Stephen of England facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Stephen of Blois |
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| King of the English | |
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| King of the English (1st Reign) | |
| Reign | 22 December 1135 – April 1141 |
| Coronation | 26 December 1135 |
| Predecessor | Henry I |
| Successor | Matilda |
| King of the English (2nd Reign) | |
| Reign | November 1141 – 25 October 1154 |
| Predecessor | Matilda |
| Successor | Henry II |
| Born | c. 1096 Blois, France |
| Died | 25 October 1154 Dover, Kent |
| Burial | Faversham Abbey, Kent |
| Spouse | Matilda I of Boulogne |
| Issue | Eustace IV of Boulogne William of Blois Marie of Boulogne |
| House | Normandy |
| Father | Stephen II, Count of Blois |
| Mother | Adela of Normandy |
Stephen of England (c. 1096–25 October 1154) was King of England from 1135 until 1154. He became the King after the death of his uncle Henry I. Stephan was the King until his own death in Dover, Kent. Stephen was crowned at Westminster Abbey on the 26 December 1135. Stephen is buried at the Clunaic Monastery in Faversham, Kent.
King Stephen was born in Blois, France, in 1096. He was the son of Stephen, Count of Blois and Adela of Normandy. His mother, Adela, was the daughter of William I of England and Matilda of Flanders. Stephen married Matilda of Boulogne in about 1125. They had five children. He fought a civil war with Henry I's only daughter, Matilda, from 1139-1153. This ended with the Treaty of Wallingford in 1153 after the death of Stephen's son and heir, Eustace IV. The treaty said that Stephen would be King for the rest of his lifetime. After his death, the throne passed to Henry, son of Matilda, and not Stephen's other son William Died on 25 of October in 1154.))
Captured
He was captured after the Battle of Lincoln in April 1141, he was released later and returned to the throne.
References
Images for kids
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Northern France around the time of Stephen's birth
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A contemporary depiction of Stephen's family tree, with his mother Adela at the top, and, left to right, William, Theobald and Stephen
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An early 14th-century depiction of the White Ship sinking in 1120
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A 13th-century depiction of the coronation of Stephen, by Matthew Paris
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Contemporary depiction of Stephen's brother Henry of Blois, with his bishop's staff and ring
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14th century depiction of Stephen with a hunting bird
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The stone keep at Goodrich in Herefordshire, an example of the style of fortification slowly beginning to replace wooden motte and bailey castle design by the late 1130s
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A Henry of Northumbria silver penny, minted in his own name at Corbridge in Northumberland after his peace deal with Stephen
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Stephen's Great Seal
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Contemporary depiction of the Empress Matilda
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Political map of the Angevin and Welsh revolt in 1140; red indicates those areas under Stephen's control; blue – Angevin; grey – indigenous Welsh
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Near contemporary illustration of the Battle of Lincoln; Stephen (fourth from the right) is listening to Baldwin of Clare orating a battle speech (left).
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St George's Tower at Oxford Castle, where Stephen almost captured the Empress Matilda
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Geoffrey of Anjou's invasion of Normandy, 1142–43
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14th-century depiction of Henry FitzEmpress and his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine
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A 13th-century depiction of Bernard of Clairvaux, with whom Stephen argued over ecclesiastical policy
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A political map of Britain in 1153; red indicates those areas broadly under Stephen's control; blue – Angevin; grey – indigenous Welsh; cream – Ranulf of Chester and Robert of Leicester; green – David I of Scotland
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The first page of the Peterborough element of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, written around 1150, which details the events of Stephen's reign
See also
In Spanish: Esteban de Inglaterra para niños
