Family [F116]
Blois
Parents
Stephen, King of England Blois {M} [P410] = Dameta of , Gentlewoman Normandy {F} [P423]
Stephen, King of England Blois:
Born 1096, Blois, France
Died Monday 25 October 1154, Dover Castle, Kent
Buried Faversham Abbey, Kent
Reigned 1135-1154. He siezed the throne from Matilda who invaded England in 1139. The civil war that followed proved him a brave soldier but revealed his lack of political sense. In 1152, after much of the country had been ravaged in factional fighting and the royal administration had broken down, Stephen recognized Matilda's son Henry as heir to the throne. Duke of Normandy 1135-1144, deposed. Duke of Blois, Count of Mortain, Count of Boulogne.
Dameta of , Gentlewoman Normandy:
Children
Gervaise of, Abbot of Westminster Westminster {M} [P424]
Almaric Blois {M} [P425]
Ralph Blois {M} [P426]
William Blois {M} [P427]
Sybilla Blois {F} [P428]
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