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— mod or mod, 7 Feb 1102, Winchester, Hampshire, England — 10 September 1167, Rouen, Normandy), Queen of England in 1141, the daughter and heir of king Henry I. Matilda's Removal from the throne after the death of Henry I in 1135 caused the long civil war in England between supporters of Matilda and Stephen Bloackage. In 1141 Matilda managed to briefly seize the English throne, but to keep the power in their hands she could not. The civil war ended in 1154 with the coronation of Matilda son of Henry II Plantagenet. Due to the fact that the first husband of Matilda was the Holy Roman Emperor Henry V, and she became known in England under the name of Empress Matilda (eng. The Empress Matilda).

and his first wife Matilda of Scotland ... On the maternal side she was granddaughter to the king of Scotland Malcolm III and Saint Margaret, thus a direct descendant of both Anglo-Saxon Royal dynasty, and of William the Conqueror.Matilda was born on 7 Feb 1102 of the year, her Place of birth is considered Winchester, but recent research with the big share of probability say that Matilda was born at the Royal Palace in Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire (now in Oxfordshire). At the age of seven years Matilda was betrothed to Henry V and the Holy Roman Emperor, and in 1111, she was sent for education to the court of fiance in Germany.

a sumptuous ceremony in Henry and Matilda in worms. This marriage was dictated by political considerations, Britain wanted to enlist the support of the Holy Roman Empire in opposition to the French king Louis VI. Further Anglo-German Alliance played a significant role in deterring aggression French in Normandy: attack of Henry V in 1124 to stop the invasion of Louis VI in V. Vexin Marriage of Matilda and Henry had proved futile, although according to a contemporary, the chronicler Herman of the Tournaisian, the Empress gave birth to Henry one child who died in infancy. There was a legend that this child died, and was placed in the care of foster parents and later became known under the name of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury.

returned to England. As of 25 November 1120, her brother William Adelin , the only legitimate son of Henry I and heir to the throne — died in a shipwreck, the king decided to declare her his successor. In 1127 he called the barons, among whom was his nephew Stephen Bluesky , and forced them to swear allegiance to Matilda of allegiance and to acknowledge her as the heiress of the English throne in the absence of the king's legitimate sons. This oath is confirmed on 8 September 1131 and 1133 August 2. [1]. However, the attitude anglo norman barons to the prospect of accession to the throne, Matilda was ambiguous. Neither in England nor in Normandy did not exist the precedent of the reign of women. Moreover Matilda, long time outside of England, had practically no personal relationships and a wide circle of supporters among the local aristocracy. According to contemporaries, [2], the Empress was exceptionally unpleasant character: he was haughty, arrogant, demanding obedience to his orders, and despised the common people. This greatly hampered the formation of a solid support Matilda in the English nobility.