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Matilda Plantagenet of England, Duchess of Saxony 1156–1189 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jan 1156

Birth Location: Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England

Death Date: 28 Jun 1189

Death Location: Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Deutschland

Father: King England

Mother: Eleanor England

Spouse(s): Henry Sachsen

Children(s): Otto Emperor

In 1156, Matilda Plantagenet of England, Duchess of Saxony entered the world in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England, born to King Henry Ii Plantagenet Of England And Eleanor Of Aquitaine Queen Of France And England. Matilda Plantagenet of England, Duchess of Saxony married Henry Der Lowe The Lion Herzog Von Bayern Und Sachsen, and had children including Otto Iv Welf Holy Roman Emperor. Matilda Plantagenet of England, Duchess of Saxony passed away in 1189 in Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Deutschland.

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Biography

  • In 1156, Matilda Plantagenet of England, Duchess of Saxony entered the world in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England, born to King Henry Ii Plantagenet Of England And Eleanor Of Aquitaine Queen Of France And England.
  • Matilda Plantagenet of England, Duchess of Saxony married Henry Der Lowe The Lion Herzog Von Bayern Und Sachsen, and had children including Otto Iv Welf Holy Roman Emperor.
  • Matilda Plantagenet of England, Duchess of Saxony passed away in 1189 in Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Deutschland.

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Spouses(s)

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Matilda Saxony's Ancestors

Self
Matilda Saxony
1156–1189
Birth Place: Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
Parents
King Henry II Plantagenet of England
1133–1189
Le Mans, Maine, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
Eleanor (of Aquitaine , Queen of France and) England
1122–1204
Poitiers, Indre, Centre, France
Grandparents
Geoffrey (V "the Fair" Plantagenet , Count of) Anjou
1113–1151
Empress (Matilda) "Maude"
1102–1167
Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire, England
William (X of Poitiers , Duke of) Aquitaine
1099–1137
Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France
Aénor (de) Châtellerault
1103–1130
Châtellerault, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France
Great-Grandparents
Fulk Jerusalem
1089–1143
Eremburga Château-du-Loir
1096–1126
Henry England
1068–1135
Matilda Scotland
1080–1118
William Troubadour
1071–1127
Philippa Toulouse
1073–1118
Aimery Châtellerault
1075–1151
Amauberge L'Île-Bouchard
1079–1151
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Fulk Anjou
1043–1109
Bertrade Montfort
1070–1117
Elias Maine
1065–1110
Mathilda Château-du-Loir
1070–
William England
1028–1087
Matilda England
1031–1083
Malcolm Scotland
1031–1093
Saint Scots
1045–1093
William Aquitaine
1025–1086
Hildegarde Burgundy
1056–1104
William Toulouse
1040–1094

Matilda Saxony's Descendants

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Matilda (Plantagenet of England, Duchess of) Saxony (6 Jan 1156–28 Jun 1189) m. Henry (der Löwe "the Lion" , Herzog von Bayern und) Sachsen (1129–6 Aug 1195)
  1. 1. Otto (IV Welf , Holy Roman) Emperor 1175–1218 m. Beatrice (von) Hohenstaufen 1198–1212

Matilda Saxony's Timeline

2 Records

1156
6 Jan 1156
Birth of Matilda Plantagenet of England, Duchess of Saxony in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
1189
28 Jun 1189
Age 33
Death of Matilda Plantagenet of England, Duchess of Saxony in Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Deutschland
Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Deutschland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1156
    Event Place: Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1189
    Event Place: Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Deutschland

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