Stephen of England

Stephen I
An artist's depiction of Stephen
King of England (more...)
Reign	22 December 1135 – 25 October 1154
Coronation	26 December 1135
Predecessor	Henry I
Successor	Henry II
Duke of Normandy
Reign	1 December 1135 – 26 July 1144
Predecessor	Henry I
Successor	Geoffrey I
Born	(1092-06-06)6 June 1092 Blois, France
Died	25 October 1154(1154-10-25) (aged 62) Dover, Kent
Burial	26 February 1155 Faversham Abbey, Kent
Spouse	Matilda I of Boulogne ​ ​ (m. 1125; died 1152)​
Issue	Eustace IV of Boulogne William of Blois Marie of Boulogne Gervasr, Abbot of Westminster (ill.)
House	Blois
Father	Stephen II, Count of Blois
Mother	Adela of Normandy
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Allegiance	Kingdom of England
Service/branch	English Army
Years of service	1135–1154
Rank	Commander-in-Chief
Commands held	English Army (from 1135)
Battles/wars	The Anarchy Battle of Clitheroe Siege of Wark Battle of the Standard Battle of Lincoln Rout of Winchester Battle of Wilton

Stephen I (6 June 1092 – 25 October 1154) was the King of England from 1135 until his death in 1154. He became the King after the death of his uncle Henry I. Stephen was the King until his own death in Dover. Stephen was crowned at Westminster Abbey on the 26 December 1135. Stephen is buried at the Clunaic Monastery in Faversham, Kent.

Stephen was born in Blois, France, on 6 June 1092. He was the son of Stephen II, Count of Blois and Adela of Normandy. His mother, Adela, was the daughter of William I of England and Matilda of Flanders. Stephen married Matilda of Boulogne in about 1125. They had five children. He fought a civil war with Henry I's only daughter, Matilda, from 1139 to 1153. This ended with the Treaty of Wallingford in 1153 after the death of Stephen's son and heir, Eustace IV.

The treaty said that Stephen would be King for the rest of his lifetime. After his death, the throne passed to Henry, son of Matilda, and not Stephen's other son William. Stephen died in Dover, Kent on 25 October 1154, at the age of 62.

Captured

King Stephen was captured after the Battle of Lincoln in April 1141, he was released later and returned to the throne.