Stephen of England

Stephen (c. 1097 – 25 October 1154), often referred to as Stephen of Blois, was King of England from 1135 to his death. Stephen's reign was marked by the Anarchy, a civil war with his cousin and rival, the Empress Matilda. He was succeeded by Matilda's son, Henry II, the first of the Angevin (or Plantagenet) kings.