Henry the First, 1100 to 1135
Beauclerc.
| BORN: | September 1068, Selby, Yorkshire. |
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| PARENTS: | William I (1028-87), Matilda of Flanders (c. 1031-83). |
| MARRIED: | (1) Matilda (Edith) of Scotland (c. 1079/80 - 1118), 11 November 1100, Westminster Abbey. (2) Adeliza of Louvain (c. 1105 - 51), 29 January 1122, Windsor Castle. |
| ACCEDED: | 2 August 1100 |
| CROWNED: | 6 August 1100, Westminster Abbey. |
| DIED: | 1 December 1135, St. Denis-le-Fermont, near Rouen. |
| INTERRED: | Reading Abbey, Berkshire. |
| CHILDREN: | with Matilda of Scotland: (1) Euphamia (1101 - infancy) (2) Empress Matilda (c. 1103/4 - 67) (3) William Athling, Duke of Normandy (c. 1103 - 20) (4) Richard (d. 1120) + 25 illegitimate children |
| COEVAL PERSONS: |
Scottish Crown: Edgar Alexander I, the Fierce David I, the Saint Opponent: Ranulf Flambard Archbishops of Canterbury: St. Anselm Ralph d'Escures William de Corbeil Popes: Pashal II Gelasius II Callistus II Honorius II Innocent II |
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| NOTABLE EVENTS: |
Siege of Arundel Castle, 1101. Robert of Normandy and Ranulf Flambard attempt to seize throne, February 1101. Treaty of Alton, July 1101. Henry I takes Caen and Bayeux from his brother, Robert, the Duke of Normandy, 1105. Battle of Tinchebrai, 28 September 1106. Order of Knights Templar formed, 1111 [poss. 1120]. The wreck of the White Ship which killed Henry I's heir, November 1120. Barons swear allegiance to Matilda, January 1127. Castles built at: Kenilworth, 1120. Rochester, 1126. |
