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Empress Matilda 1102–1169 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1102

Birth Location: Royal Palace, Sutton, Courtenay, Berkshire, England

Death Date: 10 Sep 1169

Death Location: Rouen Cathedral, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

Father: King I

Mother: Matilda England

Spouse(s): Geoffrey V

Children(s): Henry II

Empress Matilda / was born in 1102 in Royal Palace, Sutton, Courtenay, Berkshire, England, the child of King Henry Beauclerc I And Matilda Of Scotland Queen Of England. Empress Matilda married Geoffrey Plantagenet Count Of Anjou V, and had children including Henry King Of England Ii. Empress Matilda / passed away in 1169 in Rouen Cathedral, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France.

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Biography

  • Empress Matilda // was born in 1102 in Royal Palace, Sutton, Courtenay, Berkshire, England, the child of King Henry Beauclerc I And Matilda Of Scotland Queen Of England.
  • Empress Matilda // married Geoffrey Plantagenet Count Of Anjou V, and had children including Henry King Of England Ii.
  • Empress Matilda // passed away in 1169 in Rouen Cathedral, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

King I
1068–1136
Birth Location: Selby, Yorks, England
KI
Matilda England
1080–1118
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
ME

Spouses(s)

Geoffrey V
1113–1151
Birth Location: Anjou, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France
GV

Children(s)

Henry II
1133–1189
Birth Location: Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays-de-La-Loire, France
HI

Empress Matilda's Ancestors

Self
Empress Matilda
1102–1169
Birth Place: Royal Palace, Sutton, Courtenay, Berkshire, England
Parents
King Henry Beauclerc I
1068–1136
Selby, Yorks, England
Matilda (of Scotland Queen of) England
1080–1118
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
William ("the Conqueror" King of) England
1027–1087
Falaise, Normandy
Matilda (Von) Flanders
1030–1083
Flanders, France
Malcolm (of Scotland) III
1031–1093
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Princess (Margaret "St Margaret") Cerdic
1045–1093
Castle Reka, Mecseknadasd, Baranya, Hungary
Great-Grandparents
Robert II
1006–1035
Arlette Falaise
1003–1050
Iv Baldwin
1001–1034
Adelisa Odgiva
1003–1035
King I
1001–1040
Sybilla
1002–1040
Edward Exile
1015–1057
Princess Hungary
1018–1066
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Normandy)
Gunnor Crepon
–1031
Fulbert Falaise
–1017
Doda MacKenneth
–1003
Count II
Rosalie Italy
–1037
Rosella
–1002
Crinan Dunkeld
–1045
Princess Scotland
–1049
Edmund England
–1016
Eldgyth England
–1016
King Istavan
–1038
Gisela Wetterau
1001–1056

Empress Matilda's Descendants

1.
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Empress Matilda (7 Feb 1102–10 Sep 1169) m. Geoffrey ("Plantagenet" Count of Anjou) V (24 Aug 1113–14 Sep 1151)
  1. 1. Henry (King of England) II 1133–1189 m. Ida (de) Tony 1154–1226 m. Eleanore D'Aquitaine 1122–1204 m. Countess (Ida of) Norfolk 1152–
    1. 1. Henry II 1133–1225 m. Ela (of) Salisbury 1159–1261
      1. 1. William Longes 1212–1250 m. Idoine (de) Camville 1209–1261
        1. 1. Ela (De) Longespée 1226–1299 m. de Audley 1225–1272
      2. 2. Ida Longespée 1212–1262 m. William (de) Beauchamp 1186–1260
        1. 1. Beatrice (de) Beauchamp 1232–1285 m. Sir (Thomas Fitz) Otes 1231–1274
    2. 2. John (King of England) I 1166–1216 m. Agatha (de) Ferrers 1169–1216 m. Clementia (Pinel Concubine) 2 1166–1201
      1. 1. Joan (Lady of Wales and Lady of) Snowdon 1183–1237 m. Llewelyn (Fawr ab Iowerth "The) Great" 1173–1240
        1. 1. Margaret 1202–1267 m. John (de) Braose 1197–1232
      2. 2. Gwladys (ab Owain Queen of) Gwynedd 1098–1155 m. Llewelyn (Fawr ab Iowerth "The) Great" 1173–1240 m. Owain Gwynedd 1100–1170
        1. 1. Iorwerth (Drwyndwn ap Owain) Gwynedd 1145–1170 m. Marared (verch) Madog 1133–1197

Empress Matilda's Timeline

5 Records

1102
7 Feb 1102
Birth of Empress Matilda // in Winchester, Hampshire, England
Winchester, Hampshire, England
1102
7 Feb 1102
Birth of Empress Matilda // in Royal Palace, Sutton, Courtenay, Berkshire, England
Royal Palace, Sutton, Courtenay, Berkshire, England
1102
7 Apr 1102
Empress Matilda // was christened in Winchester, Hampshire, England
Winchester, Hampshire, England
1167
10 Sep 1167
Age 65
Death of Empress Matilda // in Rouen, Duchy of Normandie, France
Rouen, Duchy of Normandie, France
1169
10 Sep 1169
Age 67
Death of Empress Matilda // in Norte Dame, Paris, Seine, France
Norte Dame, Paris, Seine, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1102
    Event Place: Winchester, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1102
    Event Place: Royal Palace, Sutton, Courtenay, Berkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1102
    Event Place: Winchester, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1167
    Event Place: Rouen, Duchy of Normandie, France

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1169
    Event Place: Norte Dame, Paris, Seine, France

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rouen Cathedral, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
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