Stephen, often referred to as Stephen of Blois, was King of England from 22 December 1135 to his death in 1154. He was Count of Boulogne jure uxoris from 1125 until 1147 and Duke of Normandy from 1135 until 1144. His reign was marked by the Anarchy, a civil war with his cousin and rival, the Empress Matilda, whose son, Henry II, succeeded Stephen as the first of the Angevin kings of England. 1095 – November 1, 1154; died at about 59. Alive at the same time as Omar Khayyám, Averroes, Zhu Xi, Anselm of Canterbury, and Saladin. Wiki link