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

Birth Date: 1156

Birth Location: Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England

Death Date: 28 JUN 1189

Death Location: Brunswick, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany

Father: Henry England

Mother: Eleanore Aquitaine

Spouse(s): Henry Bavaria

Children(s): Otto Burgundy, Henry Rhine, William Lüneburg

Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony / was born in 1156 in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England, the child of Henry Ii Plantagenet King Of England And Eleanore Princess Of Aquitaine. Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony married Henry The Lion Duke Of Saxony Duke Of Bavaria, and had children including Henry V Count Palatine Of The Rhine, Otto Iv Holy Roman Emperor King Of The Romans King Of Italy King Of Burgundy, William Of Winchester Lord Of Luneburg. Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony / passed away in 1189 in Brunswick, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany.

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  • Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony // was born in 1156 in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England, the child of Henry Ii Plantagenet King Of England And Eleanore Princess Of Aquitaine.
  • Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony // married Henry The Lion Duke Of Saxony Duke Of Bavaria, and had children including Henry V Count Palatine Of The Rhine, Otto Iv Holy Roman Emperor King Of The Romans King Of Italy King Of Burgundy, William Of Winchester Lord Of Luneburg.
  • Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony // passed away in 1189 in Brunswick, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Matilda Saxony's Ancestors

Self
Matilda Saxony
1156–1189
Birth Place: Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Parents
Henry II Plantagenet King of England
1133–1189
Le Mans, Sarthe, France
Eleanore (Princess of) Aquitaine
1121–1204
Bordeaux, France
Grandparents
Geoffrey (V "the Fair") Plantagenet
1113–1151
Aniou, France
Empress (Matilda, Holy Roman) Empress
1102–1169
London, London, Middlesex, England
William (X, Duke of) Aquitaine
1099–1137
Toulouse, France
Aenor (de) Châtellerault
1103–1130
Châtellerault, France
Great-Grandparents
Fulk V)
1090–1143
Ermengarde, Maine
1096–1126
Henry England
1068–1135
Matilda Scotland
1079–1118
William Aquitaine
1071–1126
Philippa, Toulouse
1073–1118
Dangereuse Bouchard
1079–1151
Aimery Châtellerault
1075–1151
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Fulk Anjou
1043–1109
Bertrade Franks
1070–1117
Elias Maine
–1110
William Conqueror'
1028–1087
Matilda England
1031–1083
Malcolm 'Longneck'
1031–1093
Margaret Scotland
1042–1093
Hildegarde Burgundy
1056–1104
William Aquitaine
1025–1086
William Toulouse
1040–1094
Eleanor Thouars
1050–1093

Matilda Saxony's Descendants

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Matilda (of England, Duchess of) Saxony (1156–28 JUN 1189) m. Henry (the Lion, Duke of Saxony, Duke of) Bavaria (1129–06 AUG 1195)
  1. 1. Otto (IV, Holy Roman Emperor, King of the Romans, King of Italy, King of) Burgundy 1175–1218 m. Beatrice (of Swabia, Holy Roman) Empress 1198–1212 m. Maria (of Brabant, Holy Roman) Empress 1190–1260
  2. 2. Henry (V, Count Palatine of the) Rhine 1173–1227 m. Agnes (of) Hohenstaufen 1176–1204
    1. 1. Irmengard (of the) Rhine 1200–1260 m. Herman (V Margrave of) Baden-Baden 1180–1243
      1. 1. Rudolf (I Margrave of) Baden-Baden 1230–1288
        1. 1. Herman (VII Margrave of) Baden-Baden 1266–1291
      2. 2. Herman (VI Margrave of) Baden 1226–1250 m. Gertrude (of) Austria 1226–1288
    2. 2. Agnes (of the Palatinate, Duchess of) Bavaria 1201–1267 m. Otto (II, Duke of Bavaria) Wittelsbach 1206–1253
      1. 1. Elisabeth (of Bavaria, Queen of) Germany 1227–1273 m. Conrad (IV, King of Germany, King of) Jerusalem 1228–1254 m. Meinhard (II, Duke of) Carinthia 1238–1295
        1. 1. Otto (III, Duke of) Carinthia 1265–1310
        2. 2. Elizabeth (of Carinthia, Queen of) Germany 1262–1312 m. Albert (I, King of) Germany 1255–1308
        3. 3. Henry, (King of) Bohemia 1265–1335 m. Adelaide (of) Brunswick 1285–1324 m. Anne (of) Bohemia 1290–1313
      2. 2. Louis (II, Duke of) Bavaria 1229–1294 m. Matilda (of Habsburg, Duchess consort of) Bavaria 1253–1304
        1. 1. Agnes (of Bavaria Margravine of) Brandenburg-Stendal 1276–1345 m. Henry (I Margrave of) Brandenburg-Stendal 1256–1318
        2. 2. Louis (IV, Holy Roman) Emperor 1282–1347 m. Margaret (II, Countess of Hainaut, Holy Roman) Empress 1311–1356 m. Beatrice (of Silesia, Queen consort of) Germany 1290–1322
        3. 3. Matilda (of) Bavaria 1275–1319 m. Otto (II, Duke of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1266–1330
  3. 3. William (of Winchester, Lord of) Lüneburg 1184–1213
    1. 1. Otto (I, Duke of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1204–1252 m. Matilda (of Brandenburg, Duchess of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1210–1261
      1. 1. John (Duke of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1242–1277 m. Liutgard (of) Holstein-Itzehoe –1289
        1. 1. Otto (II, Duke of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1266–1330 m. Matilda (of) Bavaria 1275–1319
      2. 2. Adelheid (of) Brunswick-Lüneburg –1274 m. Henry (I, Landgrave of) Hesse 1244–1308
        1. 1. Otto (I, Landgrave of) Hesse 1272–1328
      3. 3. Albert (I, Duke of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1236–1279
        1. 1. Henry (I, Duke of) Brunswick-Grubenhagen 1267–1322 m. Agnes (of) Meissen 1264–1332
        2. 2. Albert (II, Duke of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1268–1318 m. Rixa (of) Werle 1284–1317
      4. 4. Elisabeth (of) Brunswick-Lüneburg –1266 m. William (II, Count of) Holland 1227–1256
        1. 1. Floris (V, Count of) Holland 1254–1296 m. Beatrice (of) Flanders 1260–1291

Matilda Saxony's Timeline

2 Records

1156
1156
Birth of Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony // in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
1189
28 JUN 1189
Age 33
Death of Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony // in Brunswick, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany
Brunswick, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 JUN 1189
    Event Place: Brunswick, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany

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