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Matilda of Boulogne
Matilda of Boulogne (c.1103–52), queen of Stephen. Matilda was a doughty supporter of Stephen's cause in the civil war against the Empress Matilda. Heiress to the lands of the counts of Boulogne in France and England, she provided her husband with substantial resources and a power base in the home counties which facilitated his seizure of the kingdom in 1135. After 1135 she made a considerable contribution to his cause, playing a central role in disrupting the empress's plans during Stephen's imprisonment in 1141–2, and arranging an important marriage between their son Eustace and the daughter of the French king Louis VII in 1140, which gave her husband a useful ally. Stephen's cause declined quite rapidly after her death.
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JOHN CANNON. "Matilda of Boulogne." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Matilda of Boulogne." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-MatildaofBoulogne.html JOHN CANNON. "Matilda of Boulogne." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-MatildaofBoulogne.html |
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Matilda of Boulogne
Matilda of Boulogne (c. 1103–52), queen of Stephen. Matilda was a doughty supporter of Stephen's cause in the civil war against the Empress Matilda. She played a central role in disrupting the empress's plans during Stephen's imprisonment in 1141–2. Stephen's cause declined quite rapidly after her death.
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JOHN CANNON. "Matilda of Boulogne." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Matilda of Boulogne." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-MatildaofBoulogne.html JOHN CANNON. "Matilda of Boulogne." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-MatildaofBoulogne.html |
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