Abt 1105 - 1151 (46 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Matilda, Countess of Boulogne 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. Other Events and Attributes:
- 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
Notes:
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.
Matilda married Stephen of Blois, King of England in 1125 in Westminster Abbey, London, England. Stephen (son of Stephen III, Count of Blois and Adele of Normandy, Princess 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. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Baldwin de Boulogne
- 3. Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne was born about 1129; died on 10 Aug 1153.
- 4. Sir William FitzRoy, Count of Boulogne and Mortain was born about 1135; died in Oct 1159 in France; was buried in Montmorillon, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
- 5. Matilda was born about 1133; died about 1135 in Tower of London, London, England; was buried in Holy Trinity Priory, Aldgate, London, England.
- 6. Mary of Blois, Princess of England was born about 1131 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died on 25 Jul 1180.
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Generation: 2
5. | Matilda (1.Matilda1) 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]
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6. | Mary of Blois, Princess of England (1.Matilda1) 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]
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Generation: 3
9. | Matilda of Bloulogne (6.Mary2, 1.Matilda1) 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.
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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]
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Generation: 4
14. | Matilda of Brabant, Countess of Holland (9.Matilda3, 6.Mary2, 1.Matilda1) 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
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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]
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15. | Henry II "the Magnanimous", Duke of Brabant and Lorraine (9.Matilda3, 6.Mary2, 1.Matilda1) 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]
Henry married Sophia von Hessen about 1240. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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