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Matilda gave birth to her first son in March 1133 at Le Mans, the future Henry II. [80] Henry I was delighted by the news and came to see her at Rouen. [81] At Pentecost 1134, their second son Geoffrey was born in Rouen, but the childbirth was extremely difficult and Matilda appeared close to death. [82]
Matilda (c. 1105 – 3 May 1152) was suo jure Countess of Boulogne from 1125 and Queen of England from the accession of her husband, Stephen, in 1135 until her death in 1152. She supported Stephen in his struggle for the English throne against their mutual cousin Empress Matilda. She played an unusually active role for a woman of the period ...
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 is a 1996 American fantasy comedy film co-produced and directed by Danny DeVito from a screenplay by Nicholas Kazan and Robin Swicord, based on the 1988 novel of the same name by Roald Dahl. The film stars Mara Wilson as the title character , with DeVito himself (who also served a dual role as the narrator), Rhea Perlman , Embeth ...
Starved to death with his mother in either Windsor or Corfe Castle. He married Maud de Clare, daughter of Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford , by whom he had issue, including John de Braose . Margaret de Braose (died after 1255), married Walter de Lacy, Lord of Meath , son of Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath and Rohese of Monmouth.
Matilda fell ill during the summer of 1083 and died on 2 November 1083. [1] Her husband was present for her final confession. [36] William swore to give up hunting, his favorite sport, to express his grief after the death of his wife. [37] [38] [39] He himself died four years later in 1087. [40]
Matilda of Tuscany (Italian: Matilde di Toscana; Latin: Matilda or Mathilda; c. 1046 – 24 July 1115), or Matilda of Canossa (Italian: Matilde di Canossa [maˈtilde di kaˈnɔssa]), also referred to as la Gran Contessa ("the Great Countess"), was a member of the House of Canossa (also known as the Attonids) in the second half of the eleventh century.
Matilda of Ringelheim (c. 892 – 14 March 968 [1]), also known as Saint Matilda, was a Saxon noblewoman who became queen of Germany. Her husband, Henry the Fowler , was the first king from the Ottonian dynasty , [ 2 ] and their eldest son, Otto the Great , restored the Holy Roman Empire in 962. [ 3 ]