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Stephen II Henry (c. 1045 - May 19 , 1102 ), (in French , ''Étienne Henri''), ''' Count Of Blois ''' and Count of Chartres , was the son of Theobald III , count of Blois , and Garsinde du Maine. LIFE Count Stephen was one of the leaders of the First Crusade , often writing enthusiastic letters to Adela about the Crusade 's progress. He returned home in 1098 during the lengthy Siege Of Antioch , without having fulfilled his crusading vow, which would have been completed only if he had made it all the way to Jerusalem . He was pressured by Adela into making a second pilgrimage, and along with others who faced the same pressures after returning home prematurely, he joined the minor Crusade Of 1101 . In 1102, Stephen was killed in battle at the age of 57, at the Battle Of Ramla . FAMILY AND CHILDREN In about 1080 , in Chartres , France , Stephen married Adela Of Normandy , a daughter of William The Conqueror . Their eldest son, Guillaume , was disinherited, supposedly for mental weakness; he was made Count Of Chartres instead. Blois then passed to the second son, Theobald. Their third son Stephen Of Blois became King of England after Henry I Of England died without a male heir and the English did not think Henry I's daughter Empress Matilda a suitable ruler because of her sex. Stephen and Adela's youngest son was Henry Of Blois , Bishop Of Winchester . A daughter, Mahaut Of Blois , perished in the White Ship disaster with her husband Richard D'Avranches, 2nd Earl Of Chester . Lithuaise Of Blois who married Milon Of Troyes , viscount of Troyes was probably his sister and not his wife, judging from the dates of her children.
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