of Blois, Mary

Birth Name of Blois, Mary 1 2a
Gramps ID I7858
Gender female
Age at Death 46 years

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth [E9382] 1136    
2b
Death [E9383] 1182 St. Austrebert, near Montreuil, France  
2c
Burial [E9384] 1182 St. Austrebert, near Montreuil, France  
2d

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father of England, Stephen [I7059]about 10961154-10-25
Mother of Boulogne, Matilda [I7062]about 11051152-05-03
         of Blois, Mary [I7858] 1136 1182

Families

    Family of of Alsace, Matthew and of Blois, Mary [F4597]
Married Husband of Alsace, Matthew [I7859] ( * + ... )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E29792] 1160    
2e
_FA1 [E29793] about 1169    
2f
_MEND [E29794]     Annulment
 
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
of Flanders, Maud [I8017]1162about 1210

Narrative

[charlemegne.FTW]

Mary, m. Matthew of Alsace, son of Thierry, Count of Flanders, a nd Sybil, dau. of Fulk V, Count of Anjou.

She was dedicated to religion in her infancy and enetered as a n ovice at Lillechurch Priory, Kent. She transferred to Romsey Abb ey, Hampshire, where she was professed a nun between 1148 and 11 5. She was elected Abbess of Romsey after 1155. She succeeded he r brother William as Countess of Boulogne on 5th October, 1159 . She was abducted from her convent in 1160 by Matthew I, Coun t of Flanders and Boulogne, who made her his wife in defiance o f her religious vows around the same time. They had two daughter s, Ida and Matilda. The marriage was annulled around 1169 and Ma ry re-entered the religious life at the Benedictine nunnery of S t. Austrebert, near Montreuil, France.

Narrative

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Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
REFN 151330651
 

Pedigree

  1. of England, Stephen [I7059]
    1. of Boulogne, Matilda [I7062]
      1. of Blois, Mary
        1. of Alsace, Matthew [I7859]
          1. of Flanders, Maud [I8017]

Ancestors

Source References

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  2. charlemegne.FTW [S159427]
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