Why Is Matilda The Only Daughter Of King Henry I Of England

There were many interesting characters during the Medieval Era.
Some were warriors. Some were knights. Some were kings. Some were queens. The character this report will focus on is a very interesting ruler. Her name was Empress Matilda.

Empress Matilda was also known as Empress Maude. She was born February 7, 1102 C.E. and died September 10, 1167 C.E. Her father was King Henry I of England's and her mother is Matilda of Scotland. She was given the throne during the civil war also known as anarchy. Did you know that she was the only daughter of King Henry I of England?

Around the time Matilda was seven years old, she was confirmed to be the bride to Henry V. She ended up leaving and going to Germany around February 1110. At the
And she was administering her duties as an empress very well. There was only one duty that she had not fulfilled with and that was having children. Yes she did write to the Archbishop But there were some people that thought she had a child but they think that it it did not stay alive very long.

Matilda ended up having three sons. Henry had been born in March of 1133, Geoffrey was born may of 1134. Later, Matilda had suddenly gotten deathly ill after her second child but she recovered. Finally, she gave birth to her last child, who was named William Fitzempress born July of 1136.

This marriage was very turbulent. They both had violent tempers. Matilda had a decision to leave Geoffrey in 1129. She returned to her father in England in 1131. Geoffrey begged him to return to her she said never! In September Henry held a royal council in Northampton were the separation was
Matilda had no immediate move to secure his throne of England. But there was a problem her cousin Stephen of blois already is trying to take over the throne. Just because Stephen was his favorite nephew, he thought that he would get the throne but he didn't.

She had went to Oxford and had unlimatley been forced to release Stephen from prison so she can be protected. He had been re-established and had gotten re-crowned in November of 1141. One year later Matilda was under siege. She had managed to escape from wearing a white mantel that would have gave her camouflage to herself, around the snow and frozen river. She had finally found her way to her castle.

Matilda had returned to Normandy and had lived out her own right and advising her son. Her husband had died unexpectedly on september 14 of 1151. Henry had went to England so many times to press and claim his victory in the year of 1152. Matilda's mother had died May 1 of 1118. Matilda had died September 11 of 1167 her death was tragic because she had no one to protect her. So she had to produce herself and she was not able to protect herself and she ended up