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4 days ago · Empress Matilda. Empress Matilda ( c. 7 February 1102 – 10 September 1167), also known as the Empress Maude, [nb 1] was one of the claimants to the English throne during the civil war known as the Anarchy. The daughter and heir of Henry I, king of England and ruler of Normandy, she went to Germany as a child when she was married to the future ...
- 8 April 1141 – 1148
- Henry I of England
- Stephen (as King of England)
- Matilda of Scotland
May 3, 2024 · Matilda (born 1102, London—died Sept. 10, 1167, near Rouen, Fr.) was the consort of the Holy Roman emperor Henry V and afterward claimant to the English throne in the reign of King Stephen. She was the only daughter of Henry I of England by Queen Matilda and was sister of William the Aetheling, heir to the English and Norman thrones.
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6 days ago · Mother. Matilda of Flanders. Henry I ( c. 1068 – 1 December 1135), also known as Henry Beauclerc, was King of England from 1100 to his death in 1135. He was the fourth son of William the Conqueror and was educated in Latin and the liberal arts. On William's death in 1087, Henry's elder brothers Robert Curthose and William Rufus inherited ...
- 5 August 1100 – 1 December 1135
- Matilda of Flanders
1 day ago · The great seal of Empress Matilda Henry was born in Maine at Le Mans on 5 March 1133, the eldest child of the Empress Matilda and her second husband, Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou . [3] The French county of Anjou was formed in the 10th century and its Angevin rulers attempted for several centuries to extend their influence and power ...
- 19 December 1154 – 6 July 1189
- Empress Matilda
Apr 16, 2024 · Journey back in time to the tumultuous period of the Anarchy as we uncover the remarkable story of Empress Matilda, also known as Maude. Learn how this formi...
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Apr 19, 2024 · In the mid-12th century, England was riven by civil war as King Stephen and Empress Matilda fought for a crown that was rightfully hers. In 1141, the empress came close to realising her ambition: Stephen had been captured and she was proclaimed ‘Lady of the English’, but the crown itself eluded her.
