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 Feminism & Pop Culture 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 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. our editorial process Jone Johnson Lewis Updated 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 BritainAnglo-Saxon and Viking Queens of EnglandEmpress Matilda - almost a Norman QueenPlantagenet Queens Consort of England: Wives of the Kings of EnglandLancaster and York Queens Consort of England: Wives of the Kings of EnglandTudor Queens of England and IrelandStuart QueensPowerful Women Rulers Everyone Should KnowAncient Women RulersMedieval Queens, Empresses, and Women RulersFemale PharaohsPowerful Queens of the 12th CenturyWomen Rulers of the 17th CenturyWomen Rulers of the 18th CenturyWomen Rulers of the 19th Century