Stephen, King of England
King of England from 1135 to 1154
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Ruled England from 1135–1154, but spent most of his reign fighting his cousin Matilda in a civil war so messy it became known as the Anarchy. His reign basically handed the throne to her son Henry II and the entire Angevin dynasty.
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Stephen, often referred to as Stephen of Blois, was King of England from 22 December 1135 to his death in 1154. He was Count of Boulogne jure uxoris from 1125 until 1147 and Duke of Normandy from 1135 until 1144. His reign was marked by the Anarchy, a civil war with his cousin and rival, the Empress Matilda, whose son, Henry II, succeeded Stephen as the first of the Angevin kings of England.
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