Matilda, countess of Boulogne

Events

Date of Birth: between 1103 and 1105.

Place of Birth: unknown.

The dates are given by Cawley.

Date of Death: 1151.

Place of Death: Hedingham Castle.

The date and place are given by Cawley.

Place of Burial: Faversham, Kent.

The date is given by Cawley.

Relationships

Father: Eustace III, count of Boulogne.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (6:249), by Keats-Rohan (p. 224), and by Tanner.

Mother: Mary of Scotland.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (6:249), by Keats-Rohan (p. 224), and by Tanner.

Spouse: Stephen I, king of England.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (2:839), by Keats-Rohan (p. 224), and by Tanner.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Most information below comes from Cawley.)

Baldwin (about 1126 - 1136 or 1137).

Eustace (died August 1153), count of Boulogne, married Constance of France.

William (died 11 October 1159), count of Boulogne, married Isabel de Warenne.

Matilda (about 1133 or 1134 - before 1141) married Waleran de Beaumont, count of Meulan.

Marie (about 1136 - 1182), countess of Boulogne, married Matthew of Flanders.

References

Anselme de Sainte-Marie. Histoire Généalogique et Chronologique de la Maison Royale de France, des Pairs, Grands Officiers de la Couronne, de la Maison du Roy et des Anciens Barons du Royaume. 9 Volumes (Paris: 1726-1733).

Cawley, Charles. “MATHILDE de Boulogne” in Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.

Keats-Rohan, Katharine S. B. Domesday Descendants: A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents 1106 - 1166. (Woodbridge: 2002).

Tanner, Heather J. Families, Friends, and Allies: Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England c. 879 - 1160. (Brill: 2004).