Henry V BRETAGNE, HOLY ROMAN EMPR

                   Aka, Maud, Princess of England. Also born 1084 & 1104. Her brothershad died.
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Event: Crowned 1141 Queen of England in London, Middlesex, England
Burial: Bec Abbey, Le Bec-Hellouin, Eure, France
Note: Queen of England, daughter of Henry I of England. Henry arranged a marriage for her with Holy Roman Emperor Heinrich V, and she was sent to the Empire (1109), betrothed, and five years later (1114) married to him. Empress Matilda was popular in Germany and seemed more German than English, but after her husband's death (1125) she returned to England. Since her only legitimate brother had died (1120), her father devoted himself to securing for her the succession to the English throne, and the barons did in fact recognize her as Henry's heir in 1127. In 1128 she married Geoffrey IV of Anjou, to whom she bore three sons, the eldest being the future Henry II . Both she and her marriage were unpopular in England, however, and on Henry I's death in 1135 the barons gave their support to Matilda's cousin Stephen , who seized the throne. In 1139, Matilda, aided by her half-brother Robert, Earl of Gloucester , undertook to recover the throne. After the defeat and capture of Stephen in 1141, she was elected Lady of the English; but her arrogance alienated supporters, and the captive Stephen had to be freed in a prisoner exchange for Gloucester. Wolvesey Castle, which when built, was the largest domestic building in England. It was fortified by Bishop Henry of Blois during the battles between Stephen and Matilda which destroyed most of the city of Winchester in 1141.Before the end of the year her forces were routed at Winchester, and the same powerful clergy who had enthroned her then deposed her and declared for Stephen. The struggle continued, but never greatly in her favor. In 1148 she withdrew; her son Henry inherited her claim to the throne and was recognized as heir in 1153. Matilda spent her remaining years in Normandy and became noted for her charity.
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BIOGRAPHY
Matilda was the surviving legitimate heir to the crown of her
father, Henry I, but she was denied by the council of elders in London
on the grounds of her gender.  The throne went to her cousin, Stephen
of Blois.
Stephen failed to solidify his hold on the throne, blundering
immediately upon the invasion of the Scots led by David I [# 2796].
Although possessed of greater forces, Stephen conceded Cumberland and
Westmorland without a fight.  Next, he lost control of Normandy to
rebellious barons.  Upon this occurrence, Henry's illegitimate but
influential son Earl Robert declared his allegiance to Matilda for the
throne, and many English followed suit.
The rebel force of Robert and Matilda landed in Sussex in 1139.
He established the principal rebel position at Bristol, while she
installed herself in Arundel. Eric Delderfield writes:
The nobility, during the decade of civil war that followed,
threw in their lot with both sides, often to the highest bidder, and
build castles from which they terrorized their areas.  The countryside
was ravaged, crops were destroyed, cattle were driven off, and people
starved.  It was, as the chronicler put it, a time when 'Christ and
his saints slept.'
At a critical battle outside Lincoln in 1141, Stephen was
captured and taken to Bristol, where he was imprisoned in chains.
Only his queen and William of Ypres in command of Flemish mercenaries
held out in Essex and parts of Kent.  Matilda was on the point of
being crowned when her arrogant recession of grants made by Stephen
alienated many barons.  Her imposition of heavy taxes on Londoners
induced them to take up arms, compelling Matilda to flee to Oxford.
At another pivotal battle, at Winchester, Stephen's queen restored the
balance by capturing Earl Robert.  An exchange of Stephen and Earl
Robert was arranged.  The war dragged on in stalemate until in 1147,
with the death of Earl Robert, Matilda gave up and left.  But still
the war dragged on, some in support of her son Henry Plantagenet,
rather than Matilda herself. Stephen lost the church's support over
demands that his son Eustace should be crowned, and his loyal queen
died.  When Eustace died, too, Stephen lost heart; the Treaty of
Winchester ended the wretched war, confirming Henry Plantagenet as
heir to the throne.  Henry had only a year to wait for it.
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Record Change  October 30, 1999