the Empress Matilda

1102 - 1167  (65 years)

• Name	Matilda
  	She was also known as the Empress Maud.
  Prefix	the Empress
  Born	07 Feb 1102	London, England   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  History	1126  [3]
  	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, Normandie, France   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Buried	Le Bec-Hellouin, France   [3]
  	Agency: Bec Abbey
  		Bec Abbey Burial Place of the Norman Royalty
  Person ID	I2459	Roy Family Genealogy | Boudreau Line, Roy Line
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2016

  
  

  Father	Henry I "Beauclerc", King of England,   b. 1070, Selby, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 01 Dec 1135, Angers, Pays de la Loire, France  (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Matilda of Scotland,   b. 1079, Scotland ,   d. 01 May 1118  (Age 39 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	11 Nov 1100
  Family ID	F1739	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Geoffrey V "Plantagenent", Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy,   b. 24 Nov 1113, Anjou, France ,   d. 07 Sep 1151, France  (Age 37 years)
  Married	22 May 1127	Le Mans, Maine, France   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  	Richardson (2004) gives their marriage date as 17 June 1128
  Children	1. Henry II "Curt Mantel", King of England,   b. 05 Mar 1132/33, le Mans, Maine, France ,   d. 06 Jul 1189, Château Chinon, Normandie, France  (Age 56 years)   2. Sir Geoffrey VI of Anjou, Count of Anjou and Nantes,   b. 1 Jun 1134, Rouen, Normandie, France ,   d. 26 Jul 1158  (Age 24 years)  [Birth]   3. William Longespée, Vicomte de Dieppe,   b. 21 Jul 1136, Argentan, Normandie, France ,   d. 30 Jan 1163/64, Rouen, Normandie, France  (Age 27 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2016
  Family ID	F1901	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Emperor of Germany Henry V,   b. 1086,   d. 23 May 1125  (Age 39 years)
  Married	07 Jan 1114  [2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8]
  	No issue.
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2016
  Family ID	F1902	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 07 Feb 1102 - London, England Married - 22 May 1127 - le Mans, Maine, France Died - 10 Sep 1167 - Rouen, Normandie, France Buried - Agency: Bec Abbey - - Le Bec-Hellouin, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Sources

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