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

Birth Date: 8 Jun 1156

Birth Location: Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England

Death Date: 28 JUN 1189

Death Location: St Blasius, Braunschweig, Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Deutschland(HRR)

Father: Henry French

Mother: Eleanor England

Spouse(s): Henry Legnano

Children(s): Heinrich Rhine, Otto issue, Wilhelm Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Mathilda Welf

In 1156, Matilda Plantagenet, Duchess of Saxony entered the world in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England, born to Henry Ii Curtmantle Plantagenet Angevin 1St Plantagenet King Of England Spoke French And Eleanor Of Aquitaine Queen Of England. Matilda Plantagenet, Duchess of Saxony married Henry The Lion Welf Dynasty Also Guelf Or Guelph Duke Of Saxony Dispossessed Of His Duchies After The Battle Of Legnano, and had children including Heinrich V Welf Dynasty Von Braunschweig Count Palatine Of The Rhine, Mathilda Richenza Of Saxony House Of Welf, Otto Iv House Of Welf Of Brunswick Holy Roman Emperor King Of The Romans Of Italy Burgundy Forced To Abdicate Excommunicated 1215 3Rd Crusade No Issue, Wilhelm Longsword Herzog Von Sachsen Luneburg Herzog Von Braunschweig Luneburg. Matilda Plantagenet, Duchess of Saxony passed away in 1189 in St Blasius, Braunschweig, Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Deutschland(HRR).

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  • In 1156, Matilda Plantagenet, Duchess of Saxony entered the world in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England, born to Henry Ii Curtmantle Plantagenet Angevin 1St Plantagenet King Of England Spoke French And Eleanor Of Aquitaine Queen Of England.
  • Matilda Plantagenet, Duchess of Saxony married Henry The Lion Welf Dynasty Also Guelf Or Guelph Duke Of Saxony Dispossessed Of His Duchies After The Battle Of Legnano, and had children including Heinrich V Welf Dynasty Von Braunschweig Count Palatine Of The Rhine, Mathilda Richenza Of Saxony House Of Welf, Otto Iv House Of Welf Of Brunswick Holy Roman Emperor King Of The Romans Of Italy Burgundy Forced To Abdicate Excommunicated 1215 3Rd Crusade No Issue, Wilhelm Longsword Herzog Von Sachsen Luneburg Herzog Von Braunschweig Luneburg.
  • Matilda Plantagenet, Duchess of Saxony passed away in 1189 in St Blasius, Braunschweig, Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Deutschland(HRR).

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Matilda Saxony's Ancestors

Self
Matilda Saxony
1156–1189
Birth Place: Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Parents
Henry II 'Curtmantle' Plantagenet-Angevin, 1st Plantagenet King of England, spoke French
1133–1189
Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, Francia
Eleanor (of Aquitaine Queen of) England
1122–1204
Belin, Gironde, Aquitaine, France
Grandparents
Geoffrey (V Plantagenet-1st (House of Gatinais), Count of Anjou, Duke of) Normandy
1113–1151
Anjou, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France
Matilda (( Maud) Norman of Anjou, Empress of) Germany
1102–1167
Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire, England
William (X Poitiers, Duc de Aquataine &) Gascony
1099–1137
Toulouse, Jura, Franche-Comte, France
Aénor (de) Châtellerault
1103–1130
Châtellerault, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France
Great-Grandparents
Fulk Anjou
1089–1144
Ermengarde Maine
1092–1126
Henry Charter
1068–1135
Matilda England
1080–1118
William 1101
1071–1127
Philippa Toulouse,
1073–1118
Dangereuse Bouchard
–1151
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Fulk times
1043–1109
Bertrade Montford
1070–1117
Helias Château-du-Loire
1060–1110
Mathilde Château-du-loir
1055–1099
William England
1028–1087
Matilda England
1031–1083
Malcolm Scotland
1031–1093
Margaret Saint
1045–1093
Guy-Geoffrey Gascony
1025–1086
Hildegarde Aquitaine
1056–1120
William Narbonne
1040–1094

Matilda Saxony's Descendants

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Matilda (Plantagenet, Duchess of) Saxony (8 Jun 1156–28 JUN 1189) m. Henry (The Lion Welf dynasty (also Guelf or Guelph), Duke of Saxony, dispossessed of his duchies after the Battle of) Legnano (Abt. 1129–6 AUG 1195)
  1. 1. Heinrich (V Welf dynasty von Braunschweig, Count Palatine of the) Rhine 1173–1227 m. Agnes (von) Staufen 1176–1207
    1. 1. Irmgard (von) Welf 1200–1260
    2. 2. Heinrich (II von) Sachsen 1196–1214
  2. 2. Otto (IV House of Welf of Brunswick, Holy Roman Emperor, King of the Romans, of Italy & Burgundy, forced to abdicate & excommunicated 1215, 3rd Crusade, no) issue 1175–1218 m. Maria (von Brabant, Holy Roman) Empress 1190–1260 m. Elisabeth (Beatrice Schwaben) (Hohenstaufen) 1202–1235
  3. 3. Wilhelm ('Longsword' Herzog von Sachsen-Lüneburg Herzog von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1184–
  4. 4. Mathilda (Richenza of Saxony House of) Welf 1172–1210 m. Heinrich ('Henry' Borwin II von Mecklenburg, Prince of Mecklenburg 1219-1226-Lord of Rostock-House of) Mecklenburg 1170–1226

Matilda Saxony's Timeline

3 Records

1156
8 Jun 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 Brunswick, Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany
Brunswick, Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany
1189
28 JUN 1189
Age 33
Burial of Matilda Plantagenet, Duchess of Saxony in St Blasius, Braunschweig, Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Deutschland(HRR)
St Blasius, Braunschweig, Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Deutschland(HRR)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1156
    Event Place: Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 17; Page: 873
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Germany, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1189
    Event Place: Brunswick, Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 17; Page: 873
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Germany, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Age:
    32-33

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 28 JUN 1189
    Event Place: St Blasius, Braunschweig, Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Deutschland(HRR)
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave Index

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