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Matilda (Plantagenet) Duchess of Saxony 1156–1189 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1156

Birth Location: London, England

Death Date: 28 Jun 1189

Death Location: Brunswick Cathedral

Father: HENRY PLANTAGENET

Mother: ELEANOR AQUITAINE

Spouse(s): Henry Bavaria

Children(s): Richenza None, Henry Bavaria, Lothaire None, Infant son, Otto Emperor, William Brunswick, Matilda None, Eleanor None, Gertrude None, Ingibiorg None

Matilda (Plantagenet) Duchess of Saxony was born in 1156 in London, England, the child of Henry 54 Plantagenet And Eleanor Of Aquitaine. Matilda (Plantagenet) Duchess of Saxony married Henry V The Lion Duke Of Saxony And Bavaria, and had children including Eleanor, Gertrude, Henry Duke Of Saxony And Bavaria, Infant Son, Ingibiorg, Lothaire, Matilda, Otto Iv Holy Roman Emperor, Richenza, William Duke Of Luneberg And Brunswick. Matilda (Plantagenet) Duchess of Saxony passed away in 1189 in Brunswick Cathedral.

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Biography

  • Matilda (Plantagenet) Duchess of Saxony was born in 1156 in London, England, the child of Henry 54 Plantagenet And Eleanor Of Aquitaine.
  • Matilda (Plantagenet) Duchess of Saxony married Henry V The Lion Duke Of Saxony And Bavaria, and had children including Eleanor, Gertrude, Henry Duke Of Saxony And Bavaria, Infant Son, Ingibiorg, Lothaire, Matilda, Otto Iv Holy Roman Emperor, Richenza, William Duke Of Luneberg And Brunswick.
  • Matilda (Plantagenet) Duchess of Saxony passed away in 1189 in Brunswick Cathedral.

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Matilda Saxony's Ancestors

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Matilda Saxony
1156–1189
Birth Place: London, England
Parents
HENRY 54 PLANTAGENET
1133–1189
Le Mans, Anjou, France
ELEANOR (OF) AQUITAINE
1122–1204
Either Ducal Palace in Poitiers or Ombriere Palace in Bordeaux
Grandparents
GEOFFREY PLANTAGENET
1113–1151
Adelaide (“Matilda”) Empress
1102–1167
Winchester, Hampshire, England
WIlliam (X de Guillaume Duke of) Aquitaine
1061–1137
Aenor (de) Chatellerhault
–1130
Great-Grandparents
Foulques Anjou
1092–1144
Ermengarde Maine
–1126
Henry England
1069–1136
Matilda Canmore
1082–1118
WILLIAM GUILLAUME
1061–1127
MAUDPHILIPPI GUILLAUME
–1118
Aimery Chatellerhault
–1136
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Foulques Anjou
1043–1109
Bertrade Monfort
–1227
WILLIAM THE
1028–1087
MAUDMATILDA OF
1028–1083
MALCOLM SCOTLAND
1024–1093
MARGARET ENGLAND
1045–1093
GUIDO GUILLAUME
–1087
4TH GUILLAUME
–1093
BOSO CHASTELLAUT
–1092

Matilda Saxony's Descendants

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Matilda ((Plantagenet) Duchess of) Saxony (Jun 1156–28 Jun 1189) m. Henry (V “the Lion” Duke of Saxony and) Bavaria (1129–1195)
  1. 1. Richenza 1172–1210 m. Geoffrey (III Count of) Perche –1202
  2. 2. Henry (Duke of Saxony and) Bavaria 1175–1227 m. Agnes (Of) Hohenstaufen –1204
  3. 3. Lothaire 1181–1191
  4. 4. Infant son 1182–1182
  5. 5. Otto (IV Holy Roman) Emperor 1183–1218
  6. 6. William (Duke of Luneberg and) Brunswick 1184–1213
  7. 7. Matilda 1185–
  8. 8. Eleanor 1186–
  9. 9. Gertrude 1187– m. Canute (VI King of) Denmark 1163–1202
  10. 10. Ingibiorg 1188– m. Waldemar (II King of) Denmark 1170–1241

Matilda Saxony's Timeline

2 Records

1156
Jun 1156
Birth of Matilda (Plantagenet) Duchess of Saxony in London, England
London, England
1189
28 Jun 1189
Age 33
Death of Matilda (Plantagenet) Duchess of Saxony in Brunswick in Germany
Brunswick in Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1156
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1189
    Event Place: Brunswick in Germany

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brunswick Cathedral

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