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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


Offspring of Henry I of France (1008-1060) and Mathilde von Friesland
Name Birth Death Joined with
Fille de France (c1040-1044) 1040 1044



Siblings


Offspring of Liudolf von Braunschweig (c1005-1038) and Gertrud von Egisheim (c995-1077)
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


References

  1. ^ Woll, Carsten (2002) (in German). Die Königinnen des hochmittelalterlichen Frankreich, 987-1237/38. Stuttgart: Steiner. ISBN 3-515-08113-5. 
  2. ^ Rodulfi Glabri, Historiarum, "Mathildem… de regno eius ex Germanie nobilioribus"
  3. ^ 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. 
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Jim Bradbury, The Capetians: The History of a Dynasty, 108-109.
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Preceded by
Constance of Arles
Queen consort of France
1034–1044
Succeeded by
Anne of Kiev

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