The Empress Matilda

1102 - 1167  (65 years)

• Name	Matilda
  	She is also know as the Empress Maud.
  Born	7 Feb 1102	London, England   [2, 5, 6]
  Miscellaneous	1126
  In 1126, Maud’s father, Henry I, had her declared heir presumptive. When he died in 1135, she went to Normandy to claim her inheritance. England, however, declared Stephen of Blois king. In 1139, Maud landed in England with 140 knights, and besieged Arundel Castle. A civil war ensued with Stephen being captured in February 1141 in Lincoln and imprisoned in Bristol. Eventually an agreement was reached where Stephen continued as King, but upon his death, Maud’s son, Henry would become King of England.
  Died	10 Sep 1167	Rouen, Normandy, France   [2, 3, 6, 7]
  Buried	Bec Abbey, Le Bec-Hellouin, Normandy, France   [6]
  Agency: Bec Abbey
  	Bec Abbey Burial Place of the Norman Royalty
  Siblings	3 siblings
  + 1. The Empress Matilda ,   b. 7 Feb 1102, London, England ,   d. 10 Sep 1167, Rouen, Normandy, France  (Age 65 years) ▻ Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor ,  m. 7 Jan 1114 ;  Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy ,  m. 22 May 1127   2. Euphamia ,   b. Jul 1101,   d. young   3. Richard   4. William Athling ,   b. Before 5 Aug 1103,   d. 25 Nov 1120  (Age ~ 17 years)
  Person ID	I2459	| Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	Henry I "Beauclerc", King of England,   b. 1070, Selby, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 1 Dec 1135, Lyons-la-Forêt, Normandy, France  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Matilda of Scotland,   b. 1078, Scotland ,   d. 1 May 1118  (Age 40 years)
  Married	11 Nov 1100
  Family ID	F1739	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor,   b. 1086,   d. 23 May 1125  (Age 39 years)  [3]
  Married	7 Jan 1114  [2, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  No issue.
  Age at Marriage	She was 11 years - He was 28 years
  Last Modified	6 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F1902	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy,   b. 24 Nov 1113, Anjou, France ,   d. 7 Sep 1151, Château-du-Loir, Pays de la Loire, France  (Age 37 years)  [1, 2, 3]
  Married	22 May 1127	Le Mans, Pays de la Loire, France   [2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10]
  Age at Marriage	She was 25 years - He was 13 years
  Notes	Weis (1982) gives their marriage date as 3 April 1127. [3] Richardson (2004) gives their marriage date as 17 June 1128. [6]
  Children	+ 1. Henry II "Curt Mantel", King of England,   b. 5 Mar 1132/33, Le Mans, Pays de la Loire, France ,   d. 6 Jul 1189, Château Chinon, Normandy, France  (Age 56 years)   2. Sir Geoffrey VI of Anjou, Count of Anjou and Nantes,   b. 1 Jun 1134, Rouen, Normandy, France ,   d. 26 Jul 1158  (Age 24 years)   3. William Longespée, Vicomte de Dieppe,   b. 21 Jul 1136, Argentan, Normandy, France ,   d. 30 Jan 1163/64, Rouen, Normandy, France  (Age 27 years)
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2020
  Family ID	F1901	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Birth: Weis (1982) gives her birth as 1104. [3]

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 7 Feb 1102 - London, England Married - 22 May 1127 - Le Mans, Pays de la Loire, France Died - 10 Sep 1167 - Rouen, Normandy, France Buried - Agency: Bec Abbey - - Bec Abbey, Le Bec-Hellouin, Normandy, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  The Empress Matilda

  
  

• Sources

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