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- Stephen (Hungarian: István; 20 August 1332 – 9 August 1354) was a Hungarian royal prince of the Capetian House of Anjou. He was the youngest son of Charles I of Hungary and Elizabeth of Poland to survive childhood. He was styled as duke of Slavonia from 1339 to 1346, but he had no role in the government of the province.
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Stephen (1092 or 1096 – 25 October 1154), often referred to as Stephen of Blois, was King of England from 22 December 1135 to his death in 1154. He was Count of Boulogne jure uxoris from 1125 until 1147 and Duke of Normandy from 1135 until 1144.
- 22 December 1135 – 25 October 1154
- Adela of Normandy
Apr 9, 2024 · He hoped only to secure the succession for his son, Eustace, but to do so he had to deal with Matilda’s son, Henry of Anjou, who invaded England in January 1153 to claim his royal inheritance. When Eustace died in August, Stephen lost heart; he signed a treaty designating Henry as his successor.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Dec 6, 2019 · King Stephen of England signs with Henry of Anjou (future Henry II of England) the Treaty of Wallingford which recognises Henry as Stephen's heir. 25 Oct 1154 King Stephen of England dies at Dover.
- Mark Cartwright
Stephen ( Hungarian: István; 20 August 1332 – 9 August 1354) was a Hungarian royal prince of the Capetian House of Anjou. He was the youngest son of Charles I of Hungary and Elizabeth of Poland to survive childhood. He was styled as duke of Slavonia from 1339 to 1346, but he had no role in the government of the province.
The Angevin kings of England (/ ˈ æ n dʒ ɪ v ɪ n /; "from Anjou") were Henry II and his sons, Richard I and John, who ruled England from 1154 to 1216. With ancestral lands in Anjou, they were related to the Norman kings of England through Matilda , the daughter of Henry I , and Henry II's mother.
This was in fact not the case: he had very few. Unfortunately for Matilda, Stephen’s men defeated Henry’s small force and most of Henry’s followers deserted him. In 1153 Stephen agreed to the Treaty of Westminster with Matilda’s son Henry of Anjou.
Feb 29, 2024 · Ultimately, Stephen died the following year, and Henry was crowned King Henry II of England — the first Plantagenet king of England. Henry had successfully claimed the throne, and along with it, the territory of England, Scotland, and parts of France, having succeeded his father as Duke of Normandy and Count of Anjou.
