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FLANDERS, Dutchess Mathilda[1]
1031 - 1083 (52 years) 
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Name FLANDERS, Mathilda Prefix Dutchess Nickname The Godly Birth 1031 Flandre, France 
[1] Gender Female _TAG Reviewed on FS Burial Nov 1083 Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Death 2 Nov 1083 Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France [1] Headstones 
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Father FLANDERS, Count Baldwin , b. 19 Aug 1012, Arras, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Arras, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Franced. 1 Sep 1067, Lille, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France (Age 55 years) Mother FRANCE, Countess Alix Capet , b. 5 Mar 1009, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrenees, France Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrenees, Franced. 8 Jan 1079, L'ordest Benoist, Messines, France (Age 69 years) Marriage Abt 1028 Paris, France Notes - ~SEALING_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp ARIZO.
Family ID F32431 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Gerbod Family ID F32492 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Jan 2022
Family 2 ENGLAND, William I , b. 14 Oct 1024, Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, Franced. 10 Sep 1087, Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France (Age 62 years) Marriage 1050 Cath Notre Dame D'eu Castle, Angi, Normandy, France [2] Notes - MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married , Angi, Normandy, France.
Children4 sons and 7 daughters Family ID F32491 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Jan 2022
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Notes - --Other Fields Ref Number: 1709 The marriage of Duke William, and the circumstances in which it took place, were sensibly to affect the position of the duke in his duchy, and indeed the place he was to occupy in the political structure of western Europe. And no event in his career has given rise to more controversial discussion. Much speculation has, for instance, taken place as to the ecclesiastical objections to the match, and the nature of the consanguinity (if such existed) between William and Matilda. At one time it was held that when William sought her hand, Matilda was already the wife of a certain Gerbod, by whom she had a daughter, Gundrada, who later became the wife of William of Warenne, the first Earl of Surrey. This, however, has not been finally disproved, and it is in the highest degree improbably that matilda was married to anyone before the Conqueror. Some other explanation has therefore to be sought for the ecclesiastical ban on the marriage. It has thus been suggested that both William and Matilda were cousins in the fifth degree, being both directly descended from Rolf the Viking...The view once held that Matilda was already married when William sought her hand, and was then the mother of a daughter, Gundrada, later the wife of William of Warenne, has now been conclusively disproved by the researches of Chester Waters and Sir Charles Clay. There is no reason to suppose that Gundrada was the daughter (?)eith of William or Matilda. --------------------------------------- Matilda of Flanders From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Matilda of Flanders A Victorian romantic artist's impression of Matilda from "Queens of England" - 1894 Queen consort of the EnglishTenure 25 December 1066 - 2 November 1083 Coronation 11 May 1068 Queen consort of the Norman Tenure1053 - 2 November 1083 SpouseWilliam I the Conqueror among others Issue Robert II of Normandy William II of England Adela, Countess of Blois Henry I of England House Norman dynasty FatherBaldwin V, Count of Flanders MotherAdela of France Born c.1031 Died 2 November 1083 (aged c. 52)Burial l'Abbaye aux Dames Caen , Normandy Matilda of Flanders (French : Mathilde de Flandre; Dutch : Mathilda van Vlaanderen) (c. 1031 - 2 November 1083) was the wife of William the Conqueror and, as such, Queen consort of the Kingdom of England . She bore William eleven children, including two kings, William II and Henry I Contents 1 Marriage 2 Height 3 Issue 4 In popular culture 5 Ancestry 6 Footnotes Marriage Matilda, or Maud, was the daughter of Baldwin V, Count of Flanders and Adèle Capet , herself daughter of Robert II of France . According to legend, when Duke William II of Normandy (later known as William the Conqueror) sent his representative to ask for Matilda's hand in marriage, she told the representative that she was far too high-born, to consider marrying a bastard . After hearing this response, William rode from Normandy to Bruges , found Matilda on her way to church, and dragged her off her horse by her long braids , threw her down in the street in front of her flabbergasted attendants, and rode off. Another version of the story states that William rode to Matilda's father's house in Lille, threw her to the ground in her room (again, by the braids), and hit her (or violently battered her) before leaving. Naturally, Baldwin took offense at this but, before they drew swords , Matilda settled the matter[1] by agreeing to marry him, and even a papal ban on the grounds of consanguinity did not dissuade her. They were married in 1053. There were rumors that Matilda had been in love with the English ambassador to Flanders , a Saxon named Brihtric, who declined her advances. Whatever the truth of the matter, years later when she was acting as Regent for William in England, she used her authority to confiscate Brihtric's lands and throw him into prison, where he died. When William was preparing to invade England, Matilda outfitted a ship, the Mora, out of her own money and gave it to him. For many years it was thought that she had some involvement in the creation of the Bayeux Tapestry (commonly called La Tapisserie de la Reine Mathilde in French), but historians no longer believe that; it seems to have been commissioned by William's half-brother Odo, Bishop of Bayeux , and made by English artists in Kent . Matilda bore William eleven children, and he was believed to have been faithful to her, at least up until the time their son Robert rebelled against his father and Matilda sided with Robert against William. After she died, in 1083 at the age of 51, William became tyrannical, and people blamed it on his having lost her. Contrary to the belief that she was buried at St. Stephen's, also called l'Abbaye-aux-Hommes in Caen , Normandy , where William was eventually buried, she is intombed at l'Abbaye aux Dames , which is the Sainte-Trinité church, also in Caen. Of particular interest is the 11th century slab, a sleek black stone decorated with her epitaph, marking her grave at the rear of the church. It is of special note since the grave marker for William was replaced as recently as the beginning of the 19th century. Height Reputed to be 4'2" (127 cm) tall, Matilda was England's smallest queen, according to the Guinness Book of Records . However, in 1819 and 1959 Matilda's incomplete skeleton was examined in France, and her bones were measured to determine her height. The 1819 estimate was under five feet, while the 1959 estimate was 5' (152 cm) tall. A reputed height of 4'2" (127 cm) appeared at some point after 1959 in the non-scientific literature, misrepresenting the 1959 measurement.[2] Issue Some doubt exists over how many daughters there were. This list includes some entries which are obscure. Robert Curthose (c. 1054 - 1134), Duke of Normandy, married Sybil of Conversano , daughter of Geoffrey of Conversano Adeliza (or Alice) (c. 1055 - ?), reportedly betrothed to Harold II of England (Her existence is in some doubt.) Cecilia (or Cecily) (c. 1056 - 1126), Abbess of Holy Trinity, Caen William Rufus (1056 - 1100), King of the English Richard, Duke of Bernay (1057 - c. 1081), killed by a stag in New Forest Adela (c. 1062 - 1138), married Stephen, Count of Blois Agatha (c. 1064 - c. 1080), betrothed to (1) Harold of Wessex , (2) Alfonso VI of Castile Constance (c. 1066 - 1090), married Alan IV Fergent , Duke of Brittany ; poisoned, possibly by her own servants Matilda (very obscure, her existence is in some doubt) Henry Beauclerc (1068-1135), King of England, married (1) Edith of Scotland , daughter of Malcolm III, King of Scotland , (2) Adeliza of Louvain Gundred (c. 1063 - 1085), wife of William de Warenne (c. 1055 - 1088), was formerly thought of as being yet another of Matilda's daughters, with speculation that she was William I's full daughter, a stepdaughter, or even a foundling or adopted daughter. However, this connection to William I has now been firmly debunked. Matilda was a seventh generation direct descendent of Alfred the Great . Her marriage to William strengthened his claim to the throne. All sovereigns of England, Great Britain and the United Kingdom have been descended from her, as is the present Queen Elizabeth II . In popular culture Her love for her husband is referenced in the Award-winning play, Angels in America . On screen, Matilda has been portrayed by Jane Wenham in the two-part BBC TV play Conquest (1966), part of the series Theatre 625 , and by Anna Calder-Marshall in the TV drama Blood Royal: William the Conqueror (1990). Ancestry Ancestors of Matilda of Flanders 16. Baldwin III, Count of Flanders 18. Arnulf II, Count of Flanders 17. Mathilde Billung of Saxony 4. Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders 18. Berengar 9. Rozala of Italy 19. Willa of Tuscany 2. Baldwin V, Count of Flanders 20. Siegfried, Count of Luxembourg 10. Frederick of Luxembourg 21. Hedwig of Nordgau 5. Ogive of Luxembourg 22. Heribert von der Wetteraunt 11. Ermentrude, Countess of Gleibergnt 23. Irmintrudis von Avalgaunt 1. Matilda of Flanders 24. Hugh the Great 12. Hugh Capet 25. Hedwige of Saxony 6. Robert II of France 26. William III, Duke of Aquitaine 13. Adelaide of Aquitaine 27. Adèle of Normandy 3. Adela of France 28. Boso II, Count of Arles 14. William I, Count of Provence 29. Constancen 7. Constance of Arles 30. Fulk II, Count of Anjou 15. Adelaide of Anjou 31. Gerbergant Footnotes Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Matilda of Flanders ^ Hilliam, Paul (2005). William the Conqueror: First Norman King of England. New York City, New York: Rosen Publishing Group. pp. 20. ISBN 1-4042-0166-1 . Dewhurst, John (1981). "A historical obstetric enigma: how tall was Matilda?". Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 1 (4): 271-272. Royal titlesl Preceded by Edith of Mercia Queen consort of the English 25 December 1066 - 2 November 1083Vacant Title next held byMatilda of Scotland Preceded by Poppa of Envermeu Duchess consort of the Norman 1053 - 2 November 1083Vacant Title next held bySybilla of Conversano English Royal Consorts George of Denmark (1702-1707) · Mary of Modena (1685-1688) · Catherine of Braganza (1662-1685) · Henrietta Maria of France (1625-1649) · Anne of Denmark (1603-1619) · (Lord Guilford Dudley ?) (1553) · Catherine Parr (1543-1547) · Catherine Howard (1540-1542) · Anne of Cleves (1540) · Jane Seymour (1536-1537) · Anne Boleyn (1533-1536) · Catherine of Aragon (1509-1533) · Elizabeth of York (1486-1503) · Anne Neville (1483-1485) · Elizabeth Woodville (1464-1483) · Margaret of Anjou (1445-1471) · Catherine of Valois (1420-1422) · Joanna of Navarre (1403-1413) · Isabella of Valois (1396-1399) · Anne of Bohemia (1383-1394) · Philippa of Hainault (1328-1369) · Isabella of France (1308-1327) · Margaret of France (1299-1307) · Eleanor of Castile (1272-1290) · Eleanor of Provence (1236-1272) · Isabella of Angoulême (1200-1216) · Berengaria of Navarre (1191-1199) · Margaret of France (1170-1183) · Eleanor of Aquitaine (1154-1189) · Matilda I of Boulogne (1135-1152) · (Geoffrey V of Anjou ?) (1141) · Adeliza of Louvain (1121-1135) · Matilda of Scotland (1100-1118) · Matilda of Flanders (1066-1083) Retrieved from Categories : English royal consorts | 1030s births | 1083 deaths | English Roman Catholics | French Roman Catholics | House of Flanders | Female regents | Duchesses of Normandy | Regents of England | Medieval women | 11th-century French people | 11th-century English people Hidden categories: Articles containing French language text | Articles containing Dutch language text Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. See Terms of Use for details. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. , a non-profit organization. SURNAME: Also shown as Van Laanderen GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Matilda BIRTH: Also shown as Born , , Flanders, Belgium. DEATH: Also shown as Died , Caen, Calvados, France. ~SEALING_PARENTS: Also shown as SealPar 20 Jun 1992, LANGE.
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