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Later that year he married Matilda, [3] daughter of Dietrich of Ringelheim, Count in Westphalia. Matilda bore him three sons and two daughters, Hedwig and Gerberga, and founded many religious institutions, including the Quedlinburg Abbey where Henry and Matilda are buried. She was later canonized .
Jun 4, 2017 · In 909 he wed Matilda, daughter of the count of Westphalia. When his father died in 912, Henry became Duke of Saxony. Six years later, Conrad I of Franconia designated Henry as his heir shortly before he died.
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Henry I (919/921 – 1 November 955), a member of the German royal Ottonian dynasty, was Duke of Bavaria from 948 until his death. Life [ edit ] He was the second son of the German king Henry the Fowler and his wife Matilda of Ringelheim . [1]
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Women. Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. Matilda of Saxony (c. 892–968) views 3,523,152 updated. Matilda of Saxony (c. 892–968) Holy Roman empress, queen of Germany, and saint . Name variations: Maud; Matilda of Germany; Matilda of Ringelheim; St. Matilda.
Mar 12, 2024 · Henry I was a German king and founder of the Saxon dynasty (918–1024) who strengthened the East Frankish, or German, army, encouraged the growth of towns, brought Lotharingia (Lorraine) back under German control (925), and secured German borders against pagan incursions.
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Henry the Fowler, King of Germany. German King, the first of the Ottonian dynasty; son of Otto the Illustrious, he succeeded his father as Duke of Saxony in 912; in 906 married Hatheburg, whom he divorced in 909, when he married St Matilda of Ringelheim.
Apr 24, 2024 · St. Matilda Feast day: Mar 14. Matilda, Queen of Germany and wife of King Henry I was the daughter of Count Dietrich of Westphalia and Reinhild of Denmark. She was born about 895 and was...
