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Matilda (c. 1105 – 3 May 1152) was suo jure Countess of Boulogne from 1125 and Queen of England from the accession of her husband, Stephen, in 1135 until her death in 1152. She supported Stephen in his struggle for the English throne against their mutual cousin Empress Matilda .
Matilda's then apparent barrenness was the true reason for their divorce. According to reports, Queen Matilda remained in Boulogne and was not allowed to follow her husband to Portugal. Matilda's daughter, having married a lord de Châtillon-Montjay, predeceased her, and presumably left no surviving issue.
Matilda and Henry V had no children, and when he died in 1125, the imperial crown was claimed by his rival Lothair of Supplinburg. Matilda's younger and only full brother, William Adelin, died in the White Ship disaster of 1120, leaving Matilda's father and realm facing a potential succession crisis.
Eustace married Matilda of Louvain, [10] [a] daughter of Lambert I of Louvain and Gerberga of Lower Lorraine [10] and had: Eustace II of Boulogne. [10] Godfrey, Bishop of Paris from 1061 to 1095 [8] Lambert II, Count of Lens. [8] Gerberga, married Frederick, Duke of Lower Lorraine [8]
Matilda II of Boulogne, great-granddaughter of Matilda I and niece of duchess of Brabant, countess and briefly queen consort of Portugal, wife of Afonso III Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name.
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Matilda's parents' marriage was annulled the year she was born and her mother became a Benedictine nun at St. Austrebert, Montreuil and died in 1182. [3] Matilde's father continued to reign as Count of Boulogne until his death in 1173, when her older sister Ida became countess. Matilda married Henry I, Duke of Brabant, in 1180. [4]
Matilda of Louvain Eustace II , ( c. 1015 – c. 1087 ), also known as Eustace aux Grenons ("Eustace with long moustaches"), [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] was Count of Boulogne from 1049 to 1087. He fought on the Norman side at the Battle of Hastings , and afterwards received large grants of land forming an honour in England.