Stephen of BLOIS

Male Abt 1095 - 1154  (59 years)


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  1. 1.  Stephen of BLOIS was born about 1095 in Blois, England (son of Stephen III Of BLOIS and Adela Of ENGLAND); died on 25 Oct 1154 in St Martins Prior, Dover, England; was buried in Faversham Abbey, Faversham, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: Stephen of Blois
    • Fact: Count of Boulogne
    • Fact: Count of Mortain
    • Fact: King of England
    • Crowned: 26 Dec 1135, Westminster Abbey
    • Crowned: 25 Dec 1141

    Notes:

    After his capture and release by Matilda the Empress (whose throne, some believed,he usurped), Stephen was recrowned but not reconsecrated, insisting "that he had never been deposed."

    On Henry I's death in 1135, Stephen usurped the throne from Matilda, Henry's daughter, and most of his reign was marked by civil war with the rival claimant. Order was not restored until 1153, when her son, Henry of Anjou, compelled the barons to recognize him as the heir to the throne.

    Stephen married Matilda Of BOULOGNE about 1120. Matilda (daughter of Eustache III and Mary Of SCOTLAND) was born about 1105 in Boulogne, Pas-De-Calais, France; died on 03 May 1152 in Hedingham Castle, Essex, England; was buried in Faversham Abbey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Eustace IV was born between 1120 and 1131 in Blois, France; died on 17 Aug 1153 in Rheims; was buried in Faversham Abbey, Kent, England.
    2. Baldwin De Blois Prince Of ENGLAND was born about 1126 in Blois, Loir-Et-Cher, France; died on 02 Dec 1135 in Aldgate, London, Middlesex, England; was buried in Holy Trinity Church, Aldgate.
    3. William II Of BLOIS was born between 1132 and 1137; died between Oct 1159 and 1160 in Killed - Siege of Toulouse; was buried in Hospital of Montmorillon, Poitou.
    4. Matilda Princess Of ENGLAND was born between 1133 and 1134 in Blois, Loir-Et-Cher, France; died between 1134 and 1137 in Aldgate, London, Middlesex, England; was buried in Christ Church, Aldgate.
    5. Marie Of BLOIS was born about 1136 in Blois, Loir-Et-Cher, France; died between 1181 and 1182 in St Austrebert, Eure-Et-Loir, France; was buried in Nunnery of St Austrebert, Eure-Et-Loir, France.

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

    Children:
    1. Gervase Of ENGLAND was born between 1115 and 1120; died between 1160 and 1161; was buried in Westminster Abbey.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Stephen III Of BLOIS was born in 1046 in Blois, France (son of Thibaut III and Alix DE CREPI); died on 19 May 1102 in Battle of Ramlah in the Holy Land.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: "le Sage" "Count of Chartres & Tours"
    • Fact: Count of Blois, Champagne, Brie, and Chartres
    • Name: Stephen II Count Of Blois
    • Fact: 1096, A Crusader, a leader of the 1st Crusade

    Stephen married Adela Of ENGLAND between 1080 and 1085 in Breteuil and Chartres. Adela (daughter of William I The CONQUEROR and Matilda Of FLANDERS) was born about 1062 in Normandy, France; died on 8 Mar 1137 in Cluniac Priory of Marcigny-sur-Loire; was buried in Abbey Of the Holy Trinity in Caen. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Adela Of ENGLAND was born about 1062 in Normandy, France (daughter of William I The CONQUEROR and Matilda Of FLANDERS); died on 8 Mar 1137 in Cluniac Priory of Marcigny-sur-Loire; was buried in Abbey Of the Holy Trinity in Caen.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Alice Princess of England
    • Birth: Abt 1062

    Notes:

    Name:
    Adela was born around 1062 and was the youngest daughter of William the Conqueror and his wife Mathilde of Flanders. She was very well educated, spoke several languages, and was deeply religious. Around 1080/81, she married Stephen III, Count of Blos who was one of the richest men in Europe and a king in all but name. They had eleven children.

    Adela's formidable political abilities first showed themselves in 1095 when Stephen became one of the leaders of the First Crusade and left for the Holy Land. He was County of Blois, Champagne, Brie, and Chartres and controlled hundreds of estates in France. he was away four years, and Adela was such an effective ruler of his domains in his absence that she became known as "the heroine of the Fist Crusade."

    From 1099 when Stephen returned until he departed again on the Crusade of 1101, Adela continued to support several scholars and poets that she had invited to her court and that significantly contributed to the spiritual and cultural life of her era.

    From 1101, Adela was once again ruling Stephen's domains. After May 1102 when he was killed at the battle of Ramleh, she became regent for their eldest son Thibaud and was the most important woman in Europe until he came of age in 1109. She generously endowed abbeys and churches. Several letters on ecclesiastical matters written to her by Hildebert, bishop of Le Mans, have survived.

    Around 1122, Adela became a nun, entered the Cluniac priory of Marigney-sur-Loiure, and died there on 8 march 1137. She was buried in Caen in the abbey of the Holy Trinity next to her mother and her sister Cecilia.

    Adela's brothers William and Henry both became kings of England, as William II and Henry I. So did her son Stephen.

    Children:
    1. Thibaut IV was born about 1085 in Blois, France; died on 08 Jan 1152.
    2. William Of CHAMPAGNE was born about 1086 in Blois, France; died in 1150.
    3. Philippe Of CHAMPAGNE was born about 1092.
    4. Humbert DE CHAMPAGNE was born about 1094; died in young.
    5. Matilda/Lucia died on 25 Nov 1120 in Drowned in the wreck of the "White Ship".
    6. 1. Stephen of BLOIS was born about 1095 in Blois, England; died on 25 Oct 1154 in St Martins Prior, Dover, England; was buried in Faversham Abbey, Faversham, England.
    7. Adela Of CHAMPAGNE was born about 1098 in Blois, France; died in 1118.
    8. Henry Of BLOIS was born in 1099 in Blois, France; died on 06 Aug 1171 in Winchester, Hampshire, England; was buried in Winchester Cathedral.
    9. Agnes Of CHAMPAGNE
    10. Alice Of CHAMPAGNE was born about 1100 in Blois, France; died about 1145.
    11. Eleanor Of CHAMPAGNE was born about 1104 in Blois, France; died between 14 Oct 1141 and 1142.
    12. Eudo Of CHAMPAGNE