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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Countess of FLANDERS Matilda

    Countess — William of NORMANDY. William (son of DUKE the Magnificent Robert and of FALAISE Herleva) was born 1024, Falaise, France; died 1087, Convent of St. Gervais, Rouen, France; was buried , St. Stephen's, Caen, Normandy, France. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Adela Beauclerc  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. Robert Beauclerc  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1050.
    3. 4. Richard Beauclerc  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1053.
    4. 5. William Rufus Beauclerc  Descendancy chart to this point was born Between 1056 and 1060; died 2 Aug 1100.
    5. 6. Henry BEAUCLERC, I, of Normandy  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1068, Selby, Yorkshire, England; died 1 Dec 1135, Rouen, France.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Adela Beauclerc Descendancy chart to this point (1.Countess1)

    Adela — Count of Blois and Champagne Stephen. Count died 1102. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 7. Henry Blois  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 8. Theobald Blois  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 9. Stephen Blois  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1096; died 25 Oct 1154.

  2. 3.  Robert Beauclerc Descendancy chart to this point (1.Countess1) was born Abt 1050.

  3. 4.  Richard Beauclerc Descendancy chart to this point (1.Countess1) was born Abt 1053.

  4. 5.  William Rufus Beauclerc Descendancy chart to this point (1.Countess1) was born Between 1056 and 1060; died 2 Aug 1100.

    Notes:

    William was King of England from 1087 to 1100.


  5. 6.  Henry BEAUCLERC, I, of Normandy Descendancy chart to this point (1.Countess1) was born 1068, Selby, Yorkshire, England; died 1 Dec 1135, Rouen, France.

    Notes:

    King Henry I of England

    While Henry had many known illegitimate children, he was survived by only one legitimate heir, his daughter Matilda.

    Henry married Matilda or Edith of Scotland Nov 1100. Matilda (daughter of King of Scotland MALCOLM) died 1118. [Group Sheet]

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

    Henry married Alice of Louvain 1121. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Henry Blois Descendancy chart to this point (2.Adela2, 1.Countess1)

  2. 8.  Theobald Blois Descendancy chart to this point (2.Adela2, 1.Countess1)

  3. 9.  Stephen Blois Descendancy chart to this point (2.Adela2, 1.Countess1) was born 1096; died 25 Oct 1154.

    Notes:

    Stephen was King of England from 1135 to 1154. His rival for the throne was his cousin, Matilda, King Henry I's daughter.

    Stephen — Matilda of Boulogne. [Group Sheet]


  4. 10.  William Beauclerc Descendancy chart to this point (6.Henry2, 1.Countess1) died Nov 1120.

  5. 11.  Matilda BEAUCLERC Descendancy chart to this point (6.Henry2, 1.Countess1) 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. 12. 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: 4

  1. 12.  Henry PLANTAGENET, II Descendancy chart to this point (11.Matilda3, 6.Henry2, 1.Countess1) 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. 13. William Plantagenet IX  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Aug 1153.
    2. 14. Henry Plantagenet  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Feb 1154/55.
    3. 15. Matilda Plantagenet, Duchess of Saxony  Descendancy chart to this point was born Jun 1156.
    4. 16. Richard Plantagenet, the Lionheart  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Sep 1157.
    5. 17. Geoffrey Plantagenet, Duke of Brittany  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Sep 1158.
    6. 18. Eleanor Plantagenet, Queen of Castile  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Oct 1162.
    7. 19. Joan Plantagenet  Descendancy chart to this point was born Oct 1165.
    8. 20. John PLANTAGENET  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Dec 1167, Oxford, England; died 19 Oct 1216, Newark, England; was buried , Worcester, England.