Henry, I King of England

1068 - 1135  (67 years)

• Name	Henry   [1, 2]
  Suffix	I King of England
  Birth	1068	Selby, , ENG   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	1068
  Death	1135
  Name	Henry King of Scotland - House of Plantagenet I
  Death	1 Dec 1135	Angers, Maine-At-Loire, , FRA
  Burial	England   [4]
  Person ID	I11589	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	William "The Conqueror", *,   b. 14 Oct 1027, Failaise, , FRA d. 9 Sep 1087, Hermenbraville, Rouen, FRA (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Matilda (Or Maud) D.of Baldwin V, V,   b. 1031, Flanders, , FRA d. 1083, Caen, , Basse-Normandie, France (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1053
  Family ID	F3669	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Nesta D. of Rhys Ap Tudor,   b. Abt 1085   d. 1136, Wales (Age 51 years)
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F3491	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Mistress, of King Henry I
  Children	1. Elizabeth Fitzroy, of Galloway,   b. Abt 1095, Galloway, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3492	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 3	(Edith) Matilda Queen Of England, *,   b. 1079   d. 1 May 1118 (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	11 Nov 1100
  Children	1. William Duke Of Normandy, IV,   b. 1101   d. 1120 (Age 19 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Mathilda Queen Of England, *,   b. 7 Feb 1102   d. 10 Sep 1167 (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Elizabeth Glouchester "Beauclerc"  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3493	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 4	Queen Adeliza D'louvain,   b. Abt 1103, Normandy d. 23 Apr 1151 (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	29 Jan 1121
  Family ID	F3494	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Children	1. Robert Fitz Henry The Consul, 1st Earl of Gloucester,   b. Abt 1090   d. 1147 (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F7361	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Henry's birth date is not certain. Piper's book gives his date as 1068. (C-330) Henry reigned from 1100-1135. His title was Beauclerc, King of England. He was William the Conqueror's youngest son. Before his father died he weighed out his legacy of 5,000 pounds of silver to make sure it was paid in full. He was a good man of business and a sound statesman, but was not without his flaws. Before his two wives, he had several illegitimate sons by Nesta of South Wales with the name of Fitz Henry. I have not found who the mother of Robert, the Consul was as Henry had at least 20 illegitimate children. (Usherwood, Reign by Reign) Henry only had two legitimate offspring. He was greatly grieved when his only legitimate son, William, drowned at sea when his son was fighting for his father on "The White Ship" and it sunk in the channel. That left daughter, Mathilda his only is rightful heir. He had his nobles promise they would recognize her as Queen. It was her son Henry II, however, who would succeed to the throne after his uncle Stephen died in 1154. Henry was buried in Reading Abbey which he had founded. (C-1372)

  
  

• Sources

  [S206] United Ancestries Linked Pedigrees CD 100 (Automated Archives). [S7] Robert Jesse Harry, The Ancestors and Descendants of Hugh Harry and Elizabeth Brinton. [S803] Blazier, Jo Ann, The Howards, From England to the Ohio Valley (c2002). [S2967] John Steele Gordon to Gen-Medieval@rootsweb.com E-mail letter dated Dec. 2, 1997 at kaboodle@worldnet.att.net (C-1372).