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Matilda Plantagenet Duchess of Saxony 1156–1189 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jan 1156

Birth Location: Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England

Death Date: 28 Jun 1189

Death Location: Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Deutschland(HRR)

Father: Henry England

Mother: Eleanor Aquitaine

Spouse(s): Heinrich Bavaria

Children(s): William Braunschweig-Lüneburg

In 1156, Matilda Plantagenet Duchess of Saxony entered the world in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England, born to Henry Ii Curtmantle Of England And Eleanor Aquitaine. Matilda Plantagenet Duchess of Saxony married Heinrich Der Lowe Henry The Lion Von Beieren Duke Of Saxony And Bavaria, and had children including William Of Winchester Von Braunschweig Luneburg. Matilda Plantagenet Duchess of Saxony passed away in 1189 in Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Deutschland(HRR).

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Biography

  • In 1156, Matilda Plantagenet Duchess of Saxony entered the world in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England, born to Henry Ii Curtmantle Of England And Eleanor Aquitaine.
  • Matilda Plantagenet Duchess of Saxony married Heinrich Der Lowe Henry The Lion Von Beieren Duke Of Saxony And Bavaria, and had children including William Of Winchester Von Braunschweig Luneburg.
  • Matilda Plantagenet Duchess of Saxony passed away in 1189 in Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Deutschland(HRR).

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry England
1133–1189
Birth Location: Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France
HE
Eleanor Aquitaine
1122–1204
Birth Location: Belin, Gironde, Aquitaine, France
EA

Spouses(s)

Heinrich Bavaria
1129–1195
Birth Location: Ravensburg(Kreisfrei), Württemberg, Deutschland(HRR)
HB

Children(s)

William Braunschweig-Lüneburg
1184–1213
Birth Location: Winchester, Hampshire, England
WB

Matilda Saxony's Ancestors

Self
Matilda Saxony
1156–1189
Birth Place: Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Parents
Henry II Curtmantle of England
1133–1189
Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France
Eleanor Aquitaine
1122–1204
Belin, Gironde, Aquitaine, France
Grandparents
Geoffrey (V) Plantagenet
1113–1151
Anjou, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France
Matilda (Adelaide De Angers Princess Of) England
1102–1169
London, Middlesex, , England
William (X Duc de) Aquataine
1099–1137
Toulouse, Jura, Franche-Comte, France
Eleanor DeChatellerault
1103–1130
Chatellerault, , Aquitaine, France
Great-Grandparents
Fulk Anjou
1092–1143
Ermengarde DuMaine
1096–1126
Henry England
1068–1135
Matilda England
1079–1118
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Fulk Rude
1043–1109
Bertrade DeMontfort
1059–1100
William Conqueror
1024–1087
Matilda Flanders
1030–1083
Malcolm Scotland
1031–1093
Saint Scotland
1045–1093

Matilda Saxony's Descendants

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Matilda (Plantagenet Duchess of) Saxony (6 Jan 1156–28 Jun 1189) m. Heinrich ("der Löwe" (Henry the Lion) von Beieren Duke of Saxony and) Bavaria (1129–6 Aug 1195)
  1. 1. William (of Winchester von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1184–1213 m. Helene Valdemarsdottir 1176–1233
    1. 1. Duke (Otto I von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1204–1252 m. Mathilde (von) Brandenburg 1209–1261
      1. 1. Adelheid (von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1244–1274 m. Heinrich (I Von) Hessen 1244–1308
        1. 1. Otto (von) Hesse 1272–1328 m. Adelheid (Von) Ravensberg 1270–1339

Matilda Saxony's Timeline

2 Records

1156
6 Jan 1156
Birth of Matilda Plantagenet Duchess of Saxony in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
1189
28 Jun 1189
Age 33
Death of Matilda Plantagenet Duchess of Saxony in Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Deutschland(HRR)
Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Deutschland(HRR)

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1189
    Event Place: Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Deutschland(HRR)
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