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Princess Matilda or Edith of Scotland

Female - 1118


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  1. 1.  Princess Matilda or Edith of Scotland died 1118.

    Notes:

    Matilda was daughter of Malcolm, King of Scotland.

    Matilda married Henry BEAUCLERC, I, of Normandy Nov 1100. Henry (son of William of NORMANDY and Countess of FLANDERS Matilda) was born 1068, Selby, Yorkshire, England; died 1 Dec 1135, Rouen, France. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. William Beauclerc  Descendancy chart to this point died Nov 1120.
    2. 3. Matilda BEAUCLERC  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1102.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Beauclerc Descendancy chart to this point (1.Matilda1) died Nov 1120.

  2. 3.  Matilda BEAUCLERC Descendancy chart to this point (1.Matilda1) was born Abt 1102.

    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.

    Matilda — V Henry, Emperor of Germany. V died 1125. [Group Sheet]

    Matilda married Geoffrey PLANTAGENET of Anjou 1128. Geoffrey died 1151. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 4. Henry PLANTAGENET, II  Descendancy chart to this point was born Mar 1132/33, Le Mans, France; died 7 Jul 1189, Chinon, France; was buried , Foutevraud, France.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Henry PLANTAGENET, II Descendancy chart to this point (3.Matilda2, 1.Matilda1) was born Mar 1132/33, Le Mans, France; died 7 Jul 1189, Chinon, France; was buried , Foutevraud, France.

    Notes:

    Henry was crowned king in Dec 1154 at Westminster. He was 21.

    He was King of England, and also ruled the whole western coastal region of France.

    He is the king who did penance at the tomb of Thomas a Becket, accepting responsibility for his murder at Centerbury Cathedral.

    Although Henry was a powerful king, the latter years of his reign were plagued by numerous revolts of his sons, egged on by their mother, Eleanor.

    Eleanor and Henry were third cousins through their common ancestor Ermengarde of Anjou (wife to Robert I, Duke of Burgundy and Geoffrey, Count of G

    Henry married Eleanor of AQUITAINE 18 May 1152. Eleanor (daughter of William X, Duke of AQUITAINE and AENOR de Ch) was born 1122, Aquitaine, France; died 1 Apr 1204, Fontevraud Abbey, France. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 5. William Plantagenet IX  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Aug 1153.
    2. 6. Henry Plantagenet  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Feb 1154/55.
    3. 7. Matilda Plantagenet, Duchess of Saxony  Descendancy chart to this point was born Jun 1156.
    4. 8. Richard Plantagenet, the Lionheart  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Sep 1157.
    5. 9. Geoffrey Plantagenet, Duke of Brittany  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Sep 1158.
    6. 10. Eleanor Plantagenet, Queen of Castile  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Oct 1162.
    7. 11. Joan Plantagenet  Descendancy chart to this point was born Oct 1165.
    8. 12. John PLANTAGENET  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Dec 1167, Oxford, England; died 19 Oct 1216, Newark, England; was buried , Worcester, England.


Generation: 4

  1. 5.  William Plantagenet IX Descendancy chart to this point (4.Henry3, 3.Matilda2, 1.Matilda1) was born 17 Aug 1153.

  2. 6.  Henry Plantagenet Descendancy chart to this point (4.Henry3, 3.Matilda2, 1.Matilda1) was born 28 Feb 1154/55.

  3. 7.  Matilda Plantagenet, Duchess of Saxony Descendancy chart to this point (4.Henry3, 3.Matilda2, 1.Matilda1) was born Jun 1156.

  4. 8.  Richard Plantagenet, the Lionheart Descendancy chart to this point (4.Henry3, 3.Matilda2, 1.Matilda1) was born 8 Sep 1157.

  5. 9.  Geoffrey Plantagenet, Duke of Brittany Descendancy chart to this point (4.Henry3, 3.Matilda2, 1.Matilda1) was born 23 Sep 1158.

  6. 10.  Eleanor Plantagenet, Queen of Castile Descendancy chart to this point (4.Henry3, 3.Matilda2, 1.Matilda1) was born 13 Oct 1162.

    Eleanor married Alphonso VIII of Castile 1170. [Group Sheet]


  7. 11.  Joan Plantagenet Descendancy chart to this point (4.Henry3, 3.Matilda2, 1.Matilda1) was born Oct 1165.

  8. 12.  John PLANTAGENET Descendancy chart to this point (4.Henry3, 3.Matilda2, 1.Matilda1) was born 24 Dec 1167, Oxford, England; died 19 Oct 1216, Newark, England; was buried , Worcester, England.

    Notes:

    He is the notorious King John, forced to sign the Magna Carta.

    John — Isabella of ANGOULEME. Isabella died 1246. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. Henry PLANTAGENET, III  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Oct 1206, Winchester, England; died 16 Nov 1272, Westminster, England.