King of England Stephen

1096 - 1154  (58 years)

• Name	Stephen
  Title	King of England
  Relationship	with Kathleen Alice Jones-Rouse
  Birth	1096	Blois, , Centre, France
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Count of Mortain
  Occupation	Duke of Blois
  Occupation	1135 to 1144
  	Duke of Normandy
  Occupation	1135 to 1154
  	King of England
  	He siezed the throne from Matilda who invaded England in 1139. The civil war that followed proved him a brave soldier but revealed his lack of political sense. In 1152, after much of the country had been ravaged in factional fighting and the roy al administration had broken down, Stephen recognized Matilda's son Henry as heir to the throne.
  Stories and Notes	King of England from 1135. A grandson of William the Conqueror, he was elected king in 1135, although he had previously recognized Henry I's daughter Matilda as heiress to the throne. Matilda landed in England in 1139, and civil war disrupted the country with fighting between Stephen and forces loyal to Matilda. Stephen was briefly taken prisoner and Matilda declared Queen until she was defeated at the Battle of Farringdon in 1145. In 1153 Stephen acknowledged Matilda's son, Henry II, as his own heir
  To Lady Kathleen	25 x great grandfather
  Death	25 Oct 1154	Dover Castle, Dover, Kent, England, United Kingdom
  Person ID	I3139	Enchanted Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	Count of Blois Stephen Henry, II,   b. 1045   d. 19 May 1102, Ramula, Holy Land, Jerusalem, Palstine, Middle East (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Adela, of Blois,   b. 1067, Normandy, France d. 8 Mar 1137, Marcigny-sur-Loire, France (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	1081
  Family ID	F1604	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Queen of England Matilda,   b. 1104, Boulogne, , , France d. 3 May 1152, Hedingham Castle, Castle Hedingham, Essex, England, United Kingdom (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	1125	Westminster, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  Children	+ 1. Countess of Mortaigne Mary,   b. 1136   d. 1182, St. Austrebert, Montreuil, France (Age 46 years)
  Family ID	F1702	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2012

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1096 - Blois, , Centre, France Marriage - 1125 - Westminster, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom Death - 25 Oct 1154 - Dover Castle, Dover, Kent, England, United Kingdom  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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