Matilda BEAUCLERC
Abt 1102 - -
Name Matilda BEAUCLERC Born Abt 1102 Gender Female Person ID I19859 Sorensen-Remington Family Tree Last Modified 7 Aug 2018
Father Henry BEAUCLERC, I, of Normandy, b. 1068, Selby, Yorkshire, England 
, d. 1 Dec 1135, Rouen, France (Age 67 years) Mother Matilda or Edith of Scotland, d. 1118 Married Nov 1100 Family ID F07540 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 V Henry, Emperor of Germany, d. 1125 Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 Family ID F08978 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Geoffrey PLANTAGENET of Anjou, d. 1151 Married 1128 - From Wikipedia:
"Geoffrey and Matilda's marriage took place in 1128. The marriage was meant to seal a lasting peace between England, Normandy (an English possession since William I) and Anjou. She was eleven years older than Geoffrey, and very proud of her status as dowager Empress (as opposed to being a mere countess), and which she kept for the remainder of her life. Their marriage was a stormy but happy one with frequent long separations; she bore him three sons and survived him by over 15 years."
Children 1. Henry PLANTAGENET, II, b. Mar 1132/33, Le Mans, France , d. 7 Jul 1189, Chinon, France (Age ~ 56 years)Last Modified 30 Jul 2020 Family ID F07541 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - When Matilda's first husband died, her father gave her in marriage to a 16-year-old teenager, Geoffrey of Anjou.
Matilda was named as successor to the throne by her father, King Henry I. However, when he died, the Council offered the throne to her cousin, Stephen of Blois, who proved to be a weak king. At one point her father's illegitimate son, Earl Robert, gave his support to Matilda, who installed herself as monarch at Arundel. The nobles took sides and a decade of civil war ensued. Eventually the crown passed to Matilda's son, Henry Plantagenet.
- When Matilda's first husband died, her father gave her in marriage to a 16-year-old teenager, Geoffrey of Anjou.