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Stephen of Blois, King of England

Stephen of Blois, King of England

Male 1096 - 1154  (58 years)

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  1. 1.  Stephen of Blois, King of England Stephen of Blois, King of England was born in 1095/96 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died on 25 Oct 1154 in Dover Castle, Dover, Kent, England; was buried in Faversham Abbey, Faversham, Kent, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 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

    Notes:

    Name:




    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]

    Children:
    1. 2. Baldwin de Boulogne  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1129; died on 10 Aug 1153.
    3. 4. Sir William FitzRoy, Count of Boulogne and Mortain  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1135; died in Oct 1159 in France; was buried in Montmorillon, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
    4. 5. Matilda  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1133; died about 1135 in Tower of London, London, England; was buried in Holy Trinity Priory, Aldgate, London, England.
    5. 6. Mary of Blois, Princess of England  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1131 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died on 25 Jul 1180.

    Stephen married Dameta de Normandie in Not married. Dameta was born about 1103; died in 1152. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Almaric  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 8. Ralph  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 9. Gervaise of Westminster, Abbot of Westminster Abbey  Descendancy chart to this point was born between 1115 and 1120; died in 1160.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. William  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 11. Sybilla  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1141.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Baldwin de Boulogne Descendancy chart to this point (1.Stephen1)

  2. 3.  Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne Descendancy chart to this point (1.Stephen1) was born about 1129; died on 10 Aug 1153.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Title(s): 1150

    Notes:

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

    Title(s):
    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]

    Children:
    1. 12. Eustachie de Champagne  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 4.  Sir William FitzRoy, Count of Boulogne and Mortain Descendancy chart to this point (1.Stephen1) was born about 1135; died in Oct 1159 in France; was buried in Montmorillon, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

    Notes:

    Died:
    He died on the Toulouse expedition.

    Family/Spouse: Isabel de Warenne, Countess of Surrey. Isabel (daughter of William de Warenne, Earl of Surrey and Ela de Talvas) was born in 1137 in Surrey, England; died on 12 Jul 1203; was buried in Lewes Priory, Lewes, Sussex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Matilda Descendancy chart to this point (1.Stephen1) was born about 1133; died about 1135 in Tower of London, London, England; was buried in Holy Trinity Priory, Aldgate, London, England.

    Matilda married Waleran IV, Count of Meulan, Earl of Worcester about 1134. Waleran (son of Sir Robert de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester and Isabel de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester) was born about 1104 in Meulan-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France; died on 10 Apr 1166 in Les Préaux, Normandy, France; was buried in Préaux Abbey, Les Préaux, Eure, Normandy, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  Mary of Blois, Princess of England Descendancy chart to this point (1.Stephen1) was born about 1131 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died on 25 Jul 1180.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Religion: say 1155
    • Religion: 1173

    Notes:

    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.

    Mary married Matthew of Alsace, Comte de Boulogne in 1160, and was divorced on 1169 - 1170. Matthew (son of Dietrich von Lothringen II, Count of Alsace and Flanders and Sybil of Anjou) was born about 1137; died on 25 Jul 1173; was buried in Saint-Josse, Hauts-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. daughter  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 14. Matilda of Bloulogne  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1162; died in 1211 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium.

  6. 7.  Almaric Descendancy chart to this point (1.Stephen1)

  7. 8.  Ralph Descendancy chart to this point (1.Stephen1)

  8. 9.  Gervaise of Westminster, Abbot of Westminster Abbey Descendancy chart to this point (1.Stephen1) was born between 1115 and 1120; died in 1160.

  9. 10.  William Descendancy chart to this point (1.Stephen1)

    Notes:

    Name:
    Stated by Sandford to have witnessed, as his brother, a charter of Stephen's legitimate son William.


  10. 11.  Sybilla Descendancy chart to this point (1.Stephen1) died in 1141.

    Family/Spouse: Hervey le Breton of Léon, Earl of Wiltshire. Hervey died in 1168. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 12.  Eustachie de Champagne Descendancy chart to this point (3.Eustace2, 1.Stephen1)

    Family/Spouse: Anselme Candavene, Count of St. Pol. Anselme (son of Hugh III "Candavene", Comte de St. Pol and Beatrice) died in 1174. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Beatrice of Saint Pol  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1160.

  2. 13.  daughter Descendancy chart to this point (6.Mary2, 1.Stephen1)

  3. 14.  Matilda of BloulogneMatilda of Bloulogne Descendancy chart to this point (6.Mary2, 1.Stephen1) was born about 1162; died in 1211 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium.

    Other Events and Attributes:

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

    Notes:

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

    Name:

    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]

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


Generation: 4

  1. 15.  Beatrice of Saint Pol Descendancy chart to this point (12.Eustachie3, 3.Eustace2, 1.Stephen1) was born about 1160.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 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]

    Children:
    1. 22. William III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu and Montreuil  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1179 in France; died on 4 Oct 1221 in France.
    2. 23. Adele de Ponthieu  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 16.  Mary of Brabant Descendancy chart to this point (14.Matilda3, 6.Mary2, 1.Stephen1) was born about 1190; died in 1260.

    Mary married Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor after 19 May 1214 in Maastricht (now Limburg, Netherlands), Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: William I, Count of Holland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 17.  Adeaide Descendancy chart to this point (14.Matilda3, 6.Mary2, 1.Stephen1) was born about 1190.

    Adeaide married Arnold III, Count of Looz in 1206. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Adeaide married William X of Auvergne in 1225. William was born about 1195; died in 1247. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Adeaide married Arnold van Wesemaele before 21 Apr 1251. Arnold died after 1288. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 18.  Margaret Descendancy chart to this point (14.Matilda3, 6.Mary2, 1.Stephen1) was born in 1192; died in 1231.

    Margaret married Gerhard III, Count of Guelders in Jan 1206. Gerhard died in 1229. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 19.  Matilda of Brabant, Countess of HollandMatilda of Brabant, Countess of Holland Descendancy chart to this point (14.Matilda3, 6.Mary2, 1.Stephen1) was born in 1200; died on 21 Dec 1267; was buried in Abbey Church, Loosduinen, South Holland, Netherlands.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: Her name is also spelt Mathilde.
    • Last Full Review: 5 Aug 2020

    Notes:

    Name:

    Matilda married Henry II, Count Palatine of the Rhine in 1212 in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Henry died on 25 Apr 1214; was buried in Schönau Abbey, Schönau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Matilda married Florenz IV, Count of Holland on 6 Dec 1224. Florenz (son of William I, Comte de Holland and East Friesland and Adelaide of Guelders) was born on 24 Jun 1210 in The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands; died on 19 Jul 1234 in Corbie, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. William II of Holland  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1227; died on 28 Jan 1256 in West Frisia, Netherlands.
    2. 25. Floris de Voogd, Regent of Holland  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1228; died in 1258.
    3. 26. Adelaide of Holland  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1225; died in 1284.
    4. 27. Margaret  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1277.
    5. 28. Machteld  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 20.  Henry II "the Magnanimous", Duke of Brabant and Lorraine Descendancy chart to this point (14.Matilda3, 6.Mary2, 1.Stephen1) was born in 1207; died on 1 Feb 1247/48 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Title(s): 1235; He succeeded as the Duke of Brabant upon the death of his father in 1235.

    Notes:

    Birth: von Redlich (1941) gives his birth year as 1189.

    Henry married Maria von Hohenstauffen, Princess of Germany on 9 Feb 1207. Maria (daughter of Philip II von Hohenstauffen, Emperor of Germany and Irene Angelica, Queen of Sicily) was born in 1201 in Swabia, Germany; died in 1235 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Henry III, Duke of Brabant  Descendancy chart to this point died on 28 Feb 1260.
    2. 30. Matilda of Brabant  Descendancy chart to this point died on 29 Sep 1288; was buried in Abbaye Notre-Dame de Cercamp, Frévent, Hauts-de-France, France.

    Henry married Sophia von Hessen about 1240. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 21.  Godfrey, Lord of Gaesbeek Descendancy chart to this point (14.Matilda3, 6.Mary2, 1.Stephen1) was born in 1209; died on 21 Jan 1254.

    Family/Spouse: Marie van Oudenaarde. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



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