Matilda, Countess of Boulogne

Abt 1105 - 1151  (46 years)

• Name	Matilda
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	Abt 1105	County of Boulogne, France   [3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Title(s)	1125 (20 years)  [3]
  In 1125 she became the Countess of Boulogne.
  Crowned	22 Mar 1136 (31 years)	Westminster Abbey, London, England   [7]
  On 22 March 1136 she was crowned Queen Consort in Westminster Abbey.
  Military	1141 (36 years)  [9]
  After Stephen was captured at the Battle of Lincoln in 1141, she rallied the king's partisans, and raised an army with the help of William of Ypres. While the Empress Matilda waited in London to prepare her coronation, Matilda and Stephen's brother Henry of Blois had her chased out of the city. The Empress Matilda went on to besiege Henry of Blois at Winchester. Matilda of Boulogne then commanded her army to attack the besiegers. There was a rout in which the Empress's half-brother, Robert of Gloucester, was captured. The two Matildas then agreed to exchange prisoners and Stephen ruled as king again.
  Death	3 May 1151	Hedingham Castle, Castle Hedingham, Essex, England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  She died of a fever. [9]
  Last Full Review	17 Jul 2020
  Burial	—	Faversham Abbey, Faversham, Kent, England   [3, 4, 6, 7, 9]
  Her tomb was destroyed during the Reformation. [7]
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Lideric, Forester of Flanders   (10 x Great Grandfather)  Ita of Swabia  (6 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID	I3322	| Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	15 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Eustace III, Count of Boulogne and Lens,   b. Abt 1058   d. After 1125 (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary, Princess of Scotland   d. 31 May 1116
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F2718	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Stephen of Blois, King of England ,   b. 1095/96, Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France d. 25 Oct 1154, Dover Castle, Dover, Kent, England (Age 58 years)  Other Partners: Dameta de Normandie  m. Not married
  Marriage	1125	Westminster Abbey, London, England   [1, 3, 6, 7, 8]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 20 years - He : ~ 29 years.
  Children	3 sons and 2 daughters
  1. Baldwin de Boulogne  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 2. Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne,   b. Abt 1129   d. 10 Aug 1153 (Age 24 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Constance  m. Feb 1140   3. Sir William FitzRoy, Count of Boulogne and Mortain ,   b. Abt 1135   d. Oct 1159, France (Age 24 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Isabel de Warenne, Countess of Surrey   4. Matilda,   b. Abt 1133   d. Abt 1135, Tower of London, London, England (Age 2 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Waleran IV, Count of Meulan, Earl of Worcester  m. Abt 1134 + 5. Mary of Blois, Princess of England,   b. Abt 1131, Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France d. 25 Jul 1180 (Age 49 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Matthew of Alsace, Comte de Boulogne  m. 1160
  Family ID	F2446	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  1. Matilda, Countess of Boulogne (Abt 1105 – 1151) 2. Eustace III, Count of Boulogne and Lens (Abt 1058 – 1125) 4. Eustace II "aux Gernons", Count of Boulogne and Lens (Abt 1020 – 1093) 8. Eustace I, Count of Boulogne (Abt 1004 – 1049) 9. Matilda of Louvain 5. Ida of Lorraine (1040 – 1113) 10. Geoffrey II "the Bearded", Duke of Upper and Lower Lorraine, Count of Verdun ( – 1069) 11. Doda 3. Mary, Princess of Scotland ( – 1116) 6. Malcolm III "Canmore", King of the Scots (1031 – 1093) 12. Duncan I MacCrinan, King of the Scots (1007 – 1040) 13. Suthen (1009 – 1040) 7. Saint Margaret of Scotland (1045 – 1093) 14. Edward the Atheling (1016 – 1057) 15. Agatha von Braunschweig (1030 – 1067)

  
  

• Notes

  Death: Stuart (2002) gives her death as 3 July 1151 in Faversham, England. [6]

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1105 - County of Boulogne, France Marriage - 1125 - Westminster Abbey, London, England Crowned - 22 Mar 1136 - Westminster Abbey, London, England Death - 3 May 1151 - Hedingham Castle, Castle Hedingham, Essex, England Burial - — - Faversham Abbey, Faversham, Kent, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Matilda of Boulogne

  
  

• Sources

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