Henry II, Count of Eu (died 1191), son of John, Count of Eu and Lord of Hastings, and Alice d'Aubigny.[1] Henry inherited the countship of Eu and lordship of Hastings upon the death of his father (1170).

Henry married Matilda,[1] daughter of Hamelin de Warenne, Earl of Surrey, and Isabel de Warenne, 4th Countess of Surrey. Henry and Matilda had:

Upon the death of Henry, his daughter became Countess of Eu and Lady of Hastings. Henry was buried at Foucarmont.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Power 2004, p. 497.
  2. Pollock 2015, p. 101.
  3. Crouch 2005, p. 164.

Sources

  • Crouch, David (2005). The Birth of Nobility: Constructing Aristocracy in England and France, 900-1300. Pearson Education Limited.
  • Pollock, M. A. (2015). Scotland, England and France After the Loss of Normandy, 1204-1296. The Boydell Press.
  • Power, Daniel (2004). The Norman Frontier in the Twelfth and Early Thirteenth Centuries. Cambridge University Press.


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