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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 ...
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This is a list of the Duchesses, Electresses and Queens of Saxony; the consorts of the Duke of Saxony and its successor states; including the Electorate of Saxony, the Kingdom of Saxony, the House of Ascania, Albertine, and the Ernestine Saxony .
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, in Minden, Minden-Lübbecke, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
"Matilda of England (German: Mathilde von England, also called Maud; 6 January 1156 – 28 June 1189) was the eldest daughter of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Through her marriage with the Welf duke Henry the Lion, she was Duchess consort of Saxony and Bavaria from 1168 until her husband´s deposition in 1180.
Apr 24, 2024 · 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.
