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Hace 1 día · Empress Matilda (c. 7 February 1102 – 10 September 1167), also known as the Empress Maude, was one of the claimants to the English throne during the civil war known as the Anarchy. The daughter and heir of Henry I, king of England and ruler of Normandy , she went to Germany as a child when she was married to the future Holy Roman ...
Hace 5 días · Nowadays, we would expect Matilda to have been proclaimed ‘Queen of England’ as Elizabeth II was when she acceded to the throne. In the 12th century, however, a queen was the wife of a king. It had never been used as the title of a female ruler in England. In Poland, in the fourteenth century when a woman, Jadwiga, came to the throne, she ...
Hace 3 días · Discover the fascinating history of Empress Matilda, also known as the Queen Matilda, who was the first female ruler of England. Learn about her struggles, triumphs, and impact on...
Hace 2 días · Geoffrey, Archbishop of York. William, Earl of Salisbury. House. Plantagenet - Angevin [nb 1] Father. Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou. Mother. Empress Matilda. Henry II (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189), also known as Henry Fitzempress and Henry Curtmantle, [2] was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189.
Hace 4 días · Henry married Eleanor of Aquitaine in 1152, acquiring the Duchy of Aquitaine, and inherited his mother Empress Matilda 's claim to the English throne, succeeding his rival Stephen in 1154.
Hace 1 día · Judith Green examines four duchesses of Normandy from the tenth to the 12th centuries: Gunnor, Matilda of Flanders, Empress Matilda and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Green explores the genealogies and personal qualities of these four women through three important and interrelated themes: gender, female agency and representation of the women ...
Hace 16 horas · Often hailed as England's greatest knight, William Marshal lived a life that reads like an epic medieval saga. Born in 1147, Marshal's journey ... William Marshal’s life took a dramatic turn. His father, John Marshal, had switched allegiance from King Stephen to Empress Matilda, leading to a siege on Newbury Castle by Stephen’s ...
