Matilda of Bloulogne

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• General Information: She was the heiress of Countship of Boulogne. Her name was also spelt Maud of Flanders.
• Last Full Review: 25 Feb 2021

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Death: Weis (1982) gives her death date as 1240.

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Matilda married Henry I "the Courageous", Duke of Brabant in 1179. Henry (son of Godfrey III, Duke of Brabant and of Lower Lorraine and Margaret von Limbourg) was born in 1165 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium; died on 5 Sep 1235 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; was buried in St. Peter's Church, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Mary of Brabant was born about 1190; died in 1260.
2. Adeaide was born about 1190.
3. Margaret was born in 1192; died in 1231.
4. Matilda of Brabant, Countess of Holland was born in 1200; died on 21 Dec 1267; was buried in Abbey Church, Loosduinen, South Holland, Netherlands.
5. Henry II "the Magnanimous", Duke of Brabant and Lorraine was born in 1207; died on 1 Feb 1247/48 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium.
6. Godfrey, Lord of Gaesbeek was born in 1209; died on 21 Jan 1254.

Matthew married Mary of Blois, Princess of England in 1160, and was divorced on 1169 - 1170. Mary (daughter of Stephen of Blois, King of England and Matilda, Countess of Boulogne) was born about 1131 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died on 25 Jul 1180. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Religion: say 1155
• Religion: 1173

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Birth: von Redlich (1941) and Weis (1976) give her birth year as 1136.

Death: von Redlich (1941) and Weis (1976) give her death year as 1182.

Religion:
She became the Abbess of Romsey in Hamshire until 1160. She was then forcibly abducted from the convent and forced to marry.

Religion:
After the end of her marriage, she returned to the convent of St. Austrebert, near Montreuil, France.

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Death: Weis (1976) gives his death as in 1166.

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He was also known as Thierry of Lorraine.

Dietrich married Sybil of Anjou in 1131. Sybil (daughter of Fulk V "le Jeune", King of Jerusalem, Count of Anjou and Ermenbourg of Maine) was born about 1112; died in 1165 in Bethlehem, Holy Land. [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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His name was also spelt Thierry.

Dietrich married Gertrude of Flanders about 1100. Gertrude (daughter of Robert I "le Frison", Count of Flanders and Holland and Gertrude of Saxony) was born about 1070 in Flanders, Belgium; died on 1115 - 1126. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Name:
She was the heiress of Flanders.

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• Moved To: 1128
• Reign: 1131-1143, Jerusalem, Holy Land; King of Jerusalem
• Complier's Note: 2020; Holding place for sources.

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Death: Moriarty (1945) gives his death date as 13 November 1144.

Weis (1982) states he died in Jerusalem.

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Le Jeune means the younger.

Moved To:
Upon the death of his first wife, Ermengarde of Maine, he handed over the Countship of Anjou to Geoffrey, his son, and left France in 1128. He settled in the Kingdom of Outremer.

Reign:
After King Baldwin II, his new father-in-law died, he ascended the throne of Jerusalem.

Fulk married Ermenbourg of Maine in 1108 in France. Ermenbourg (daughter of Hélie, Count of Maine and Matilde, Dame de Château-du-Loir) died in 1126. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She was the heiress of Maine.

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Weis (1982) gives their marriage date as 1110.

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• General Information: His full titles were the Count of Champagne, Brie, Blois, and Chartres.
• Military: 1096; Stephen was one of the leaders of the First Crusade.

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Died:
He was killed in the Battle of Ramleh. His death may have been on the 27th of May.

Stephen married Adele of Normandy, Princess of England in 1080/81. Adele (daughter of William I "the Conqueror", King of England and Maltilda of Flanders, Duchess of Normandy and Queen of England) was born about 1062; died on 8 Mar 1137/38 in Maringuy Convent, Marcigny, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Religion: say 1130; Before her death, she became a nun.

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• Military: 1125;

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Birth: Weis (1976) gives his birth as about 1105.

Death: Weis (1976) states he died in 1157.

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In later life he became a monk.

Military:
He went on the First Crusade.

Eustace married Mary, Princess of Scotland in 1102. Mary (daughter of Malcolm III "Canmore", King of the Scots and Saint Margaret of Scotland) died on 31 May 1116; was buried in Bermondsey Abbey, Southwark, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]