Abt 1031 - 1083 (~ 52 years)
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Name |
MATILDA |
Suffix |
Countess of Flanders |
Birth |
Abt 1031 |
Flanders, France |
Gender |
Female |
Death |
2 Nov 1083 |
Caen, Normandy, France |
Burial |
Holy Trinity Abbey, Caen, Normandy, France |
Notes |
- Matilda was known for her formidable temper.
William is said to have courted Matilda for seven years, from the time he met her when she was 14, to their wedding when she was 21.
Matilda was the founder of the Holy Trinity Abbey, where she was buried
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Person ID |
I18954 |
Johnson & Hanson |
Last Modified |
5 Oct 2009 |
Family |
King William I, Duke of Normandy, b. Sept 1028, Falaise, Calvados, France d. 09 Sep 1087, Ermentrevielle, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France (Age ~ 58 years) |
Marriage |
1052 |
Notre Dame d'Eu, Normandy, France |
Children |
| 1. Duke of Normandy Robert II, Curthose, b. 1054, Normandy, France d. 10 Feb 1135, Cardiff Castle, South Glamorgan, Wales (Age 81 years) |
| 2. Adelicia, b. 1055 d. 1065 (Age 10 years) |
| 3. Cecily, b. 1055 d. 30 Jul 1126, Holy Trinity Abbey, Caen, Normandy, France (Age 71 years) |
| 4. King William II, b. 1056, Normandy, France d. 02 Aug 1100, New Forest, Hampshire, England (Age 44 years) |
| 5. Richard, Duke of Bernay, b. 1057 d. 1081, New Forest, Hampshire, England (Age 24 years) |
| 6. Adela, b. 1062, Normandy, France d. 8 Mar 1138, Marcigny-sur-Loire, France (Age 76 years) |
| 7. Agatha, b. 1064 d. 1080 (Age 16 years) |
| 8. Constance, Countess of Brittany, b. 1066 d. 13 Aug 1090 (Age 24 years) |
| 9. Matilda d. Bef 1112 |
+ | 10. King Henry I, Beauclerc, b. Sep 1068, Selby, North Yorkshire, England d. 1 Dec 1135, Angers, Normandy, France (Age ~ 67 years) |
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Family ID |
F4801 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
5 Oct 2009 |
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