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From: Leo van de Pas< >
Subject: Stephen de Blois - ONE
Date: 31 Dec 1998 02:55:15 -0800
I think many will agree that in family trees, displaying
those early Kings of England, Stephen de Blois is hardly mentioned,
probably because he did not continue the royal line. For a long time I
presumed (well twenty years ago)
he did not have children, then I spotted he did have children
but finding grandchildren seemed hard. Now, someone maintains one of his
sons had an illegitimate child....but that aside,
how many American descendants does he have? John Steele Gordon definitely
is one.
In the Ancestor list of King Edward III, Stephen de Blois occupies number 502.
In the Ancestor list of Elizabeth of York (Queen of Henry VII) Stephen de
Blois occupies nr. 4254, 5790, 7318, 8438,
10166, 11510, 19102, 19382, 19814 and 38134.
I would like to present a record of only a few generations, how incomplete
it may be, of his descendants, but first a little bit about him :
When Henry I resolved to settle the crown on his daughter Matilda, Stephen
de Blois with other nobles swore fealty to her, but on Henry's death
claimed the crown. Attempting to strenghten his position with the help of
mercenaries, he made more enemies than friends by the favours he heaped on
some of the great lords. King David of Scotland invaded the north on
Matilda's behalf and retained Cumberland. The first powerful enemy King
Stephen made was Robert, Earl of Gloucester, an illegitimate son of Henry
I; next he quarrelled with the clergy. The realm then fell into sheer
anarchy; the barons plundered and burned at their pleasure.
In 1139 Matilda landed at Arundel; in 1141 she took Stephen prisoner at
Lincoln and was acknowledged queen; but her harshness and greed soon
disgusted England. The men of London rose and she fled to Winchester. In
November 1141 Stephen regained his liberty in exchange for Robert, Earl of
Gloucester, and in 1142 saw him again in the ascendant. In 1148 Matilda
left England, but her son Henry (II) forced Stephen to acknowledge him as
his successor.
Stephen de Blois, King of England 1135-1154
born circa 1096 Blois
died 25 October 1154 Dover
married 1125
Matilda, Countess of Boulogne and Lens, daughter of
Eustace III, Count of Boulogne and Lens, and Mary of Scotland
Children Generation I
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Generation I
1.Baudouin de Blois
born circa 1126
died circa 2 December 1135
buried Aldegate, Holy Trinity Church
2.Eustache IV, Comte de Boulogne
born circa 1130/1131
died 10 August 1153
married February 1140 Paris
Constance de France, daughter of Louis VI, King of France,
and Adele de Savoie
born circa 1124/1128
died 16 August 1176 Reims
childless
3.Matilda de Blois
born circa 1133, died circa 1135
buried Aldgate, Holy Trinity Church
4.William II de Blois,
Comte de Boulogne, Earl of Warenne and Surrey
born circa 1134
killed in battle 11 October 1159 Toulouse
married 1149
Isabel de Warenne, daughter of William de Warenne,
3rd Earl of Surrey and Warenne, and Ela de Ponthieu
born circa 1137
died 12 July 1203
buried Lewes, Chapter House
childless
5.Marie de Blois, Comtesse de Boulogne
born circa 1136
married circa 1160, annulled 1169
Matthieu, Comte de Boulogne, son of Thierry d'Alsace,
Count of Flanders, and Sibylla d'Anjou
born circa 1138
died 25 July 1173
child Generation II
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Generation II
1.Mathilde de Boulogne
born circa 1161
died circa 1210
buried Louvain, Saint Peter
married before 30 March 1180
Hendrik I, Duke of Brabant 1183-1235, son of
Godfried III, Duke of Lower-Lorraine, and Margaretha
von Limburg
born 1165, died circa 3 September 1235 Koln
buried Louvain, Saint Peter
children Generation III
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Generation III
1.Maria of Brabant
born circa 1191
died 9 March 1260/14 June 1260
married (1) 19 May 1214 Maastricht
Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor 1209-1218, son of
Heinrich 'the Lion', Duke of Saxony and Matilda
of England
born 1177, died 19 May 1218 Harzburg
married (2) July 1220
Willem I, Count of Holland 1203-1222, son of
Floris III, Count of Holland, and Aleida of Scotland
childless
2.Margaretha of Brabant
died 5 May 1231 (or 21 September 1231)
married circa 1206
Gerhard, Count of Gelre, son of Otto I, Count of Gelre,
and Richardis von Scheyern-Wittelsbach
born circa 1185
died 22 October 1229
children Generation IV-1
3.Aleidis of Brabant
died before 1267
married (1) 1206
Arnulf, Count von Loon
died before 6 October 1221
married (2) before 3 February 1225
Guillaume IX, Comte d'Auvergne, son of Guy II,
Comte d'Auvergne, and Pernelle de Chambon,
Dame de Combrailles
died 1246
married (3) before 21 April 1251
Arnold de Wesemaele
died after 1288
children Generation IV-2
4.Machteld of Brabant
died 22 December 1267
married (1) circa 1212 Aachen
Heinrich II, Pfalzgraf bei Rhein
born circa 1195
died 1 May 1214
married (2) before 6 December 1224
Floris IV, Count of Holland 1222-1234, son of Willem I,
Count of Holland, and Aleida of Gelre
born 24 June 1210
killed by jousting 19 July 1234 Noyon or Corbie
children Generation IV-3
5.Hendrik II, Duke of Brabant 1235-1248
born 1207, died 1 February 1248 Louvain
married (1) before 22 August 1215
Maria von Hohenstaufen, daughter of Philipp von
Hohenstaufen, King of The Romans, and Irene Angela
born 1201, died 1235 Louvain
married (2) 1240
Sophia von Thuringen, daughter of St.Ludwig IV,
Landgraf von Thuringen, and St.Elisabeth of Hungary
born 20 March 1224 Wartburg
died 29 May 1275 Marburg an der Lahn
children Generation IV-4
6.Godfried de Louvain
Lord of Baucignies, Leeuwe and Gaesbeek
born 1209, died 21 January 1253
buried Affligem
married before 7 August 1243
Marie van Oudenaerde, Heiress of Herve, Baucignies
and Gaesbeek, daughter of Arnold IV van Oudenaerde,
Heer van Oudenaarde and Pamele, and Alix (Adelheid)
de Rozoy
died after 24 August 1293
children Generation IV-5
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to be continued
Leo van de Pas
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