Search
Last Name:
First Name:
    

Home Search  
Share Print Bookmark

William II Of BLOIS

Male 1137 - 1160  (27 years)


Generations:      Standard    |    Vertical    |    Compact    |    Box    |    Text    |    Ahnentafel    |    Fan Chart    |    Media    |    PDF

Less detail
Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William II Of BLOIS was born between 1132 and 1137 (son of Stephen of BLOIS and Matilda Of BOULOGNE); died between Oct 1159 and 1160 in Killed - Siege of Toulouse; was buried in Hospital of Montmorillon, Poitou.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Boulogne; Count of Mortain

    Notes:

    Was also known as Earl of Warenne and Surrey. Was killed at the siege of Toulouse.

    William married Isabel DE WARENNE in 1149. Isabel (daughter of William DE WARENNE and Ela TALVAS) was born in 1137 in Surrey, England; died on 12 Jul 1203 in Lewes, Sussex, England; was buried in Chapter House, Lewes Priory. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Stephen of BLOIS was born about 1095 in Blois, England (son of Stephen III Of BLOIS and Adela Of ENGLAND); died on 25 Oct 1154 in St Martins Prior, Dover, England; was buried in Faversham Abbey, Faversham, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: Stephen of Blois
    • Fact: Count of Boulogne
    • Fact: Count of Mortain
    • Fact: King of England
    • Crowned: 26 Dec 1135, Westminster Abbey
    • Crowned: 25 Dec 1141

    Notes:

    After his capture and release by Matilda the Empress (whose throne, some believed,he usurped), Stephen was recrowned but not reconsecrated, insisting "that he had never been deposed."

    On Henry I's death in 1135, Stephen usurped the throne from Matilda, Henry's daughter, and most of his reign was marked by civil war with the rival claimant. Order was not restored until 1153, when her son, Henry of Anjou, compelled the barons to recognize him as the heir to the throne.

    Stephen married Matilda Of BOULOGNE about 1120. Matilda (daughter of Eustache III and Mary Of SCOTLAND) was born about 1105 in Boulogne, Pas-De-Calais, France; died on 03 May 1152 in Hedingham Castle, Essex, England; was buried in Faversham Abbey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Matilda Of BOULOGNE was born about 1105 in Boulogne, Pas-De-Calais, France (daughter of Eustache III and Mary Of SCOTLAND); died on 03 May 1152 in Hedingham Castle, Essex, England; was buried in Faversham Abbey.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Crowned: 22 Mar 1136, Westminster Abbey
    • Death: 3 Jul 1151, Hedingham Castle, Kent

    Children:
    1. Eustace IV was born between 1120 and 1131 in Blois, France; died on 17 Aug 1153 in Rheims; was buried in Faversham Abbey, Kent, England.
    2. Baldwin De Blois Prince Of ENGLAND was born about 1126 in Blois, Loir-Et-Cher, France; died on 02 Dec 1135 in Aldgate, London, Middlesex, England; was buried in Holy Trinity Church, Aldgate.
    3. 1. William II Of BLOIS was born between 1132 and 1137; died between Oct 1159 and 1160 in Killed - Siege of Toulouse; was buried in Hospital of Montmorillon, Poitou.
    4. Matilda Princess Of ENGLAND was born between 1133 and 1134 in Blois, Loir-Et-Cher, France; died between 1134 and 1137 in Aldgate, London, Middlesex, England; was buried in Christ Church, Aldgate.
    5. Marie Of BLOIS was born about 1136 in Blois, Loir-Et-Cher, France; died between 1181 and 1182 in St Austrebert, Eure-Et-Loir, France; was buried in Nunnery of St Austrebert, Eure-Et-Loir, France.


  

Web Hosting Administration and Support by DCP Partners LLC This site powered by The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding ©, written by Darrin Lythgoe 2001-2024.