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Matilda of Flanders (French: Mathilde; Dutch: Machteld; German: Mechtild) (c. 1031 – 2 November 1083) was Queen of England and Duchess of Normandy by marriage to William the Conqueror, and regent of Normandy during his absences from the duchy. [1] She was the mother of nine children who survived to adulthood, including two kings, William II ...
This is a family tree of the Counts of Flanders, ... Matilda Queen of England 1031-1083: Eustace II Count of Boulogne: Lambert Count of Lens: Arnulf III 1055–1071
Matilda was the daughter of Hermann Billung. She first married Baldwin III, count of Flanders. [1] They had: Arnulf II, Count of Flanders [1] After Baldwin's death, Matilda married Godfrey I, Count of Verdun, with whom she had several children: Frederick (d. 1022), count of Verdun [2] Godfrey (d. 1023), duke of Lower Lorraine (1012–1023) [2]
Matilda of Flanders: Sweyn Godwinson: Harold Godwinson [1] Tostig Godwinson: Edith of Wessex [1] Edward the Confessor [1] Edgar Ætheling [1] Cristina: Gyrth, Gunhild, Ælfgifu, Leofwine & Wulfnoth: Malcolm III of Scotland [1] Margaret [1] Other children: Matilda of Scotland: Henry I of England
Matilda I c. 1105 –1152 Countess of Boulogne & Queen of England: King Stephen of Blois c. 1092 –1154 r. 1135–1141 r. 1141–1154 King of England {{{OT}}} Louis VI 1081–1137 King of the Franks: William Clito Count of Flanders 1102–1128: Sibylla of Anjou c. 1112 –1165 Countess of Flanders: Geoffrey V 1113–1151 Count of Anjou ...
Matilda (c. 1105 – 3 May 1152) was suo jure Countess of Boulogne from 1125 and Queen of England from the accession of her husband, Stephen, in 1135 until her death in 1152. She supported Stephen in his struggle for the English throne against their mutual cousin Empress Matilda .
Matilda attempted to visit her father in England that year, but the journey was blocked by Count Charles I of Flanders, whose territory she would have needed to pass through. [41] Historian Marjorie Chibnall argues Matilda had intended to discuss the inheritance of the English crown on this journey.
Stephen's mother, Adela, was the daughter of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders. She was famous among her contemporaries for her piety and strong personality. [ 1 ] Indeed, Adela was a major reason for Stephen-Henry's return to the Levant.