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Matilda of Scotland (originally christened Edith, [a] 1080 – 1 May 1118), also known as Good Queen Maud, was Queen of England and Duchess of Normandy as the first wife of King Henry I. She acted as regent of England on several occasions during Henry's absences: in 1104, 1107, 1108, and 1111.
Matilda was born to Henry I, King of England and Duke of Normandy, and his first wife, Matilda of Scotland, possibly on 7 February 1102 at Sutton Courtenay, in Berkshire. [4] [nb 2] Henry was the youngest son of William the Conqueror, who had invaded England in 1066, creating an empire stretching into Wales.
Margaret of Scotland, Countess of Kent; Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway; Margaret Stewart (born c. 1455) Margaret Stewart, Dauphine of France; Marjorie Bruce; Mary II; Mary Stewart, Countess of Arran; Mary Stewart, Countess of Buchan; Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange; Mary, Queen of Scots; Matilda of Scotland
The king took the opportunity of his military advantage to forge a peace agreement with Scotland. [71] Stephen's wife Matilda was sent to negotiate another agreement between Stephen and David, called the treaty of Durham; Northumbria and Cumbria would effectively be granted to David and his son Henry, in exchange for their fealty and future ...
Over time Matilda's tomb was desecrated and her original coffin destroyed. Her remains were placed in a sealed box and reburied under the original black slab. [41] In 1959 Matilda's incomplete skeleton was examined and her femur and tibia were measured to determine her height. Her height was 5 feet (152 cm), a normal female height for the time ...
Queen Matilda may refer to: Matilda (877–968), Saint Matilda, Queen of Eastern Francia; Matilda of Frisia (died 1044), Queen of the Franks, wife of King Henry I; Matilda of Flanders (c. 1031–1083), Queen of the English, wife of William the Conqueror; Maud of Northumbria (c. 1074–1130/1131), Queen of Scotland, wife of King David I
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Matilda of St Liz (Maud) (d. 1140); she married Robert Fitz Richard of Tonbridge; she married secondly Saer de Quincy, 1st Earl of Winchester. Simon II of St Liz (d. 1153) Saint Waltheof of Melrose (c. 1100–1159/1160) Her first husband died some time after 1111 and Maud next married David, the brother-in-law of Henry I of England, in 1113.