What is Marie of Boulogne?
{{Infobox Monarch | name =Marie of Boulogne | title =Countess of Boulogne | image = | caption = | reign =1159-1170 | coronation = | othertitles = | full name = | predecessor =[[William I, Count of Boulogne]] | successor =[[Matthew of Alsace]] | suc-type = | heir = | queen = | consort = | spouse = | issue = | royal house = | royal anthem = | father = | mother = | birth_date =1136 | birth_place = | death_date =25 July 1182 | death_place =St. Austrebert, France | burial_date = | burial_place = }} '''Marie of Boulogne''' was the [[Countess of Boulogne]] from [[1159]] until [[1170]]. Marie was the daughter of [[Stephen of England]] and [[Matilda of Boulogne]]. She was placed in a [[convent]] when she was young so that she could become a [[nun]]. When her brother, [[William of Blois]], died, she became the [[Heir apparent|heir]] of the [[Count of Boulogne]]. She had to leave the convent and was married to [[Matthew of Alsace]]. Marie and Matthew ruled Boulogne together, but their marriage was not happy and they got a [[divorce]] in [[1170]]. After Marie died, Matthew continued to be the Count of Boulogne until [[1173]]. After this Marie and Matthew's daughter, [[Ida of Boulogne]], became Countess of Boulogne. Marie and Matthew's other daughter, [[Maud of Boulogne]], became the wife of [[Henry I of Brabant]]. {{Europe-stub}} [[Category:French nobility]] [[Category:Earls and countesses]]