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Stephen I King of England 1135-1141/1154

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Stephen of Blois

Born: 1092 or 1096, Blois, France
Died: 25 Oct 1154, Dover, Kent, England
Buried: Faversham Abbey, Kent

Reigned England: 22 Dec 1135 - 7 Apr 1141
1 Nov 1141 - 25 Oct 1154

Married Matilda Countess of Boulogne: 1125
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Son of Stephen II Count of Blois and Adela of Normandy, daughter of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders.

Children: 6
1. Eustace IV Count of Boulogne (1130 – 17 Aug 1153)
2. Matilda, Countess of Worcester (? – before 1151) married Waleran de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Worcester
3. Marie, Countess/Heiress of Boulogne (1136 – 25 July 1182) marreid Matthew of Alsace, 2 daughters
4. Baldwin (died before 1135)
5. Adela (died before 1156)
6. William I, Count of Boulogne (1137 – 11 Oct 1159)

He grew up in Blois, France. His uncle Henry I was his patron and a strong influence on him and thanks to his support he accumulated lands and possessions and his marriage was arranged by Henry. After the death of his cousin William Adelin the heir to the throne of England his other cousin Matilda became heir and he like many lords signed the oath to support Matilda becoming Queen of England in 1127. After the death of Henry I he went to England and claimed the throne for himself and was crowned December 25 1135.

In 1136 and 37 he dealt with an invasion by David I King of Scotland when he invaded England (his was wife was David's cousin as her mother was his sister). He stabilised the northern border with Scotland but still had many problems.

From 1139 to 1154 he fought a civil war with Empress Matilda who wanted her birth right. He was captured in 1141 and dethroned but later escaped and recrowned King. In early 1154 the hostilities with Empress Matilda was finally ended when he named her son Henry his heir to the throne of England.

He died October 25 1154 from stomach problems.

Via his daughter Marie she is the 13th generation Grandmother of both Thomas Boleyn Earl of Wiltshire and Elizabeth Howard, thus a 14th generation grandmother of Anne Boleyn, her siblings and Catherine Howard.


Link to Empress Matilda: [link]
Link to Matilda of Boulogne: [link]
Link to William I: [link]?
Link to Matilda of Flanders: [link]



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Like John, he is the only English monarch with his name Stephen.