Revolt of 1173–1174

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The Revolt of 1173–1174 was a major rebellion against King Henry II of England led by his sons and powerful nobles, backed by France and Scotland, that threatened to fracture his Angevin Empire before being decisively suppressed.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil war ⓘ
rebellion ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Great Revolt of 1173–1174 ⓘ
Revolt of the Young King ⓘ
belligerent Geoffrey of Brittany ⓘ
Henry the Young King ⓘ
Hugh Bigod Earl of Norfolk ⓘ
Louis VII of France ⓘ
Richard of Poitou ⓘ
linked to: Richard le Breton

Robert de Beaumont 3rd Earl of Leicester ⓘ
William the Lion ⓘ
other disaffected Anglo-Norman barons ⓘ
cause baronial discontent with royal authority ⓘ
disputes over the distribution of power within the Angevin Empire ⓘ
resentment of Henry II’s control over his sons ⓘ
commandedBy Geoffrey of Brittany ⓘ
Henry II of England ⓘ
Henry the Young King ⓘ
Richard of Poitou ⓘ
linked to: Richard le Breton
conflictType dynastic rebellion ⓘ
consequence preservation of the Angevin Empire under Henry II ⓘ
temporary reconciliation between Henry II and his sons ⓘ
endDate 1174 ⓘ
followedBy continued tensions within the Angevin royal family ⓘ
historicalPeriod 12th century ⓘ
notableEvent battle of Fornham ⓘ
campaigns in Normandy and Anjou ⓘ
capture of William the Lion at the Battle of Alnwick ⓘ
siege of Rouen ⓘ
opponent Henry II of England ⓘ
royal forces of the Angevin Empire ⓘ
outcome suppression of the rebellion ⓘ
partOf history of the Angevin Empire ⓘ
place Anjou ⓘ
Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
Duchy of Normandy ⓘ
France ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
Poitou ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
precededBy consolidation of Henry II’s continental possessions ⓘ
relatedTo Angevin Empire ⓘ
reign of Henry II of England ⓘ
linked to: Henry II of England
result royalist victory ⓘ
significance major challenge to Henry II’s authority ⓘ
threatened to fracture the Angevin Empire ⓘ
startDate 1173 ⓘ
supportedBy Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Henry II of England → conflict → Revolt of 1173–1174 ⓘ
Louis VII of France → conflict → Revolt of the nobles in Poitou ⓘ
linked to: Revolt of 1173–1174
Louis VII of France → conflict → War with Henry II of England ⓘ
linked to: Revolt of 1173–1174
Henry the Young King → participatedIn → Revolt of 1173–1174 ⓘ
Revolt of 1173–1174 → alsoKnownAs → Great Revolt of 1173–1174 ⓘ
linked to: Revolt of 1173–1174
Battle of Alnwick (1174) → conflict → Revolt of 1173–1174 ⓘ
Battle of Alnwick (1174) → partOf → Revolt of 1173–1174 ⓘ
Henry the Young King → participatedIn → Revolt of 1173–1174 ⓘ
subject linked to: Henry Plantagenet
Young King Henry → participatedIn → Revolt of 1173–1174 ⓘ
Henry FitzEmpress → conflict → Revolt of 1173–1174 ⓘ
Angevin–Capetian dynastic struggle → hasPart → Revolt of 1173–1174 ⓘ
Henry of Anjou → conflict → Revolt of 1173–1174 ⓘ