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Generation: 2
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5. | Stephen III, Count of Blois (2.Theobald2, 1.Ermengarde1) was born in 1046; died on 19 May 1102 in Holy Land. Other Events and Attributes:
- 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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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]
Children:
- 8. Theobald IV "the Great", Count of Blois and Champagne was born in 1090 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died on 8 Jan 1152 in Ligny-en-Barrois, Grand Est, France.
- 9. William of Champagne
- 10. 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.
- 11. Henry, Bishop of Winchester
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Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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8. | Theobald IV "the Great", Count of Blois and Champagne (5.Stephen3, 2.Theobald2, 1.Ermengarde1) was born in 1090 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died on 8 Jan 1152 in Ligny-en-Barrois, Grand Est, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- Title(s): 1125; He became the Count of Blois.
Theobald married Mathilda von Sponheim in 1123. Mathilda (daughter of Engelbert II von Sponheim, Governor of St. Paul, Duke of Carinthia and Uta von Passau) died on 13 Dec 1161 in Fontevrault, Maine-Et-Loire, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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10. | Stephen of Blois, King of England (5.Stephen3, 2.Theobald2, 1.Ermengarde1) 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
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His tomb was destroyed during the Reformation.
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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:
- 20. Baldwin de Boulogne
- 21. Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne was born about 1129; died on 10 Aug 1153.
- 22. 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.
- 23. Matilda was born about 1133; died about 1135 in Tower of London, London, England; was buried in Holy Trinity Priory, Aldgate, London, England.
- 24. 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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Stephen married Dameta de Normandie in Not married. Dameta was born about 1103; died in 1152. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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13. | Adam de Brus, Baron of Skelton, Lord of Cleveland (6.Emma3, 4.Bertha2, 1.Ermengarde1) was born in 1051 in Bramber, Sussex, England; died in 1081 in Skelton Castle, Skelton, Yorkshire, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Last Full Review: 17 Jun 2021
Adam married Emma de Ramsey on yes, date unknown. Emma (daughter of William de Ramsey, Duke of Britany and Lesceline) was born about 1062 in Carrick, Argyllshire, Scotland; died in 1094 in Carrick, Argyllshire, Scotland; was buried in Castle Carrick, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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14. | Alan IV "Fergant", Duke of Brittany (7.Hawise3, 4.Bertha2, 1.Ermengarde1) was born about 1063; died on 13 Oct 1119 in Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- General Information: He was also the Count of Nantes and the Count of Rennes.
- Title(s): 1084; He became the Duke of Brittany in 1084.
- Charter/Grant/Gift: 1092; Alan IV donated property to the Abbey of Redon by charter in 1092.
- Military: 1098; Alan went on the First Crusade in 1098, as part of the army of Robert Curthose, leaving Ermengarde as his regent, and returned in 1101.
- Title(s): 1112; In 1112, he abdicated. The former duke retired to the monastery of Redon.
- Last Full Review: 15 Jul 2020
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Alan married Constance in 1086 in Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France. Constance (daughter of William I "the Conqueror", King of England and Maltilda of Flanders, Duchess of Normandy and Queen of England) was born on 1057 or 1061 in Normandy, France; died on 13 August, 1090 in Brittany, France; was buried in Church of St Melans, Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Alan married Ermengarde of Anjou in 1093. Ermengarde (daughter of Fulk IV "Rechin", Count of Anjou and Hildegarde de Baugency) died on 1 Jun 1147. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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