Matilda I of Boulogne

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Matilda I of Boulogne was a 12th-century noblewoman who became Queen of England as the wife of King Stephen and played a key political and military role during the civil war known as The Anarchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Countess of Boulogne
medieval ruler
noblewoman
queen consort of England
burialPlace Faversham Abbey
buriedAlongside Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne
surface form: Eustace IV of Boulogne

Stephen of Blois
child Baldwin of Blois
Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne
surface form: Eustace IV of Boulogne

Marie I of Boulogne
William I, Count of Boulogne
countryOfCitizenship County of Boulogne
dateOfBirth circa 1105
dateOfDeath 3 May 1152
endTime as Countess of Boulogne: 1152
as Queen consort of England: 1152
era High Middle Ages
father Eustace III, Count of Boulogne
floruit early to mid-12th century
givenName Matilda
heldTerritory County of Boulogne
lands in England
household English royal court of the 12th century
languageSpoken Latin
Old French
monarch Stephen of Blois
mother Mary of Scotland
nobleFamily House of Boulogne
notableFor military support for King Stephen
organizing royalist forces against Empress Matilda
political leadership during The Anarchy
opposedBy Empress Matilda
participatedIn The Anarchy
placeOfBirth Boulogne-sur-Mer
surface form: Boulogne
placeOfDeath Castle Hedingham
surface form: Hedingham Castle
positionHeld Countess of Boulogne
Queen consort of England
reignDuring The Anarchy
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender female
sibling Matilda of Boulogne’s siblings are not well-attested
spouse King Stephen
surface form: King Stephen of England

Stephen of Blois
startTime as Countess of Boulogne: 1125
as Queen consort of England: 1135
supported Stephen of Blois
surface form: Stephen of Blois in his claim to the English throne
title Countess of Boulogne
Queen of England

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Mary of Scotland, Countess of Boulogne child Matilda I of Boulogne
The Anarchy (English civil war) significantPerson Matilda I of Boulogne
subject surface form: The Anarchy
this entity surface form: Matilda of Boulogne
County of Boulogne notableRuler Matilda I of Boulogne
this entity surface form: Matilda of Boulogne
Eustace III, Count of Boulogne child Matilda I of Boulogne
this entity surface form: Matilda of Boulogne
Eustace III, Count of Boulogne successor Matilda I of Boulogne
this entity surface form: Matilda of Boulogne
Stephen, King of England spouse Matilda I of Boulogne
this entity surface form: Matilda I, Countess of Boulogne
Adeliza of Louvain successorAsQueenConsortOfEngland Matilda I of Boulogne
this entity surface form: Matilda of Boulogne
Stephen of England spouse Matilda I of Boulogne
this entity surface form: Matilda I, Countess of Boulogne
Countess of Boulogne hasTitleHolder Matilda I of Boulogne
Stephen of Blois spouse Matilda I of Boulogne
this entity surface form: Matilda of Boulogne
Stephen–Matilda conflict participant Matilda I of Boulogne
this entity surface form: Matilda of Boulogne