King Stephen

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King Stephen was the 12th-century King of England whose contested reign (1135–1154) during a civil war known as The Anarchy marked a turbulent period of dynastic struggle.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic
human
king of England
monarch
noble
birthDate c. 1092
c. 1096
birthName Stephen of Blois
birthPlace Blois
County of Blois
child Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne
Marie of Boulogne
William of Blois
conflict The Anarchy
coronationDate 1135-12-26
coronationPlace Westminster Abbey
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate 1154-10-25
deathPlace Dover
Kent
Kingdom of England
dynasty House of Blois
era 12th century
father Stephen II, Count of Blois
givenName Stephen
house House of Blois
languageSpoken Latin
Old French
mother Adela of Normandy
name Stephen of Blois
nobleTitle Count of Mortain
notableEvent Treaty of Winchester (1153)
usurpation of the English throne in 1135
notableFor contested reign during The Anarchy
opponent Empress Matilda
Henry, son of Empress Matilda (later Henry II)
placeOfBurial Faversham Abbey
positionHeld Count of Boulogne
Duke of Normandy
King of England
predecessor Henry I of England
reignEnd 1154
reignStart 1135
relative Henry I of England
William the Conqueror
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
sibling Theobald II, Count of Champagne
spouse Matilda I, Countess of Boulogne
successor Henry II of England

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Matilda I of Boulogne spouse King Stephen of England
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William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester allegiance King Stephen of England
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The Anarchy conflictWith reign of King Stephen
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The Leper of Saint Giles setDuringReignOf King Stephen of England
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Hugh Beringar loyalTo King Stephen
Theobald of Bec appointedAsArchbishopOfCanterburyBy King Stephen of England
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Theobald of Bec conflictWith King Stephen of England
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Earls of Pembroke monarchWhoCreated King Stephen of England
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Stephen–Matilda conflict mainBelligerent King Stephen of England
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Treaty of Wallingford mainProponent King Stephen of England
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siege of Oxford (1142) hasParticipant King Stephen of England
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siege of Oxford (1142) commandedBy King Stephen of England
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Battle of Lincoln (1141) commander King Stephen of England
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Battle of Lincoln (1141) opponentOf King Stephen of England
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William of Aumale allegiance King Stephen of England
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Robert of Gloucester opponent King Stephen of England
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Henry, Bishop of Winchester supported King Stephen of England
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John Marshal allegiance King Stephen of England
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Theobald II, Count of Champagne sibling Stephen of Blois, King of England
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Historia Novella associatedWith King Stephen of England
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Faversham Abbey foundedBy King Stephen of England
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Faversham Abbey burialPlaceOf King Stephen of England
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William of Blois associatedWith King Stephen of England
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William I, Count of Boulogne nobleFamilyConnection King Stephen of England
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Wallingford Castle controlledBy King Stephen
William de Roumare, Earl of Lincoln monarch King Stephen of England
subject linked to: Earls of Lincoln
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2nd Earl of Gloucester heldTitleFrom King Stephen of England
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2nd Earl of Gloucester activeDuringReignOf King Stephen of England
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Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke supportedFaction King Stephen during The Anarchy
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Henry of Blois sibling King Stephen of England
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William de Corbeil coronated King Stephen of England
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Earl of Norfolk governingMonarchAtFirstCreation King Stephen of England
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Geoffrey de Mandeville, 1st Earl of Essex supported King Stephen of England
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Geoffrey de Mandeville, 1st Earl of Essex opponent King Stephen of England
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Geoffrey de Mandeville, 1st Earl of Essex wasGrantedTitleBy King Stephen of England
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Geoffrey de Mandeville, 1st Earl of Essex heldOfficeDuringReignOf King Stephen of England
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St Katharine’s by the Tower, London foundedBy King Stephen of England
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Hugh de Puiset uncle King Stephen of England
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