Matilda of England: Cooley-Miller-Sears-Barnhouse

Generation: 1

Matilda of England was born about 1102 in England (daughter of Henry I de Normandie and Matilda of Scotland); died on 10 Sep 1167 in Rouen, Normandie; was buried in Cath.

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Empress Matilda was the daughter of Henry I, King of England and granddaughter of William the Conqueror thus a descendant of the House of Normandy, Kings of England. She was married 22 May 1128, to Geffroi Plantagenet at Le Mans Cathedral and was declared heir-presumptive by her father, Henry I, and acknowledged as such by the barons. However, upon Henry I's death in 1135, the throne was seized by Matilda's cousin, Stephen of Blois after which The Anarchy followed. Matilda was de facto ruler for a few months in 1141, but she was never crowned and is rarely listed as a monarch of England.

married Geoffroi V "the Fair" Plantagenet on 22 May 1128 in Cath. Geoffroi (son of Foulques V "le Jenn" and Aremburge du Maine) was born about 1113; died about 1151 in Chateau, Eure-et-Loire; was buried about 1151 in St. Julian. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Geoffrei Plantagenet and Empress Matilda daughter of King of the English Henry I and granddaughter of William the Conqueror were marriad 22 May 1128 in Le Mans Cathedral. Geoffrei was age 14 when wed to Matilda, age 25
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Henry II Curtmantle Plantagenet was born on 5 Mar 1132 in Le Mans, Maine, Pays de la Loire; died on 6 Jul 1189 in England.

Generation: 2

Henry I de Normandie was born about 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 5 Aug 1100 in Selby, Yorkshire, England (son of Guillaume I le Conqu de Normandie); died on 1 Dec 1135 in Saint-Denis-en-Lyons, Normandy; was buried in Reading Abbey, Berkshire, England.

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Henry Beauclerc was the fourth son of William I (the Conqueror). As Henry I, King of England he was called the 'Lion of Justice' as he gave England good laws even if the punishments were ferocious. Henry died on 1 December 1135 of food poisoning from eating "a surfeit of lampreys" (of which he was excessively fond) at Lyons-la-For

Henry married Matilda of Scotland. was born about 1080 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland; died on 1 May 1118 in Westminster Palace, Middlesex, England; was buried in Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster (Abbey). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Matilda of Scotland was born about 1080 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland; died on 1 May 1118 in Westminster Palace, Middlesex, England; was buried in Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster (Abbey).

Children:

1. Matilda of England was born about 1102 in England; died on 10 Sep 1167 in Rouen, Normandie; was buried in Cath.

Generation: 3

Guillaume I le Conqu de Normandie was born on 14 Oct 1024 in Ch; died about Sep 1087 in Hermenbraville, Rouen, Normandie; was buried in Abbaye de St. Etienne, Caen, Normandie.

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William I (circa 1028 - 9 Sep 1087), also known as William the Conqueror (Guillaume le Conqu

Children:

2. Henry I de Normandie was born about 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 5 Aug 1100 in Selby, Yorkshire, England; died on 1 Dec 1135 in Saint-Denis-en-Lyons, Normandy; was buried in Reading Abbey, Berkshire, England.