Stephen II Henry (c. 1045 РMay 19, 1102), (French, Etienne Henri) Count of Blois and Count of Chartres, was the son of Theobald III, Count of Blois, and Garsinde du Maine. May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... Events Valencia is captured by the Almoravids. ... The County of Blois was centred on Blois, south of Paris. ... Theobald III of Blois (French: Thibaut) (1019-1089) was count of Blois, Meaux and Troyes. ... Blois is a city in France, the pr̩fecture (capital) city of the Loir-et-Cher d̩partement, situated on the banks of the lower river Loire between Orl̩ans and Tours. ...

In about 1080, in Chartres, France, Stephen married Adela of Normandy, a daughter of William the Conqueror. Their eldest son, Guillaume, was disinherited, supposedly for mental weakness; he was made Count of Chartres instead. Blois then passed to the second son, Theobald. Their third son Stephen of Blois became King of England after Henry I of England died without a male heir and the English did not think Henry I's daughter Empress Matilda a suitable ruler because of her sex. Stephen and Adela's youngest son was Henry of Blois, bishop of Winchester. A daughter, Lucia-Mahaut de Blois, perished in the White Ship disaster. Events William I of England, in a letter, reminds the Bishop of Rome that the King of England owes him no allegiance. ... Cathedral of Chartres Cathedral of Chartres, western spires Chartres is a city and commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Eure-et-Loir département. ... Adela of Blois (c. ... William I ( 1028 – 9 September 1087), was King of England from 1066 to 1087, and as Guillaume II was Duke of Normandy from 1035 to 1087. ... Stephen (1096 - October 25, 1154), the last Norman King of England, reigned from 1135 to 1154, when he was succeeded by his cousin (or, as the gossip of the time had it, his natural son) Henry II, the first of the Angevin or Plantagenet Kings. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Henry I of England (c. ... Empress Matilda (February 1102 – September 10, 1167) is the title by which Matilda, daughter and dispossessed heir of King Henry I of England and his wife Matilda of Scotland (herself daughter of Malcolm III Canmore and St. ... Henry of Blois (1111-1171) was bishop of Winchester from 1129 to his death. ... Arms of the Bishop of Winchester The diocese of Winchester is one of the oldest and most important in England. ... The White Ship, a 12th century vessel, sank in the English Channel near the Normandy coast off Barfleur, on November 25, 1120. ...

Count Stephen was one of the leaders of the First Crusade, often writing enthusiastic letters to Adela about the crusade's progress. He returned home in 1098 during the lengthy siege of Antioch, without having fulfilled his crusading vow, which would have been completed only if he had made it all the way to Jerusalem. He was pressured by Adela into making a second pilgrimage, and along with others who faced the same pressures after returning home prematurely, he joined the minor crusade of 1101. In 1102, Stephen was killed in battle at the age of 57, at the Battle of Ramla. The First Crusade was launched in 1095 by Pope Urban II to regain control of the sacred city of Jerusalem and the Christian Holy Land from Muslims. ... This article is about the medieval Crusades . ... Events First Crusade: end of the siege of Antioch. ... The Siege of Antioch took place during the First Crusade in 1097 and 1098. ... Jerusalem and the Old City. ... The Crusade of 1101 was a minor crusade, actually three separate movements, organized in 1100 and 1101 in the successful aftermath of the First Crusade. ... Battle of Ramla can refer to a number of battles in the early years of the crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem. ...