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- Queen of the Franks
Mathilde von Friesland was born circa 1024 to Liudolf von Braunschweig (c1005-1038) and Gertrud von Egisheim (c995-1077) and died 1044 of unspecified causes. She married Henry I of France (1008-1060) 1034 JL .
Matilda of Frisia was Queen of the Franks as the first wife[1] of Henry I.[2][3] Her date of birth is unknown.
She was the daughter of Liudolf, Margrave of Frisia,[4] and Gertrude of Egisheim.
Matilda and Henry were married in 1034 after the death of his fiancée Matilda of Franconia.
Around 1040, Matilda of Frisia gave birth to a daughter via Caesarian section,, but four years later in 1044 both she and her daughter died only weeks apart.[5] Matilda was buried in St Denis Abbey, but her tomb is not preserved.
Henry married Anne of Kiev after her death.[3]
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Fille de France (c1040-1044) | 1040 | 1044 | |
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Brun II. von Braunschweig (c1024-1057) | 1024 | 1057 | |
| Ekbert I. von Meißen (c1025-1068) | 1025 | 11 January 1068 | Immula di Torino |
| Mathilde von Friesland (c1024-1044) | 1024 | 1044 | Henry I of France (1008-1060) |
| Ida von Elsdorf (c1027-c1074) | 1027 | 1074 | Leopold von Babenberg (c1025-1043) Dedo von Dithmarschen Etheler von Dithmarschen |
See Also
- Charlemagne Family Ancestry
- Capetian dynasty
- House of Normandy
- wikipedia:en:Matilda of Frisia
- Capetian Kings - Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
- Matilda of Frisia, queen consort of the Franks - Geni.com
- Mathilde de Frise at Find A Grave
References
- ^ Woll, Carsten (2002) (in German). Die Königinnen des hochmittelalterlichen Frankreich, 987-1237/38. Stuttgart: Steiner. ISBN 3-515-08113-5.
- ^ Rodulfi Glabri, Historiarum, "Mathildem… de regno eius ex Germanie nobilioribus"
- ^ a b Bogomoletz, Wladimir V. (2005). "Anna of Kiev: An Enigmatic Capetian Queen of the Eleventh Century. A Reassessment of Biographical Sources". French History 19 (3): 299–323. DOI:10.1093/fh/cri032.
- ^ Robert-Henri Bautier, Anne de Kiev, Reine de France, et la Politique Royale au XI E SIÈCLE: Étude Critique De La Documentation. Revue Des études Slaves 57, no. 4 (1985):544.
- ^ Jim Bradbury, The Capetians: The History of a Dynasty, 108-109.
French royalty
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| Preceded by Constance of Arles |
Queen consort of France 1034–1044 |
Succeeded by Anne of Kiev |
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