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Matilda of Boulogne (1170 – 16 October 1210) was the younger daughter of Matthew, Count of Boulogne, and Marie I, Countess of Boulogne. Matilda became Duchess of Brabant by her marriage to Henry I, Duke of Brabant.
Apr 21, 2024 · October 16, 1210 (46-47) Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium. Place of Burial: 69 Brusselsestraat, Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Vlaanderen, 3000, Belgium. Immediate Family: Daughter of Matthew of Alsace, count of Boulogne and Marie I, countess of Boulogne. Wife of Henry I, duke of Brabant.
- Boulogne-sur-Mer, Nord-Pas-de-Calais
- Henry I, Duke of Brabant
- Nord-Pas-de-Calais
- 1163
She married Hendrik I van Brabant about 1180. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. In 1184, her occupation is listed as duchess of brabant. She died on 16 October 1210, in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium, at the age of 48, and was buried in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium.
- Female
- Hendrik I Van Brabant
Matilda of Boulogne (1170 – 16 October 1210) was the younger daughter of Matthew, Count of Boulogne, and Marie I, Countess of Boulogne. Matilda became Duchess of Brabant by her marriage to Henry I, Duke of Brabant.
When Matilda of Boulogne Duchess of Brabant was born in 1162, in Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, her father, Matthew Count of Boulogne, was 25 and her mother, Marie I Countess of Boulogne, was 26. She married Henri de Brabant I on 30 March 1180.
Mar 8, 2024 · As a bride to Stephen, Matilda of Boulogne would strengthen his claim to the throne, both by her Saxon royal blood and by the financial backing of the county of Boulogne. Matilda of Boulogne and Stephen were married early in 1125, though the exact date is not recorded.
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