Stephen, King of England

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Stephen, King of England, was a 12th-century monarch whose contested claim to the throne led to a prolonged civil war known as The Anarchy.

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Stephen, King of England canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of England
human
monarch
alsoKnownAs King Stephen
Stephen of Blois
birthDate c. 1092
birthPlace Blois, France
burialPlace Faversham Abbey
causeOfCivilWar contested claim to the English throne
child Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne
Marie I, Countess of Boulogne
William of Blois
claimedThroneAfter death of Henry I of England
conflict The Anarchy
coronationDate 22 December 1135
coronationPlace Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster
surface form: Westminster Abbey
country Kingdom of England
deathDate 25 October 1154
deathPlace Dover, Kent, England
dynasty House of Blois
era 12th century
father Stephen II, Count of Blois
givenName Stephen
governedTerritory England
parts of Normandy
grandfather William the Conqueror
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages
languageOfCourt Anglo-Norman French
legalBasisOfClaim disputed succession despite prior oath to Empress Matilda
mother Adela of Normandy
nobleFamily House of Blois
notableEvent civil war in England known as The Anarchy
opponent Empress Matilda
Henry Plantagenet
surface form: Henry, son of Empress Matilda (later Henry II)
predecessor Henry I of England
regnalNumber Stephen I
reignEnd 25 October 1154
reignStart 22 December 1135
relative Empress Matilda
Henry I of England
surface form: King Henry I of England

Theobald II, Count of Champagne
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Matilda I of Boulogne
surface form: Matilda I, Countess of Boulogne
successor Henry II of England
title Count of Boulogne
King of England

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Mary of Scotland, Countess of Boulogne relative Stephen, King of England
Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester opponent Stephen, King of England
Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester releasedInExchangeFor Stephen, King of England
Adela of Normandy child Stephen, King of England
Adela of Normandy notableRelative Stephen, King of England