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Apr 10, 2024 · Also Known As: "Matilda", "Mathilda", "Mathilde", "Maud", "Adelheid", "Adelaide", "Alice", "Beauclerc", "Plantagenet", "Anjou", "Matilda of England", "Maude", "HR Empress Matilda of England and Queen of Germany", "Holy Roman Empress", "Queen of Germany", "Empress Matilda", "Lady of the English (disp..." Birthdate:
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Geoffroy V Plantagenet, Comte d'Anjou et Maine, or Geoffrey...
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The Empress Matilda: Queen Consort, Queen Mother, and Lady...
- Geoffrey V
Empress Matilda remained in Oxford, attempting to garner support for her own campaign for the throne. Stephen attempted to launch an attack on the city but was unsuccessful and while Matilda remained a thorn in his side, he actually showed mercy to her son, Henry Plantagenet.
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Matilda of England (June 1156 — June/July 1189) was an English princess of the House of Plantagenet and by marriage Duchess consort of Saxony and Bavaria from 1168 until her husband's deposition in 1180.
Matilda, Empress (1102–1167) Daughter and heir of King Henry I of England, who waged a 15-year civil war to establish her right to rule the kingdom of England and the duchy of Normandy. Name variations: Aaliz, Aethelic, or Adela; Lady of England; Empress Maud, Mathilda or Matilda of England; Matilda Augustus of England; Mold.
Matilda (Empress Maud), Stephen and The Anarchy, the ‘forgotten’ English Civil War of the 12th century…. Matilda was an indomitable woman! She was the daughter of King Henry I of England, and was his sole legitimate child after the death of his son Prince William in the ‘White Ship’ disaster.*. She was married first to Henry V of the ...
Royal House: Plantagenet via the House of Normandy. The Plantagenet name comes from Geoffrey Plantagenet, the second husband of Empress Matilda, daughter of Henry I. Rather than following Henry's wishes and crowning Matilda, which would give England its first queen, Henry’s nephew, Stephen of Blois, took the throne instead causing years of ...
In 1144 forces loyal to the Empress Matilda besieged the castle and again Stephen brought an army to help his garrison. He successfully ended the siege and retained control of the castle. In January 1153 the son of the Empress Matilda, Henry Plantagenet, invaded England intending to seize the crown. His first act was to march to Malmesbury and ...
