Stephen II Henry (c.1045-May 19, 1102), (in French, Étienne Henri), Count of Blois and Count of Chartres, was the son of Theobald III, count of Blois, and Garsinde du Maine. Events Emperor Go-Reizei ascends the throne of Japan. ... 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. ... Cathedral of Chartres Cathedral of Chartres, western spires Chartres is a town and commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Eure-et-Loir département. ... Theobald III of Blois (French: Thibaut) (1012 – 1089) was count of Blois, Meaux and Troyes. ... Blois is a city in France, the préfecture (capital) city of the Loir-et-Cher département, situated on the banks of the lower river Loire between Orléans and Tours. ...

Life

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 (; Hebrew: Yerushalayim; Arabic: al-Quds; Greek Ιεροσόλυμα) is an ancient Middle Eastern city on the watershed between the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea at an elevation of 650-840 meters. ... 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. ...

Family and children

In about 1080, in Chartres, France, Stephen married Adela of Normandy, a daughter of William the Conqueror. Their children were: 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 town and commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Eure-et-Loir département. ... Adela of Blois (c. ... William of Normandy (French: Guillaume de Normandie; c. ...

1. Guillaume (William)(d.1150), Count of Chartres married Agnes of Sulli (d.aft 1104) & had issue.
2. Theobald II of Champagne
3. Odo of Blois, died young.
4. Stephen of Blois
5. Lucia-Mahaut, married Richard d'Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester. Both drowned in The White Ship on 25 Noveber 1120.
6. Agnes of Blois, married Hugh III of Le Puiset
7. Eléonore of Blois (d.1147) married Raoul I of Vermandois (d.1152) & had issue they were divorced in 1142.
8. Alix of Blois (d.1145) married Renaud (d.1134)III of Joigni & had Issue
9. Lithuise of Blois (d.1118) married Milo de Brai, Viscount of Troyes (Divorced 1115)
10. Henry of Blois
11. Humbert died young.
12. Philip (d.1100)Bishop of Chalons

Lithuise of Blois who married Milon of Troyes, viscount of Troyes was probably his sister and not his wife, judging from the dates of her children. Theobald II of Champagne was Count of Champagne from 1125 to 1152. ... 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. ... Richard dAvranches, 2nd Earl of Chester (1094-1120) was son to Hugh, 1st Earl of Chester and Ermentrude of Clermont. ... Eléonore of Blois or of Champagne (1104-1142), daughter of Stephen II, Count of Blois, and of Adela of Normandy. ... Raoul I of Vermandois (French: Raoul Ier le Vaillant) (1085 – 14 October 1152), Count of Vermandois. ... Henry of Blois (1111-1171) was bishop of Winchester from 1129 to his death. ... Troyes is a town in northeastern France. ...