King Stephen

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King Stephen was the 12th-century King of England whose contested reign (1135–1154) during a civil war known as The Anarchy marked a turbulent period of dynastic struggle.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
King Stephen of England 16
King Stephen canonical 4
reign of King Stephen 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic
human
king of England
monarch
noble
birthDate c. 1092
c. 1096
birthName Stephen of Blois NERFINISHED
birthPlace Blois NERFINISHED
County of Blois NERFINISHED
child Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne NERFINISHED
Marie of Boulogne NERFINISHED
William of Blois NERFINISHED
conflict The Anarchy NERFINISHED
coronationDate 1135-12-26
coronationPlace Westminster Abbey NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate 1154-10-25
deathPlace Dover NERFINISHED
Kent NERFINISHED
Kingdom of England NERFINISHED
dynasty House of Blois NERFINISHED
era 12th century
father Stephen II, Count of Blois NERFINISHED
givenName Stephen NERFINISHED
house House of Blois NERFINISHED
languageSpoken Latin
Old French NERFINISHED
mother Adela of Normandy NERFINISHED
name Stephen of Blois NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Count of Mortain NERFINISHED
notableEvent Treaty of Winchester (1153) NERFINISHED
usurpation of the English throne in 1135
notableFor contested reign during The Anarchy
opponent Empress Matilda NERFINISHED
Henry, son of Empress Matilda (later Henry II) NERFINISHED
placeOfBurial Faversham Abbey NERFINISHED
positionHeld Count of Boulogne NERFINISHED
Duke of Normandy NERFINISHED
King of England NERFINISHED
predecessor Henry I of England NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1154
reignStart 1135
relative Henry I of England NERFINISHED
William the Conqueror NERFINISHED
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
sibling Theobald II, Count of Champagne NERFINISHED
spouse Matilda I, Countess of Boulogne NERFINISHED
successor Henry II of England NERFINISHED

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Referenced by (21)

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

Matilda I of Boulogne spouse King Stephen of England
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William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester allegiance King Stephen of England
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The Anarchy conflictWith reign of King Stephen
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The Leper of Saint Giles setDuringReignOf King Stephen of England
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Hugh Beringar loyalTo King Stephen
Theobald of Bec appointedAsArchbishopOfCanterburyBy King Stephen of England
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Theobald of Bec conflictWith King Stephen of England
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Earls of Pembroke monarchWhoCreated King Stephen of England
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Stephen–Matilda conflict mainBelligerent King Stephen of England
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Treaty of Wallingford mainProponent King Stephen of England
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siege of Oxford (1142) hasParticipant King Stephen of England
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siege of Oxford (1142) commandedBy King Stephen of England
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Battle of Lincoln (1141) commander King Stephen of England
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Battle of Lincoln (1141) opponentOf King Stephen of England
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William of Aumale allegiance King Stephen of England
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Robert of Gloucester opponent King Stephen of England
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Henry, Bishop of Winchester supported King Stephen of England
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John Marshal allegiance King Stephen of England
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