Humanities › History & Culture Norman Queens Consort of England: Wives of the Kings of England Share Flipboard Email Print Matilda of Flanders. Artist: Henry Colburn. Hulton Archive/The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images History & Culture Women's History Important Figures History Of Feminism Key Events Women's Suffrage Women & War Laws & Womens Rights Feminist Texts American History African American History African History Ancient History and Culture Asian History European History Genealogy Inventions Latin American History Medieval & Renaissance History Military History The 20th Century View More By Jone Johnson Lewis Jone Johnson Lewis Women's History Writer B.A., Mundelein College M.Div., Meadville/Lombard Theological School Jone Johnson Lewis is a women's history writer who has been involved with the women's movement since the late 1960s. She is a former faculty member of the Humanist Institute. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on July 01, 2017 01 of 05 Matilda of Flanders Matilda of Flanders. Artist: Henry Colburn. Hulton Archive/The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images Lived: about 1031 - November 2, 1083 Mother: Adele Capet, daughter of King Robert II of FranceFather: Baldwin V, Count of FlandersQueen consort to: William I (~1028-1087, ruled 1066-1087)Married: 1053Children: 10 children, including Robert Curthose, Cecilia (abbess), William Rufus (William II, never married), Richard, Adela (mother of King Stephen), Agatha, Constance, Henry Beauclerc (Angevin king Henry I) She was a direct descendant of King Alfred the Great. More >> Matilda of Flanders 02 of 05 Matilda of Scotland Matilda of Scotland, Queen of England. Hulton Archive / Getty Images Lived: about 1080 - May 1, 1118 Also known as: Edith of ScotlandMother: Saint Margaret of Scotland, daughter of Edward the ExileFather: Malcolm IIIQueen consort to: Henry I (~1068-1135; ruled 1100-1135)Married: November 11, 1100Children: four children; two survived infancy: Matilda and William. William and his wife drowned when the White Ship capsized. Her sister, Mary of Scotland, was the mother of Matilda of Boulogne. More >> Matilda of Scotland 03 of 05 Adeliza of Louvain Adeliza of Leuven. Artist: Henry Colburn. Hulton Archive/The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images Lived: about 1103 - April 23, 1151 Also known as: Adelicia of Louvain, Aleidis, AdelizaMother: Ida of NamurFather: Godfrey I, Count of LouvainQueen consort to: Henry I (~1068-1135; ruled 1100-1135)Married: January 29, 1121Children: none, though Henry I urgently wanted a male heir after his son drowned in 1120 Later married to: William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel (~1109-1176)Married: 1139Children: Seven survived childhood, one was William d'Aubigny, 2nd Earl of Arundel, whose son signed the Magna Carta 04 of 05 Matilda of Boulogne Matilda of Boulogne. Hulton Archive / Getty Images Lived: about 1105 - May 3, 1152 Also known as: Matilda, Countess of Boulogne (1125-1152)Mother: Mary of Scotland (sister of Matilda of Scotland, Henry I's first wife; daughter of Malcolm II and Saint Margaret of Scotland)Father: Eustace III, Count of BoulognaQueen consort to: Stephen of Blois (~1096-1154, ruled 1135-1154), grandson of William IMarried: 1125 Coronation: March 22, 1136Children: Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne; William of Blois; Marie; two others Not to be confused with the Empress Matilda, Lady of the English, with whom Stephen battled for the crown. Matilda of Boulogne led her husband's forces after the Empress Matilda had captured Stephen, and was able to turn the tide of the war. 05 of 05 More Queens Now that you've "met" the Norman Queens of England, here are some other lists you might also enjoy: British Queens Women Rulers of England and Great Britain Anglo-Saxon and Viking Queens of England Empress Matilda - almost a Norman Queen Plantagenet Queens Consort of England: Wives of the Kings of England Lancaster and York Queens Consort of England: Wives of the Kings of England Tudor Queens of England and Ireland Stuart Queens Powerful Women Rulers Everyone Should Know Ancient Women Rulers Medieval Queens, Empresses, and Women Rulers Female Pharaohs Powerful Queens of the 12th Century Women Rulers of the 17th Century Women Rulers of the 18th Century Women Rulers of the 19th Century Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Lewis, Jone Johnson. "Norman Queens Consort of England: Wives of the Kings of England." ThoughtCo, Feb. 16, 2021, thoughtco.com/wives-of-the-kings-of-england-3529630. Lewis, Jone Johnson. (2021, February 16). Norman Queens Consort of England: Wives of the Kings of England. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/wives-of-the-kings-of-england-3529630 Lewis, Jone Johnson. "Norman Queens Consort of England: Wives of the Kings of England." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/wives-of-the-kings-of-england-3529630 (accessed April 1, 2023). copy citation