Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony

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Princess Matilda of England (Plantagenet), Duchess consort of Saxony and Bavaria

Lithuanian: Matilda, Duchess consort of Saxony and Bavaria
Also Known As: "Maud of England", "Matilda (Maud) //", "Maud", "Matild"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England (United Kingdom)
Death: June 28, 1189 (33)
Braunschweig, Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Deutschland(HRR)
Place of Burial: Braunschweig, Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Deutschland(HRR)
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Henry II "Curtmantle", King of England and Eleanor d'Aquitaine, Queen Consort of England
Wife of Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony & Bavaria
Mother of Richenza; Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine; Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor; Eleanor of Bavaria; Infant son of Bavaria and 3 others
Sister of William IX, count of Poitiers; Henry the Young King; Richard "the Lionheart", king of England; Geoffrey II, duke of Brittany; Philip, Prince of England and 3 others
Half sister of Marie Capet de France, comtesse de Champagne; Alice de France, Comtesse de Blois; Geoffrey, Archbishop of York; William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury; Morgan, bishop-elect of Durham and 2 others

Occupation: Duchess of Saxony-Princess of England, Duchess of Saxony, Hertiginna, Abbess of Barking, Duchess of Saxony and Bavaria
House: Plantagenet
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About Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony

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Books

  • McAuliffe, M. (2015) Clash of Crowns William the Conqueror, Richard Lionheart, and Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Story of Bloodshed, Betrayal, and Revenge. Lanham, Maryland, United States: Rowman & Littlefield. Available at: Google Books, p. 201.
  • Bowie, C. (2016) “Matilda, Duchess of Saxony (1168-89) and the Cult of Thomas Becket: A Legacy of Appropriation,” in Gelin, M. P. and Webster, P. (eds.) The Cult of St Thomas Becket in the Plantagenet World, C.1170-c.1220. Woodbridge, England, UK: Boydell & Brewer, pp. 113–132. Available at: WorldCat.org.
  • Kleiner, F. S. (2023) Gardner’s Art Through the Ages: A Global History. 5th ed. Boston, Massachusetts, USA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning. Available at: WorldCat.org; ISBN: 9780357660959.
  • Jasperse, J. (2019) “Matilda of Saxony’s Luxury Objects in Motion: Salving the Wounds of Conflict,” in Proctor-Tiffany, M. and Hamilton, T. C. (eds.) Moving Women Moving Objects (400–1500). Boston, Massachusetts, USA: Brill, pp. 86–107. Available at: WorldCat.org.
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Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony's Timeline

1156
January 6, 1156
Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England (United Kingdom)
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Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Deutschland (HRR)
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Germany
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Brunswick, Germany
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Saxony, Germany
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