Empress Matilda

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Norman princess ⓘ
Holy Roman Empress ⓘ
claimant to the English throne ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
noblewoman ⓘ
birthDate c. 7 February 1102 ⓘ
birthPlace Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire, Kingdom of England ⓘ
burialPlace Rouen Cathedral ⓘ
causeOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
child Geoffrey, Count of Nantes ⓘ
Henry II of England ⓘ
William, Count of Poitou ⓘ
conflict civil war against King Stephen of Blois ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathDate 10 September 1167 ⓘ
deathPlace Rouen, Duchy of Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Rouen
dynastyFoundedByDescendant Plantagenet dynasty ⓘ
era 12th century ⓘ
father Henry I of England ⓘ
fullName Matilda of England ⓘ
Maud ⓘ
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages ⓘ
languageSpoken Anglo-Norman French ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Norman

Latin ⓘ
legacy key progenitor of the Plantagenet kings of England ⓘ
paved the way for the accession of Henry II of England ⓘ
mother Matilda of Scotland ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Normandy ⓘ
notableEvent The Anarchy ⓘ
notableWork claim to the English throne during The Anarchy ⓘ
opponent Stephen of Blois ⓘ
positionHeld de facto ruler of much of England (1141) ⓘ
relative Eleanor of Aquitaine ⓘ
Henry II of England ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Anjou ⓘ
England ⓘ
Normandy ⓘ
sibling William Adelin ⓘ
significantEvent White Ship disaster led to her becoming primary heir ⓘ
recognized as heir to the English throne by Henry I ⓘ
spouse Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou ⓘ
Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
title Countess of Anjou ⓘ
Duchess of Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Matilda of Flanders

Empress of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Lady of the English ⓘ

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

Edith of Scotland → child → Empress Matilda ⓘ
Henry II of England → mother → Empress Matilda ⓘ
Henry I of England → child → Empress Matilda ⓘ
The Anarchy → mainBelligerent → Empress Matilda ⓘ
subject linked to: The Anarchy (English civil war)
The Anarchy → significantPerson → Empress Matilda (Maud) ⓘ
subject linked to: The Anarchy (English civil war)
linked to: Empress Matilda
House of Normandy → member → Empress Matilda ⓘ
Good Queen Maud → child → Empress Matilda ⓘ
Matilda of Scotland → child → Empress Matilda ⓘ
subject linked to: Matilda
William Adelin → relative → Empress Matilda ⓘ
William Adelin → sibling → Empress Matilda ⓘ
William Adelin → successorDesignated → Empress Matilda ⓘ
House of Ingelger → hasNotableMember → Empress Matilda ⓘ
Geoffrey V Plantagenet → spouse → Empress Matilda ⓘ
Stephen, King of England → opponent → Empress Matilda ⓘ
Stephen, King of England → relative → Empress Matilda ⓘ
Stephen of England → opponent → Empress Matilda ⓘ
Stephen of England → relative → Empress Matilda ⓘ
Matilda I of Boulogne → opposedBy → Empress Matilda ⓘ
The Anarchy → participant → Empress Matilda ⓘ
Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou → spouse → Empress Matilda ⓘ
Stephen of Blois → opponent → Empress Matilda ⓘ
Stephen–Matilda conflict → participant → Empress Matilda ⓘ
Treaty of Wallingford → mainProponent → Empress Matilda ⓘ
Treaty of Wallingford → significantFigure → Empress Matilda ⓘ
siege of Oxford (1142) → hasParticipant → Empress Matilda ⓘ
siege of Oxford (1142) → hasEffect → Empress Matilda escaped and avoided capture ⓘ
linked to: Empress Matilda
siege of Oxford (1142) → defendedBy → Empress Matilda ⓘ
Battle of Lincoln (1141) → opponentOf → Empress Matilda ⓘ
Battle of Lincoln (1141) → notableOutcome → Empress Matilda acknowledged by some as “Lady of the English” ⓘ
linked to: Empress Matilda
Matilda → hasNotableBearer → Empress Matilda ⓘ
Robert of Gloucester → supported → Empress Matilda ⓘ
Robert of Gloucester → allegiance → Empress Matilda ⓘ
Robert of Gloucester → relative → Empress Matilda ⓘ
Henry, Bishop of Winchester → sibling → Empress Matilda ⓘ
John Marshal → allegiance → Empress Matilda ⓘ
Collegiate Church of St. Servatius → associatedWithPerson → Empress Matilda of Quedlinburg ⓘ
linked to: Empress Matilda
Abbaye aux Dames → foundedBy → Queen Matilda of England ⓘ
linked to: Empress Matilda
Matilda of Scotland → child → Empress Matilda ⓘ
William Ætheling → sibling → Empress Matilda ⓘ
White Ship disaster → relatedTo → Empress Matilda ⓘ
White Ship → relatedPerson → Empress Matilda ⓘ