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The Anglo-Norman barons were gathered together at Westminster on Christmas 1126, where they swore in January to recognise Matilda and any future legitimate heir she might have. [63] [nb 8] Henry began to formally look for a new husband for Matilda in early 1127 and received various offers from princes within the Empire. [65]
William Ætheling (Middle English: [ˈwiliəm ˈaðəliŋɡ], Old English: [ˈæðeliŋɡ]; 5 August 1103 – 25 November 1120), commonly called Adelin (sometimes Adelinus, Adelingus, A(u)delin or other Latinised Norman-French variants of Ætheling) [a] was the son of Henry I of England by his wife Matilda of Scotland, and was thus heir apparent to the English throne.
Several candidates were considered for Matilda's hand in marriage including the kings of Scotland and Hungary. After the death of her grandfather, King Henry II, in 1189, her uncle Richard the Lionheart arranged a marriage with Geoffrey of Perche, [1] heir to a strategic manor in Normandy, and a crusader of the Third Crusade. Geoffrey returned ...
The Anarchy was a civil war in England and Normandy between 1138 and 1153, which resulted in a widespread breakdown in law and order. The conflict was a war of succession precipitated by the accidental death of William Adelin (the only legitimate son of Henry I) who had drowned in the White Ship disaster of 1120.
Proclaimed heir [2] 26 September 1087 Became king No recognised heir 1087–1100 William II: No recognised heir 1100–1116 Henry I: William Adelin, Duke of Normandy: Heir apparent Son 19 March 1116 Proclaimed heir [3] 25 November 1120 Died: No recognised heir 1120–1126 Matilda, Countess of Anjou: Heiress presumptive: Daughter: 25 December ...
Shortly after the death of his son, the King took a second wife, Adeliza of Louvain, but it became increasingly clear that he would not have another legitimate son, and he instead looked to Matilda as his intended heir. [26] Matilda claimed the title of Holy Roman Empress through her marriage to Emperor Henry V, but her husband died in 1125 ...
Matilda was the daughter of Count Fulk V of Anjou, and his first wife Ermengarde, Countess of Maine. [1] In February 1113, Fulk V and Henry I met near Alençon where they entered into a treaty of peace which was secured by the betrothal of Henry's son William Adelin and Fulk's daughter Matilda. [2]
Matilda became pregnant in 1070; Godfrey the Hunchback seems to have informed the Salian imperial court about this event: in a charter from Henry IV dated 9 May 1071, Godfrey or his heirs are mentioned. [33] Matilda gave birth to a daughter, named Beatrice after her maternal grandmother, but the child died a few weeks after the birth, before 29 ...