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Empress Matilda (c. 7 February 1102 – 10 September 1167), also known as the Empress Maude, was one of the claimants to the English throne during the civil war known as the Anarchy. The daughter and heir of Henry I, king of England and ruler of Normandy , she went to Germany as a child when she was married to the future Holy Roman Emperor ...
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 [a] and by marriage Duchess consort of Saxony and Bavaria from 1168 until her husband's deposition in 1180.
Jun 4, 2019 · Updated on June 04, 2019. Empress Matilda, also known as Empress Maud (c. February 7, 1102–September 10, 1167), the daughter of Henry I of England, is best known in history for the civil war sparked by her fight against her cousin Stephen to win the throne of England for herself and her descendants.
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Jan 1, 2014 · Portrait of Empress Mathilda, from "History of England" by St. Albans monks (15th century) Granddaughter of William the Conqueror, daughter of Henry I and the future mother of Henry II, Matilda was born in England in 1102.
His mother, Matilda, played an important role in his early life and exercised influence for many years later. Henry's relationship with his wife Eleanor was complex: Henry trusted Eleanor to manage England for several years after 1154 and was later content for her to govern Aquitaine.
Born Matilda Alice on February 7, 1102, in Winchester, Hampshire, England; died at Rouen, duchy of Normandy, France, on September 10, 1167; daughter of Henry I (1068–1135), king of England (r. 1100–1135), and Queen Matilda of Scotland (1080–1118); married Henry V (1081–1125), Holy Roman emperor (r. 1106–1125), on January 7, 1114 (d ...
Jul 19, 2021 · Matilda was the daughter of Matilda of Scotland and King Henry I of England. Henry I nominated his daughter Matilda as his successor and heir to the English throne, as his only living legitimate child.
