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The rebels appear to have expected Robert to intervene with support, but he remained in Normandy throughout the year, trying to persuade the Empress Matilda to invade England herself. [118] Dover finally surrendered to the Queen's forces later in the year. [119] By 1139, an invasion of England by Robert and Matilda appeared imminent.
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 ...
Matilda of Scotland (originally christened Edith, [a] 1080 – 1 May 1118), also known as Good Queen Maud, was Queen consort of England and Duchess of Normandy as the first wife of King Henry I. She acted as regent of England on several occasions during Henry's absences: in 1104, 1107, 1108, and 1111.
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 was born in or around June 1156 in London or, less likely, at Windsor Castle, [2] as third child and eldest daughter of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine; [2] [3] [4] named after her paternal grandmother, Empress Matilda, she was baptized shortly after birth in Holy Trinity Priory, Aldgate by Theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury.
Matilda of Scotland (c. 1080–1118, Queen of the English, wife of King Henry I; Empress Matilda (c. 1102–1167), Matilda of England, Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Germany, claimant to throne of England; Matilda I of Boulogne (c. 1105–1152), Queen of the English, wife of King Stephen; Matilda of Savoy (1125–1158), Queen of Portugal, wife of ...
Caroline Matilda of Great Britain (Danish: Caroline Mathilde; [1] 22 July [O.S. 11 July] 1751 [a] – 10 May 1775) was Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1766 to 1772 by marriage to King Christian VII. The youngest and posthumous daughter of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha , Caroline Matilda was raised in a secluded ...
Matilda is a character in Henry I of England, a play by Beth Flintoff, which was first performed in November 2016 at St James's Church, Reading. [1] [2] The drama follows the story of the three sons of William the Conqueror and ends with the early reign of her father Henry, including the time when Matilda became Empress by marrying Henry V of Germany.