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Instead, in November the two sides simply exchanged the two leaders, Stephen returning to his queen, and Robert to the Empress in Oxford. [168] Henry held another church council, which reversed its previous decision and reaffirmed Stephen's legitimacy to rule, and the King and Queen were crowned anew at Christmas 1141. [167]
Northern France around the time of Stephen's birth. Stephen was born in Blois, France, in either 1092 or 1096. [1] [nb 1] His father was Stephen-Henry, Count of Blois and Chartres, an important French nobleman and an active crusader who died when Stephen was at most ten years old. [2]
Matilda of St Liz (Maud) (d. 1140); she married Robert Fitz Richard of Tonbridge; she married secondly Saer de Quincy, 1st Earl of Winchester. Simon II of St Liz (d. 1153) Saint Waltheof of Melrose (c. 1100–1159/1160) Her first husband died some time after 1111 and Maud next married David, the brother-in-law of Henry I of England, in 1113.
Matilda of Scotland (originally christened Edith, [a] 1080 – 1 May 1118), also known as Good Queen Maud, was Queen consort of England and Duchess of Normandy as the first wife of King Henry I. She acted as regent of England on several occasions during Henry's absences: in 1104, 1107, 1108, and 1111.
Matilda of Chester, [1] Countess of Huntingdon (1171 – 6 January 1233) [2] was an Anglo-Norman noblewoman, sometimes known as Maud and sometimes known with the surname de Kevelioc. She was a daughter of Hugh de Kevelioc, 5th Earl of Chester , and the wife of David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon .
Matilda was crowned queen on 11 May 1068 in Westminster during the feast of Pentecost, in a ceremony presided over by the archbishop of York. Three new phrases were incorporated to cement the importance of a queen, stating that she was divinely placed by God, shared in royal power, and blessed her people by her power and virtue.
Maud of Northumbria (1074–1130/1131), Queen of Scotland & Countess of Huntingdon Matilda of Scotland (1080–1118), Queen of England Empress Matilda (1102–1167), Lady of the English
Queen Matilda may refer to: Matilda (877–968), Saint Matilda, Queen of Eastern Francia; Matilda of Frisia (died 1044), Queen of the Franks, wife of King Henry I; Matilda of Flanders (c. 1031–1083), Queen of the English, wife of William the Conqueror; Maud of Northumbria (c. 1074–1130/1131), Queen of Scotland, wife of King David I