Matilda the Empress 
Matilda the was born in 1103 in Winchester, England. Matilda the's father was Henry I Beauclerc and her mother was Matilda (Edith). Her paternal grandparents were William 'The Conqueror' and Matilda of Flanders; her maternal grandparents were Malcolm III Caennmor and Margaret "the Saint" of England. She had two brothers and a sister, named William the, Richard and Euphamia. She had three half-brothers and nine half-sisters, named Henry fitz Henry, Robert "The Consul", Reynold, Matilda of, Sibyl, Rohese, Elizabeth Joan, Eustacia of, Alice of, Constance of, Maud of and Sibyl. She died at the age of 64 on September 10th, 1167 in Abbey of Notre Dame des Pres, Rouen, France. She was buried in Rouen Cathedral, Rouen, France.General Notes
Political Events, 1136
The English princess Matilda asserts her right to the throne of her late father (see 1135; 1138).
Political Events, 1138
The Battle of the Standard fought in August near Northallerton ends in defeat for Scotland's David I who has invaded England in support of Matilda against Stephen, but David does take possession of Northumberland.
Political Events, 1139
Civil war begins in England as Matilda lands at Arundel with an army to support her claims to the throne.
Political Events, 1142
England's Matilda is expelled from Oxford after a long siege by Stephen, who forces her to take refuge in the western part of the country. A 5-year period of anarchy begins.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.28 AUG 933 in Normandy, France d.20 NOV 996 in Fecamp, France
- b.~ 0958 in Normandy, France d.28 Aug 1026 in Fecamp, France
- b.~ 0936 in Crêpon, Normandy, France d.1031 in France
- b.~ 1008 in Normandy, France d.22 Jul 1035 in Nicea, Bithynia, Turkey
- b.~ 0944 in Bretagne, France d.27 JUN 992
- b.0982 in Bretagne, France d.16 Jun 1017 in Normandy, France
- b.~ 0960 in Anjou, France d.0992
- b.14 Oct 1024 in Falaise Castle, Normandy, France d.09 Sep 1087 in Hermentrube, Near Rouen, France
- b.~ 0940 in Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden d.0985
- b.~ 1078 in Falaise, Normandy
- b.~ 0941 in Halland, Sweden
- b.1003 in Falaise, Calvados, France d.~ 1050
- b.~ 1080 in Falaise, Normandy
- b.~Sep 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England d.01 Dec 1135 in Westminster Palace, London, England
- b.~ 0961 in Flanders, France d.30 MAR 987
- b.~ 0986 in Flandres, France d.30 May 1035 in Flandres, France
- b.~ 0950 in Ivrea, Italy d.26 JAN 1002/03
- b.1012 in Flanders, Belgium d.01 Sep 1067 in Lille, France
- b.~ 0945 in Moselgau, France d.06 Oct 1019
- b.~ 0986 in Flandres, France d.21 FEB 1029/30 in Flandres, France
- b.~ 0948 in Gleiberg, Gremany
- b.1031 in Flanders, France d.02 Nov 1083 in Caen, Normandy
- b.0938 in Paris, Isle de France d.24 AUG 996 in Paris, Isle de France
- b.27 MAR 971 in Arles, Tolouse, France d.20 Jul 1031 in Melun, France
- b.~ 0945 in Poitiers, Vienne, France d.15 Jun 1006
- b.1009 in Arles, Tolouse, France d.8 JAN 1078/79 in Monastaere de l'Order de St. Benoist, Messines, France
- b.0947 in Toulouse, France d.Sep 1037
- b.0973 in Arles, Tolouse, France d.25 Jul 1032
- b.~ 0942 in Anjou, France d.1026
- b.1103 in Winchester, England d.10 Sep 1167 in Abbey of Notre Dame des Pres, Rouen, France
- b.~ 0954 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland
- b.0975 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland d.1045 in battle of Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1001 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland d.14 Aug 1040 in Bothganowan, Elgin
- b.0954 in Scotland d.25 Nov 1034 in Glamis Castle, Angus, Forfarshire, Scotland
- b.~ 0984 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland d.1043 in Slain
- b. in Ossary, Ireland
- b.~ 1031 in Dunfermline, Scotland d.13 Nov 1093 in Alnwick Castle, Scotland
- b.~ 1014 in Northumberland, England d.1040
- b.1079 in Dunfermline, Scotland d.01 May 1118 in Westminster Palace, London, England
- b.~ 0968 in Wessex, England d.23 Apr 1016 in London, England
- b.0989 in Wessex, England d.30 Nov 1016 in London, Middlesex, England
- b.~ 0968 in Wessex, England d.1003
- b.~ 1016 in Wessex, England d.1057 in London, England
- b.0960 in Northumberland, England
- b.~ 0992 d.1075
- b.0960 in Mercia, England
- b.1045 in Wessex, England d.16 Nov 1093 in Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
- b.~ 0960 in Derlingo, Westfriesland d.< 1012
- b.~ 1008 in Derlingo, Westfriesland d.23 Apr 1038
- b.11 NOV 999 in Schwaben, Bavaria d.14 FEB 1041/42
- b.~ 1020 in Braunschweig, East Friesland, Holy Roman Empire d.13 Jul 1054
- b.~ 0958 in Nordgau Region, Medieval States d.1049
- b.~ 1004 in Nordgau Region, Medieval States d.21 Jul 1077
- b.~ 0972 in Dabo, Moselle, France d.1046
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Matilda the and Geoffrey V 'the Fair' were married in a religious ceremony on May 22nd, 1128 in Le Mans Cathedral, Anjou, France. They had three sons named Henry II Curtmantle, Geoffrey VI of and William.
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Children
Henry II Curtmantle Plantagenet
Henry II Curtmantle was born on March 25th, 1133 in Le Mans, Anjou, France. He died at the age of 56 on July 6th, 1189 in Chinon Castle, France.
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