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Father. Henry II of England. Mother. Eleanor of Aquitaine. Matilda of England (June 1156 — June/July 1189) was an English princess of the House of Plantagenet [a] and by marriage Duchess consort of Saxony and Bavaria from 1168 until her husband's deposition in 1180.
Name variations: Matilda, duchess of Saxony. Born in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England, in June 1156; died in Brunswick, Germany, on June 28, 1189 (one source cites 1198); buried in Brunswick Cathedral, Lower Saxony, Germany; daughter of Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122–1202) and Henry II, king of England (r. 1154–1189); married Henry ...
Matilda of England Duchess of Saxony (1156–1189) • FamilySearch. When Matilda of England Duchess of Saxony was born on 6 January 1156, in Windsor, Berkshire, England, her father, Henry II King of England, was 22 and her mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine, was 34. She married Heinrich XII. der Löwe Herzog von Bayern und Sachsen on 1 February 1168 ...
Sep 1, 2023 · Daughter of Henry II "Curtmantle", King of England and Eleanor d'Aquitaine, Queen Consort of England. Wife of Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony & Bavaria. Mother of Richenza; Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine; Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor; Eleanor of Bavaria; Infant son of Bavaria and 3 others.
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Apr 24, 2024 · Matilda of England (June 1156 — June/July 1189) was an English princess of the House of Plantagenet [lower-alpha 1] and by marriage Duchess consort of Saxony and Bavaria from 1168 until her husband's deposition in 1180.
On February 1, 1168, at Minden Cathedral in the Duchy of Saxony, now in Saxony, Germany, 11-year-old Matilda married 38-year-old Heinrich. Despite the age difference, the marriage was a happy one and led to an increase in trade between England and the Holy Roman Empire.
House of Plantagenet. Father. Henry II of England. Mother. Eleanor of Aquitaine. Matilda of England (June 1156 — June/July 1189) was an English princess of the House of Plantagenet and by marriage Duchess consort of Saxony and Bavaria from 1168 until her husband's deposition in 1180.
