King Henry III was born on this day in 1207
King Henry III was born on this day in 1207. This Plantagenet king is the first of my direct royal ancestors, he was my 23rd Great Grandfather - after him, my line passes through princes, nobles, merchants, landed gentry, farmers, fishermen, plumbers, and the Royal Airforce. Despite most of them not being regal, all my ancestors are kings to me. Henry of Winchester was the eldest son of King John by his second wife, Isabella of Angouleme, he was born at Winchester. He is said to have been an 'uncomplicated, almost naive man, pious, and a lover of peace" yet this is hardly mentioned, historians preferring to write about Simon de Montfort, who not only stole Henry's 'crown' but also his historical limelight. The dissatisfaction of Henry's barons culminated in the Second Barons War in 1263. It was Simon de Montfort who led a rebellion against Henry, after the Battle of Lewes in 1264 both the King and his son Edward, later Edward I, were captured and it w...