, Henry I Of England

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Henry I of England
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d: 1 DEC 1135
Biography
William II was followed on the throne by his younger brother, Henry. Hewas crowned three days after his brother''s death, against the possibilitythat his eldest brother Robert might claim the English throne. Afterthe decisive battle of Tinchebrai in 1106 in France, Henry completed hisconquest of Normandy from Robert, who then (unusually even for that time)spent the last 28 years of his life as his brother''s prisoner. Anenergetic, decisive and occasionally cruel ruler, Henry centralised theadministration of England and Normandy in the royal court, using''viceroys'' in Normandy and a group of advisers in England to act on hisbehalf when he was absent across the Channel. Henry successfully soughtto increase royal revenues, as shown by the official records of hisexchequer (the Pipe Roll of 1130, the first exchequer account tosurvive). He established peaceful relations with Scotland, through hismarriage to Mathilda of Scotland. Henry''s name ''Beauclerc'' denoted hisgood education (as the youngest son, his parents possibly expected thathe would become a bishop); Henry was probably the first Norman king to befluent in English. In 1120, his legitimate sons William and Richarddrowned in the White Ship which sank in the English Channel. This posed asuccession problem, as Henry never allowed any of his illegitimatechildren to expect succession to either England or Normandy. Henry hada legitimate daughter Matilda (widow of Emperor Henry V, subsequentlymarried to the Count of Anjou). However, it was his nephew Stephen(reigned 1135-54), son of William the Conqueror''s daughter Adela, whosucceeded Henry after his death, allegedly caused by eating too manylampreys (fish) in 1135, as the barons mostly opposed the idea of afemale ruler. [Royal]
Facts
  • 1 DEC 1135 - Death -
  • From 1100 to 1135 - Reign -
  • 5 AUG 1100 - Crowned -
Ancestors
   
 
 
William I
ABT 1028 - 9 SEP 1087
  
  
  
 
Henry I of England
- 1 DEC 1135
  
 
  
 
   
  
  
 
Family Group Sheet - Child
PARENT (M) William I
BirthABT 1028
Death9 SEP 1087
Marriageto Mathilda of Flanders
FatherRobert I, Duke of Normandy
MotherHerlève (or Arlette)
PARENT (F) Mathilda of Flanders
Birth
Death
Marriageto William I
FatherBaldwin V of Flanders
MotherAdèle of France, Countess of Flanders
CHILDREN
FAdela
BirthABT 1067Normandy, France
Death8 MAR 1137Marcigny-sur-Loire, France
Marriagebetween 1080 and 1083to Stephen II, Count of Blois
MHenry I of England
Birth
Death1 DEC 1135
Marriageto Eadgith (or Matilda)
Marriagemistressto ?
Marriage24 JAN 1121to Adeliza of Louvain
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (M) Henry I of England
Birth
Death1 DEC 1135
Marriageto Eadgith (or Matilda)
Marriagemistressto ?
Marriage24 JAN 1121to Adeliza of Louvain
FatherWilliam I
MotherMathilda of Flanders
PARENT (F) Eadgith (or Matilda)
Birth
Death
Marriageto Henry I of England
FatherMáel Coluim mac Donnchada
MotherMargaret Of Scotland
CHILDREN
FMatilda of England
Birth
Death
Marriageto Henry V
Marriageto Geoffrey Plantagenet
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (M) Henry I of England
Birth
Death1 DEC 1135
Marriageto Eadgith (or Matilda)
Marriagemistressto ?
Marriage24 JAN 1121to Adeliza of Louvain
FatherWilliam I
MotherMathilda of Flanders
PARENT (U) ?
Birth
Death
Father?
Mother?
CHILDREN
MRobert, 1st Earl of Gloucester
Birth
Death
Marriageto Mabel FitzHamon
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (M) Henry I of England
Birth
Death1 DEC 1135
Marriageto Eadgith (or Matilda)
Marriagemistressto ?
Marriage24 JAN 1121to Adeliza of Louvain
FatherWilliam I
MotherMathilda of Flanders
PARENT (F) Adeliza of Louvain
BirthABT 1103Louvain
Death23 APR 1151 Affligem Abbey, Brabant
Marriage24 JAN 1121to Henry I of England
FatherGodfrey I, Count of Louvain
MotherIda of Chiny
CHILDREN
Evidence
[S240]Official Web Site of the British Monarchy, The
Descendancy Chart
Henry I of England d: 1 DEC 1135
Henry II of England b: 5 MAR 1133 d: 6 JUL 1189
John of England b: 24 DEC 1167 d: 19 OCT 1216
Isabella of Angoulême b: 1188 d: 31 MAY 1246
Henry III b: 1 OCT 1207 d: 16 NOV 1272
Edward I b: 17 JUN 1239 d: 7 JUL 1307
Eleanor of Castile b: ABT 1245 d: 1290
Edward II b: 25 APR 1284 d: 21 SEP 1327
Edward III b: 13 NOV 1312 d: 21 JUN 1377
John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster b: 6 MAR 1340 d: 3 FEB 1399
10 Henry Beaufort b: ABT 1375 d: 11 APR 1447
Isabel of Gloucester b: 1173 d: 14 OCT 1217
Richard FitzRoy b: ABT 1190 d: JUN 1246
Isabel de Dover d: 7/07 JUL 1276/1277
Maurice de Berkeley b: 1218 d: 4 APR 1281
Thomas de Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley b: 1245 d: 23 JUL 1321
Joan de Ferrers d: 19 MAR 1309
Maurice de Berkeley d: 12/12 FEB 1346/1347
Margery de Vere d: 21 MAY 1351
10 Thomas de Berkeley b: ABT 1334 d: BEF 29 SEP 1361
Katherine Botetourt d: 22/22 JAN 1387/1388
Alfonso VIII of Castile b: 11 NOV 1155 d: 5 OCT 1214
Alfonso IX of León b: 15 AUG 1171 d: 23/24 SEP 1230
Eleanor of Castile b: ABT 1245 d: 1290
Edward I b: 17 JUN 1239 d: 7 JUL 1307
Edward II b: 25 APR 1284 d: 21 SEP 1327
Edward III b: 13 NOV 1312 d: 21 JUN 1377
10 John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster b: 6 MAR 1340 d: 3 FEB 1399
Edward III b: 13 NOV 1312 d: 21 JUN 1377
Edward II b: 25 APR 1284 d: 21 SEP 1327
10 Edward III b: 13 NOV 1312 d: 21 JUN 1377
Edward III b: 13 NOV 1312 d: 21 JUN 1377
Edward II b: 25 APR 1284 d: 21 SEP 1327
10 Edward III b: 13 NOV 1312 d: 21 JUN 1377
Marie of Brabant, Queen of France b: 13 MAY 1254 d: 12 JAN 1321
Edward I b: 17 JUN 1239 d: 7 JUL 1307
Edward III b: 13 NOV 1312 d: 21 JUN 1377
10 John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster b: 6 MAR 1340 d: 3 FEB 1399
Edward II b: 25 APR 1284 d: 21 SEP 1327
Edward III b: 13 NOV 1312 d: 21 JUN 1377
10 John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster b: 6 MAR 1340 d: 3 FEB 1399
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Robert de Quincy d: 1217
Joan de Ferrers d: 19 MAR 1309
Thomas de Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley b: 1245 d: 23 JUL 1321
Maurice de Berkeley d: 12/12 FEB 1346/1347
Margery de Vere d: 21 MAY 1351
10 Thomas de Berkeley b: ABT 1334 d: BEF 29 SEP 1361
Katherine Botetourt d: 22/22 JAN 1387/1388
Adeliza of Louvain b: ABT 1103 d: 23 APR 1151