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One might conclude that the seneschal of le Mans had jurisdiction in the city, while the seneschal of anjou operated – when he could – in the rest of the county. it is also true that the best evidence for stephen’s activity in Maine comes in the 1170s and 1180s, at a time when his own role was expanding and when the loyalties of le Mans ...
Jun 28, 2017 · On the death of Henry I in 1135, his favourite nephew, Stephen of Blois, son of his sister Adela, hurried to London, where he secured election and coronation within the month. This contravened the oath he and his fellow barons had sworn in 1127 to Henry's daughter, the Empress Matilda. His election was confirmed by the Pope in 1136.
Jan 1, 2014 · He brought her back to England and several times made his leading magnates swear allegiance to her. One of those who took the oath was Henry’s nephew, Stephen of Blois, who through his mother was a grandson of William the Conqueror. In 1128 Henry arranged Matilda’s marriage to Geoffrey Plantagenet, heir to the Count of Anjou.
Carlisle obverse die of Stephen with an Edinburgh reverse die.12 It would appear that the obverse die of the ‘EDEN’ sterling was also used by the moneyer Hudard at Carlisle.13 It is probable that the issue of coins in the name of Stephen in Carlisle by the Scots was an overtly political act following the first Treaty of Durham.
The House of Plantagenet [a] ( /plænˈtædʒənət/ plan-TAJ-ə-nət) was a royal house which originated in the French County of Anjou. The name Plantagenet is used by modern historians to identify four distinct royal houses: the Angevins, who were also Counts of Anjou; the main line of the Plantagenets following the loss of Anjou; and the ...
Jul 15, 2016 · The Empress Matilda (1102–1167) is famous for her attempt to become England’s first female ruler in the twelfth century. Following the deaths of her brother William Athling and her first husband, the Holy Roman Emperor Henry V, her father designated her as his heir. While Henry I appreciated his daughter’s talents in statecraft, he was ...
113422258. Sponsored by Billie Jasper. Source citation. Adelaide called the White, was the daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga of Maine. She was therefore the sister of Geoffrey Greymantle. She was married five times to some of France's most important noblemen. Her first marriage, probably before 960, was to Stephen, Viscount of Gévaudan.
