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Empress Matilda 1102–1167 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 February 1102

Birth Location: Sutton Courtenay, Vale of White Horse District, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 1167

Death Location: Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

Father: Henry Plantagenet

Mother: Matilda Scotland"

Spouse(s): Geoffrey Plantagenet

Children(s): Henry Plantagenet

The story of Empress Matilda began in 1102 in Sutton Courtenay, Vale of White Horse District, Oxfordshire, England. Empress Matilda married Geoffrey Plantagenet, and had children including Henry Plantagenet. Empress Matilda passed away in 1167 in Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France.

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Biography

  • The story of Empress Matilda began in 1102 in Sutton Courtenay, Vale of White Horse District, Oxfordshire, England.
  • Empress Matilda married Geoffrey Plantagenet, and had children including Henry Plantagenet.
  • Empress Matilda passed away in 1167 in Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Plantagenet
1068–1135
Birth Location: –
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Matilda Scotland"
1080–1118
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Geoffrey Plantagenet
1113–1151
Birth Location: Le Mans, Sarthe, France
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Children(s)

Henry Plantagenet
1133–1189
Birth Location: Le Mans, Departement de la Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France
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Empress Matilda's Ancestors

Self
Empress Matilda
1102–1167
Birth Place: Sutton Courtenay, Vale of White Horse District, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Henry Plantagenet
1068–1135
Matilda ("of) Scotland"
1080–1118
Grandparents
William (The) Conqueror
1027–1087
Falaise
Matilda
1833–
Lilbourne, Northamptonshire, England, Europe
Great-Grandparents
Robert Normandy
–1035
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Normandy
–1026
Judith Rennes
–1017

Empress Matilda's Descendants

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Empress Matilda (7 February 1102–1167) m. Geoffrey Plantagenet (24 Aug 1113–7 Sep 1151)
  1. 1. Henry Plantagenet 1133–1189
    1. 1. William (Longespée) Knt. 1176–1226 m. Ela ("Of) Salisbury" 1187–1261
      1. 1. Ida Longespée 1204–1268
      2. 2. Stephen Longespée 1216–1260
      3. 3. Nicholas Longespée –1297
      4. 4. Mary Longespée –1268
      5. 5. William Longespée 1212–1250

Empress Matilda's Timeline

2 Records

1102
7 February 1102
Birth of Empress Matilda in Sutton Courtenay, Vale of White Horse District, Oxfordshire, England
Sutton Courtenay, Vale of White Horse District, Oxfordshire, England
1167
1167
Age 65
Death of Empress Matilda in Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 February 1102
    Event Place: Sutton Courtenay, Vale of White Horse District, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1167
    Event Place: Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
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