Beatrice of Saint Pol

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• Living: 1204; She was living in 1204.

Beatrice married Jean I, Count of Ponthieu and Montreuil in by 1177. Jean (son of Gui II de Ponthieu, Comte de Ponthieu and Ida) was born about 1140; died on 30 Jun 1191 in Acre, Holy Land. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu and Montreuil was born in 1179 in France; died on 4 Oct 1221 in France.
2. Adele de Ponthieu

Anselme married Eustachie de Champagne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: He destroyed the Abbey of St. Requier, for which he was excommunicated. Hugh opposed King Louis VI.

Hugh married Beatrice on yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Last Full Review: 15 Jun 2020

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• Title(s): 1150

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Stuart (2002) states he was unmarried, and that Eustace de Champagne's mother was an unknown mistress of Eustace IV.

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Eustace became the Count of Boulogne.

Died:
He died without heirs.

Eustace married Constance in Feb 1140. Constance (daughter of Louis VI "le Gros", King of France) was born in France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
She was Louis VI's "natural" daughter

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• History: His father may have been Robert, brother of Manasses. He joined the First Crusade with Robert of Normandy, and fought at the siege of Antioch and Jerusalem.

Hugh married Helissende de Ponthieu. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: Brave and generous, possessed of the common touch, Stephen of Blois seemed a promising king. But, as his nobles and adversaries soon discovered, he was not cut out for the role. As he lost the control that Henry had secured over England, the country was torn apart by rival forces.
• Title(s): Bef 1115; Before 1115 he became the Count of Mortain.
• Miscellaneous: 1120; In 1120 Stephen narrowly escaped drowning with Henry I's son, William Adelin, in the sinking of the White Ship.
• Title(s): Bef 1125; Before 1125 he became Count of Boulogne in right of his wife.
• Reign: From 1135 to 1154; King of England
• Title(s): 1135; He succeeded as the 11th Duke of Normandy in 1135.
• Crowned: 1 Dec 1135; He succeeded as King Stephen of England on 1 December 1135 and was crowned King of England by William, Archbishop of Canterbury on 26 December 1135 and styled Rex Aglorum Dux Normannorum. He pretended that the deceased monarch had expressed an intention that he should follow him on the throne, and he He was deposed on 10 April 1141. He succeeded again as the King on 1 November 1141 and was crowned as King 25 December 1141 at Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England. At length, after many changes of fortune, Stephen having lost his son, Eustace, entered into a compact with Henry Plantagenet, son of his rival, the Empress Maud, by which it was agreed that Stephen should enjoy the throne in peace during his life, and that Henry should succeed him.
• Miscellaneous: 1139; The rightful heiress to the crown of England was Henry I's daughter Matilda but at the time of Henry's death she was with her husband in Anjou and Stephen was the first to reach London and successfully claim the throne. Matilda or Maud, as she was also known, disputed Stephen's claim. Matilda's illegitimate half brother the 1st Earl of Gloucester rebelled, and civil war broke out in 1139 when Matilda invaded. In April 1141 hostile troops seized Stephen at the Battle of Lincoln but in November exchanged him for Gloucester who had been imprisoned by Stephen's supporters. Stephen then regained much lost power and in 1148 Matilda left England. Upon Maud's death, her son Henry Fitz-Empress continued the challenge. While the dispute continued, Henry married the divorced wife of the French King. This gave him great power as his wife was, in her own right, a reigning Princess. Stephen had married Matilda of Boulogne and hoped that their son Eustace would succeed him, however Eustace died and in 1153 at Winchester, Stephen reluctantly declared Henry Fitz-Empress as his heir.
• Last Full Review: 17 Jul 2020

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Buried:
His tomb was destroyed during the Reformation.

Died:
He died of a heart attack.

Stephen married Matilda, Countess of Boulogne in 1125 in Westminster Abbey, London, England. Matilda (daughter of Eustace III, Count of Boulogne and Lens and Mary, Princess of Scotland) was born about 1105 in County of Boulogne, France; died on 3 May 1151 in Hedingham Castle, Castle Hedingham, Essex, England; was buried in Faversham Abbey, Faversham, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Title(s): 1125; In 1125 she became the Countess of Boulogne.
• Crowned: 22 Mar 1136, Westminster Abbey, London, England; On 22 March 1136 she was crowned Queen Consort in Westminster Abbey.
• Military: 1141; After Stephen was captured at the Battle of Lincoln in 1141, she rallied the king's partisans, and raised an army with the help of William of Ypres. While the Empress Matilda waited in London to prepare her coronation, Matilda and Stephen's brother Henry of Blois had her chased out of the city. The Empress Matilda went on to besiege Henry of Blois at Winchester. Matilda of Boulogne then commanded her army to attack the besiegers. There was a rout in which the Empress's half-brother, Robert of Gloucester, was captured. The two Matildas then agreed to exchange prisoners and Stephen ruled as king again.
• Last Full Review: 17 Jul 2020

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Death: Stuart (2002) gives her death as 3 July 1151 in Faversham, England.

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Buried:
Her tomb was destroyed during the Reformation.

Died:
She died of a fever.

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• Crowned: 1108; He was crowned the King of France in 1108.
• Reign: From 1108 to 1137; King of France (House of Capet)
• Military: say 1120; He was a crusader.

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Birth: Stuart (2002) gives his birth as 1081 in Herbst, France.

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