England, King Henry I Beauclerc of

Birth Name England, King Henry I Beauclerc of
Gramps ID I79294002
Gender male
Age at Death about 67 years, 3 months

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth [E17542] about 1068-09-00 Selby, Yorkshire, England  
1a 2a
Death [E17543] 1135-12-01 Lyons-la-Fret, Normandy, France  
3a 2b
Birth [E17544] 1068 Selby Yorkshire, England  
4a
Birth [E17545] 1068 Selby, Yorkshire, England  
4b
Death [E17546] 1135    
 
Death [E17547] 1135-12-01 Gisors, France  
4c
Death [E17548] 1135-12-01 St Denis-le-Fremont  
4d
Death [E17549] 1135-12-01 St. Denis-le-Fermont, near Gisors  
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father England, King William the Conqueror of [I79294004]1027-10-141087-09-09
Mother Flanders, Mathilda or Matilda of [I79294045]10321083-11-02
    Sister     Trinity, Abess Cecilia of Holy [I79284478] 1126-07-30
    Sister     Unk, Agatha [I79284479]
    Sister     Unk, Adeliza [I79284480]
    Sister     Unk, Matilda [I79284482]
    Brother     Normandy, Duke Robert Curthose of [I79284475] about 1054 1133/4-02-10 (Julian)
    Brother     Unk, Richard [I79284476] about 1055 about 1081
    Brother     England, King William II Rufus of [I79284477] 1056
    Sister     England, Adela of [I79284481] about 1062 1137/8-03-08 (Julian)
    Sister     Unk, Constance [I79284483] about 1066 1090-08-13
         England, King Henry I Beauclerc of [I79294002] about 1068-09-00 1135-12-01

Families

    Family of England, King Henry I Beauclerc of and Unk, UNKNOWN [F35208566]
Unknown Partner Unk, UNKNOWN [I79284651] ( * + ... )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
England, Sybilla of [I79284652]
Tracy, William [I79284654]
England, Maud II of [I79285629]
England, Earl Robert of Gloucester [I79284653]1100
    Family of England, King Henry I Beauclerc of and Lorraine, Adeliza of Lower [F35208567]
Married Wife Lorraine, Adeliza of Lower [I79284656] ( * 1103 + 1151 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E36933] 1121/2-01-29 (Julian) Windsor Castle  
 
    Family of England, King Henry I Beauclerc of [F35209039]
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
England, Maud II of [I79285629]
Reginald, Earl of Cornwall [I79288265]
Caen, Robert of, Ist Earl of Gloucester [I79302871]about 1100before 1135
    Family of England, King Henry I Beauclerc of and Scotland, Edith Matilda of [F35208486]
Married Wife Scotland, Edith Matilda of [I79284458] ( * 1079 + 1118-05-01 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E36911] 1100-11-11 Westminster Abbey  
 
Marriage [E36912] Wft 1087-1110    
4e
Marriage [E36913] 1100-08-06 Westminster Abbey, London, England  
5a 2c
Marriage [E36914] 1100-11-11    
4f
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
England, Richard of [I79284649]1120
England, Alice of [I79284650]
Normandy, Duke William IV of [I79284641]11011120
England, Queen Matilda of, Empress of Germany [I79284315]about 11021167-09-10

Narrative

Alias:<ALIA> Beauclerc Henry I //
[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 21, Ed. 1, Tree #1116, Date of Import: May 3, 1999]
Nicknamed "Beauclerc", he succeeded his brother, William ("Rufus") to the
throne in 1100.
[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 21, Ed. 1, Tree #1186, Date of Import: Apr 26, 1999]
Henry I was the third Norman King of England (1100-1135), and fouth son
of William the Conqueror. Because his father, who died in 1087, left him
no land, Henry I made several unsuccessful attempts to gain territories
on the Continent. On the death of his brother William II(William Rufus)
in 1100, Henry took advantage of the absence of another brother-Robert,
who had a prior claim to the throne-to seize the royal treasury and have
himself crowned king at Westminster. Henry subsequently secured his
position with the nobles and with the church by issuing a charter of
liberties that acknowledged the feudal rights of the nobles and the
rights of the church. In 1101 Robert, who was Duke of Normandy, invaded
England, but Henry persuaded him to withdraw by promising him a pension
and military aid on the Continent. In 1102 Henry put down a revolt of
nobles, who subsequently took refuge in Normandy, where they were aided
by Robert. By defeating Robert at Tinchebray, France, in 1106, Henry
won Normandy. During the rest of his reign, however, he constantly had
to put down uprisings that threatened his rule in Normandy. The conflict
between Henry and Anselm, archbishop of Canterbury, over the question of
lay investiture(the appointment of church officials by the king), was
settled in 1107 by a compromise that left the king with substantial
control in the matter. Because he had no surviving male heirs, Henry was
forced to designate his daughter Matilda as his heiress. After his death
on December 1, 1135, at Lyons-la-Foret, Normandy, however, Henry nephew,
Stephen of Bois, usurped the throne, plunging the country into a
protracted civil war that ended only with the accession of Matilda's son,
Henry II, (Henry I's grandson) in 1154, the first of the Angevin kings of
England.

Pedigree

  1. England, King William the Conqueror of [I79294004]
    1. Flanders, Mathilda or Matilda of [I79294045]
      1. Trinity, Abess Cecilia of Holy [I79284478]
      2. Unk, Agatha [I79284479]
      3. Unk, Adeliza [I79284480]
      4. Unk, Matilda [I79284482]
      5. Normandy, Duke Robert Curthose of [I79284475]
      6. Unk, Richard [I79284476]
      7. England, King William II Rufus of [I79284477]
      8. England, Adela of [I79284481]
      9. Unk, Constance [I79284483]
      10. England, King Henry I Beauclerc of
        1. Unk, UNKNOWN [I79284651]
          1. England, Sybilla of [I79284652]
          2. Tracy, William [I79284654]
          3. England, Maud II of [I79285629]
          4. England, Earl Robert of Gloucester [I79284653]
        2. Lorraine, Adeliza of Lower [I79284656]
          1. England, Maud II of [I79285629]
          2. Reginald, Earl of Cornwall [I79288265]
          3. Caen, Robert of, Ist Earl of Gloucester [I79302871]
        4. Scotland, Edith Matilda of [I79284458]
          1. England, Richard of [I79284649]
          2. England, Alice of [I79284650]
          3. Normandy, Duke William IV of [I79284641]
          4. England, Queen Matilda of, Empress of Germany [I79284315]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Brøderbund WFT Vol. 6, Ed. 1, Tree #1382, Date of Import: Jul 16, 1997 [S31212869]
      • Source text:

        Brøderbund WFT Vol. 6, Ed. 1, Tree #1382, Date of Import: Jul 16, 1997

  2. Brøderbund Software, Inc.: World Family Tree Vol. 19, Ed. 1 [S31232104]
      • Page: Tree #1362
      • Page: Tree #1362
      • Page: Tree #1362
  3. Brøderbund WFT Vol. 6, Ed. 1, Tree #1382, Date of Import: Jul 16, 1997 [S31212873]
      • Source text:

        Brøderbund WFT Vol. 6, Ed. 1, Tree #1382, Date of Import: Jul 16, 1997

  4. Brøderbund Software, Inc.: World Family Tree Vol. 21, Ed. 1 [S31232098]
      • Page: Tree #1186
      • Page: Tree #1116
      • Page: Tree #1116
      • Page: Tree #1186
      • Page: Tree #1116
      • Page: Tree #1186
  5. Brøderbund WFT Vol. 6, Ed. 1, Tree #1382, Date of Import: Jul 16, 1997 [S31227751]
      • Source text:

        Brøderbund WFT Vol. 6, Ed. 1, Tree #1382, Date of Import: Jul 16, 1997