Marie DE BLOIS, Comtesse de Boulogne-sur-Mer
- Born: Abt 1136, Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France
- Married: Before 1160
- Died: 1182, St.Autrebert, Montreuil, France
- Buried: St.Autrebert, Montreuil, France
 Research Notes:
She is named as daughter of King Stephen by Matthew Paris, when he records her marriage.... [It] seems possible that she was the same daughter of King Stephen who was betrothed to Hervé II "le Breton" Vicomte de Léon but there is no proof of this. She became a novice at Lillechurch Priory, Kent, later transferred to Romsey Abbey, Hampshire where she became a nun between 1148 and 1155. She was elected Abbess of Romsey in 1155.
She succeeded her brother in 1159 as MARIE Ctss de Boulogne. Her future husband abducted her from her convent in [1160] and forced her to marry him. Pope Alexander III wrote to Henri Archbishop of Reims, dated 18 Dec 1161, regarding the abduction and marriage of "M. filius…comitis Flandrensis" and "monialem…abbatissam", but the document does not name the abbey from which she was abducted. After the annulment of her marriage, she became a nun at the Benedictine nunnery of St Austrebert near Montreuil. 1
Marriage Information:
Marie married Mathieu I DE FLANDRE, Comte de Boulogne, son of Comte Thierry (Dietrich) I DE FLANDRE and Sibylle D' ANJOU, before 1160. The marriage was annulled. (Mathieu I DE FLANDRE was born about 1137 in Flanders, Belgium and died on 25 Jul 1173 in Battle.)
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