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Stephen II Henry

(Ca 1045 - 19 May 1102)

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Stephen II Henry, Comte de Blois1
M, #102159, b. circa 1045, d. 19 May 1102
Last Edited=11 Jan 2007
Stephen II Henry, Comte de Blois was born circa 1045. He was the son of Thibaud III, Comte de Blois and Gersende de Maine.1 He married Adela de Normandie, daughter of William I 'the Conqueror', King of England and Matihilde van Vlaanderen, in 1080 at Breteuil, France, in a, and again in 1081 at the Chartres Cathedral marriage.2 He died on 19 May 1102 at Ramula, Israel, wounds in action.2 He was also reported to have died on 19 July 1102 at Ramleh, Israel.
He was a member of the House of Blois. He gained the title of Comte de Blois before 1090.2 He gained the title of Comte de Chartres before 1090. He gained the title of Comte de Meaux before 1090.2 He gained the title of Comte de Brie before 1090. He gained the title of Comte de Champagne. He fought in the siege of Ramula and the Battle of Ascalon in May 1102.2
Child of Stephen II Henry, Comte de Blois

Emma de Blois1

Children of Stephen II Henry, Comte de Blois and Adela de Normandie

Humbert de Blois, Comte de Virtus1
Odo de Blois1 d. 1107
Adela de Blois1
Phillip de Châlon1 d. 1100
Agnes de Blois1
Eleanor de Blois1 d. 1147
Alice de Blois1 d. c 1145
Guillaume de Blois, Seigneur de Sully+ b. 1081, d. 1150
Thibaud IV, Comte de Blois+ b. bt 1085 - 1091, d. 8 Jan 1152
Stephen de Blois, King of England+ b. c 1096, d. 25 Oct 1154
Maud de Blois3 b. b 1099, d. 25 Nov 1120
Henry of Winchester b. c 1099, d. 6 Aug 1171

Citations

[S106] Royal Genealogies Website (ROYAL92.GED), online http://www.daml.org/2001/01/gedcom/royal92.ged. Hereinafter cited as Royal Genealogies Website.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 50. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 165. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Events

BirthCa 1045
Death19 May 1102Ramula, Israel
Title (Nobility)Comte de Blois
Title (Nobility)Comte de Chartres
Title (Nobility)Comte de Meaux
Title (Nobility)Comte de Brie
Title (Nobility)Comte de Champagne

Families

SpouseAdela de Normandie (1062 - 1137)
ChildGuillaume de Blois (1081 - 1150)
ChildThibaud IV, Comte de Blois (1085 - 1152)
ChildKing Stephen de Blois (1096 - 1154)
FatherThibaud III (1019 - 1089)
MotherGersende de Maine ( - )