Treaty of Wallingford

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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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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 Winchester ⓘ
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 of England ⓘ
linked to: King Stephen
monarchInvolved Stephen of England ⓘ
future Henry II of England ⓘ
linked to: Henry Plantagenet
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 ⓘ

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The Anarchy → result → Treaty of Wallingford ⓘ
subject linked to: The Anarchy (English civil war)
The Anarchy → result → Treaty of Winchester ⓘ
subject linked to: The Anarchy (English civil war)
linked to: Treaty of Wallingford
Stephen of England → notableEvent → Treaty of Winchester (1153) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Wallingford
Treaties of England → hasPart → Treaty of Winchester (1153) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Wallingford
Treaties of England → hasPart → Treaty of Wallingford (1153) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Wallingford
Treaties of England → hasPart → Treaty of Westminster (1153) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Wallingford
The Anarchy → significantEvent → Treaty of Winchester (1153) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Wallingford
The Anarchy → significantEvent → Treaty of Wallingford (1153) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Wallingford
The Anarchy → result → Treaty of Wallingford ⓘ
Stephen of Blois → notableEvent → Treaty of Winchester ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Wallingford
Stephen of Blois → signed → Treaty of Winchester ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Wallingford
Stephen–Matilda conflict → significantEvent → Treaty of Wallingford ⓘ
Stephen–Matilda conflict → significantEvent → Treaty of Winchester (1153) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Wallingford
Stephen–Matilda conflict → result → Treaty of Wallingford ⓘ
Treaty of Wallingford → alsoKnownAs → Treaty of Winchester ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Wallingford
Treaty of Wallingford → alsoKnownAs → Wallingford Concordat ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Wallingford
King Stephen → notableEvent → Treaty of Winchester (1153) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Wallingford
Wallingford Castle → significantEvent → Treaty of Wallingford ⓘ