Henry III of England - Personal Details

Personal Details

  • His Royal Motto was qui non-dat quod habet non-accipit ille quod optat (He who does not give what he has, does not receive what he wants).
  • His favourite wine was made with the Loire Valley red wine grape Pineau d'Aunis which Henry first introduced to England in the thirteenth century.
  • He built a Royal Palace in the town of Cippenham, Slough, Berkshire named "Cippenham Moat".
  • In 1266 Henry III of England granted the Lübeck and Hamburg Hansa a charter for operations in England, which contributed to the emergence of the Hanseatic League.

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