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1 giorno fa · Empress Matilda (c. 7 February 1102 – 10 September 1167), also known as the Empress Maude, was one of the claimants to the English throne during the civil war known as the Anarchy. The daughter and heir of Henry I, king of England and ruler of Normandy , she went to Germany as a child when she was married to the future Holy Roman ...
5 giorni fa · Nowadays, we would expect Matilda to have been proclaimed ‘Queen of England’ as Elizabeth II was when she acceded to the throne. In the 12th century, however, a queen was the wife of a king. It had never been used as the title of a female ruler in England. In Poland, in the fourteenth century when a woman, Jadwiga, came to the throne, she ...
2 giorni fa · Empress Matilda Henry II (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189), also known as Henry Fitzempress and Henry Curtmantle , [2] was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189.
3 giorni fa · Discover the fascinating history of Empress Matilda, also known as the Queen Matilda, who was the first female ruler of England. Learn about her struggles, triumphs, and impact on medieval...
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5 giorni fa · Empress Matilda Holy Roman Empress c. 1102 –1167 r. 1141 Disputed: Louis VII 1120–1180 King of France: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen of France c. 1122 –1204: King Henry II 1133–1189 r. 1154–1189 King of England: Geoffrey VI 1134–1158 Count of Nantes: William FitzEmpress Viscount of Dieppe 1136–1163/1164: William IX 1153–1156 Count ...
5 giorni fa · Melisende’s English contemporary, the Empress Matilda (1102-1167) was the legitimate heir to Henry I. After Henry’s death, her cousin Stephen of Blois had himself crowned king and plunged England into a nine-year civil war to keep her off the throne. Apparently twelfth century Europeans had a problem with the idea of women rulers.
3 giorni fa · Rituals and Rhetoric includes papers on Plantagenet women and Mary Queen of Scots while Queens and Power encompasses work on the Empress Matilda and Stuart queens. The first section of Rituals and Rhetoric is titled ‘Rituals’ and begins with a contribution from one of the editors, Louise J. Wilkinson, on the marriage of Henry III’s sister ...
