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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Matilda of Boulogne | 7 |
| Matilda I of Boulogne canonical | 2 |
| Matilda I, Countess of Boulogne | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T937428 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Matilda I of Boulogne Context triple: [Mary of Scotland, Countess of Boulogne, child, Matilda I of Boulogne]
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Matilda of Flanders
Matilda of Flanders was the influential duchess of Normandy and queen consort of England, known for her political acumen and support of her husband William the Conqueror’s rule.
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Empress Matilda
Empress Matilda was a 12th-century claimant to the English throne whose dynastic struggle with Stephen of Blois, known as The Anarchy, paved the way for the eventual rule of her son, King Henry II, and the Plantagenet dynasty.
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Cecilia of Normandy
Cecilia of Normandy was a Norman noblewoman, daughter of William the Conqueror, who became abbess of the influential Abbey of the Holy Trinity in Caen.
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Adeliza of Normandy
Adeliza of Normandy was a daughter of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders, belonging to the first generation of the Anglo-Norman royal family after the 1066 conquest of England.
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Queen Philippa of Hainault
Queen Philippa of Hainault was a 14th-century Queen of England, wife of King Edward III, noted for her political influence, patronage of learning, and reputation for kindness and mercy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Matilda I of Boulogne Target entity description: 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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A.
Matilda of Flanders
Matilda of Flanders was the influential duchess of Normandy and queen consort of England, known for her political acumen and support of her husband William the Conqueror’s rule.
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B.
Empress Matilda
Empress Matilda was a 12th-century claimant to the English throne whose dynastic struggle with Stephen of Blois, known as The Anarchy, paved the way for the eventual rule of her son, King Henry II, and the Plantagenet dynasty.
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C.
Cecilia of Normandy
Cecilia of Normandy was a Norman noblewoman, daughter of William the Conqueror, who became abbess of the influential Abbey of the Holy Trinity in Caen.
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D.
Adeliza of Normandy
Adeliza of Normandy was a daughter of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders, belonging to the first generation of the Anglo-Norman royal family after the 1066 conquest of England.
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Queen Philippa of Hainault
Queen Philippa of Hainault was a 14th-century Queen of England, wife of King Edward III, noted for her political influence, patronage of learning, and reputation for kindness and mercy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Countess of Boulogne
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medieval ruler ⓘ noblewoman ⓘ queen consort of England ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Faversham Abbey ⓘ |
| buriedAlongside |
Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne
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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
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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
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lands in England ⓘ |
| household | English royal court of the 12th century ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Latin
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Old French ⓘ |
| monarch | Stephen of Blois ⓘ |
| mother | Mary of Scotland ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Boulogne ⓘ |
| notableFor |
military support for King Stephen
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organizing royalist forces against Empress Matilda ⓘ political leadership during The Anarchy ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Empress Matilda ⓘ |
| participatedIn | The Anarchy ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Boulogne-sur-Mer
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surface form:
Boulogne
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| placeOfDeath |
Castle Hedingham
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surface form:
Hedingham Castle
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| positionHeld |
Countess of Boulogne
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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
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surface form:
King Stephen of England
Stephen of Blois ⓘ |
| startTime |
as Countess of Boulogne: 1125
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as Queen consort of England: 1135 ⓘ |
| supported |
Stephen of Blois
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surface form:
Stephen of Blois in his claim to the English throne
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| title |
Countess of Boulogne
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Queen of England ⓘ |
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Subject: Matilda I of Boulogne Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (11)
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