 Cause of his death was Dysentery.
General Notes:
Henry was known as the Young King this was to distinguish him from his father. Because he predeceased his father, he is not counted in the numerical succession of kings of England. Nonetheless, he was an anointed king and his royal status was not disputed.. He was officially King of England; Duke of Normandy and Count of Anjou and Maine.
In June 1170, the fifteen-year-old Henry was crowned king during his father's lifetime, a practice originally practised by the French Capetian dynasty and adopted by the English kings Stephen and Henry II.
Noted events in his life were:
• Marriage: to Countess Marguerite of France, 2 November 1160, Neubourg, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France.
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