Treaty of Wallingford

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historical event legal agreement medieval peace treaty

The Treaty of Wallingford was a 1153 agreement that ended the civil war in England between supporters of King Stephen and Empress Matilda by recognizing Stephen as king while naming Matilda’s son Henry (the future Henry II) as his heir.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Treaty of Wallingford canonical	4
Treaty of Winchester	4
Treaty of Winchester (1153)	4
Treaty of Wallingford (1153)	2
Treaty of Westminster (1153)	1
Wallingford Concordat	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ legal agreement ⓘ medieval peace treaty ⓘ
aim	end dynastic conflict between the houses of Blois and Anjou ⓘ secure peaceful succession to the English throne ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Treaty of Wallingford ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Winchester Treaty of Wallingford ⓘ surface form: Wallingford Concordat
category	1150s treaties ⓘ Succession treaties ⓘ Treaties of England ⓘ
conflictEnded	The Anarchy ⓘ civil war between supporters of King Stephen and Empress Matilda ⓘ
country	Kingdom of England ⓘ
date	1153 ⓘ
era	High Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy	accession of Henry II in 1154 ⓘ restoration of royal authority under the Angevin dynasty ⓘ
heirDesignated	Henry Plantagenet ⓘ
heirDisplaced	William of Blois ⓘ
historicalPeriod	reign of King Stephen ⓘ
jurisdiction	Kingdom of England ⓘ
languageOfWork	Latin ⓘ
legalStatus	succession treaty ⓘ
longTermImpact	establishment of the Angevin Empire under Henry II ⓘ strengthening of hereditary succession principles in England ⓘ
mainProponent	Empress Matilda ⓘ Henry Plantagenet ⓘ King Stephen ⓘ surface form: King Stephen of England
monarchInvolved	Stephen of England ⓘ Henry Plantagenet ⓘ surface form: future Henry II of England
partOf	English succession crisis of the 12th century ⓘ
precededBy	prolonged military stalemate between Stephen and Matilda ⓘ
result	end of the civil war in England known as The Anarchy ⓘ peace between rival factions of Stephen and Empress Matilda ⓘ recognition of Henry Plantagenet as heir to the English throne ⓘ recognition of Stephen of Blois as king of England ⓘ succession settlement in favor of the House of Anjou ⓘ
signedAt	Wallingford ⓘ Winchester ⓘ
significantFigure	Empress Matilda ⓘ Henry II of England ⓘ Stephen of Blois ⓘ
stipulated	Henry Plantagenet would succeed Stephen as king ⓘ Stephen would remain king of England for life ⓘ William, son of Stephen, would renounce his claim to the throne ⓘ many adulterine castles would be demolished ⓘ royal castles would be returned to the crown ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Anarchy (English civil war) → result → Treaty of Wallingford ⓘ

subject surface form: The Anarchy

The Anarchy (English civil war) → result → Treaty of Wallingford ⓘ

subject surface form: The Anarchy

this entity surface form: Treaty of Winchester

Stephen of England → notableEvent → Treaty of Wallingford ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Winchester (1153)

Treaties of England → hasPart → Treaty of Wallingford ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Winchester (1153)

Treaties of England → hasPart → Treaty of Wallingford ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Wallingford (1153)

Treaties of England → hasPart → Treaty of Wallingford ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Westminster (1153)

The Anarchy → significantEvent → Treaty of Wallingford ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Winchester (1153)

The Anarchy → significantEvent → Treaty of Wallingford ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Wallingford (1153)

The Anarchy → result → Treaty of Wallingford ⓘ

Stephen of Blois → notableEvent → Treaty of Wallingford ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Winchester

Stephen of Blois → signed → Treaty of Wallingford ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Winchester

Stephen–Matilda conflict → significantEvent → Treaty of Wallingford ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Winchester (1153)

Stephen–Matilda conflict → result → Treaty of Wallingford ⓘ

Treaty of Wallingford → alsoKnownAs → Treaty of Wallingford ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Winchester

Treaty of Wallingford → alsoKnownAs → Treaty of Wallingford ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wallingford Concordat