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Baudouin IV "Fair Beard" , Comte de Flanders
(967-1036)
Ogive de Luxemburg
(986-1030)
Robert II , King of France
(972-1031)
Constance d'Arles
(973-1034)
Baudouin V "The Pious" , Comte de Flanders
(1012-1067)
Adela Capet, Comtesse de Contenance
(1009-1079)

Matilda of Flanders
(1031-1083)

 

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Spouses/Children:
William the Conqueror, King of England

Matilda of Flanders 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

  • Born: 1031, Flanders, France 4 5 6 7
  • Marriage: William the Conqueror, King of England in 1053 in Cathedral Of Notre Dame D'eu, Normandy 1 2 3 4 5 6
  • Died: 2 Nov 1083, Caen, Calvirginiados, France at age 52 2 3 4 5 6 7
  • Buried: Holy Trinity Abbey, Caen, Normandy, France 4 5 6

bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• Political: Served as William's Regent in Normandy during & after the invasion of England. 6


Matilda married William the Conqueror, King of England, son of Robert II "The Magnificient" , 6th Duke of Normandy and Herleva de Falaise, in 1053 in Cathedral Of Notre Dame D'eu, Normandy.1 2 3 4 5 6 (William the Conqueror, King of England was born on 14 Oct 1024 in Falaise, Normandy, France 2 3 4 6 7 9 10 and died on 9 Sep 1087 in Hermentrube, Near Rouen, France 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 10.) The cause of his death was Fatal fall from a horse.


Sources


1 Garner, Lorraine Ann "Lori" (P.O. Box 577, Bayview, ID 83803 Her sources included, but may not be limited to: Burke's Landed Gentry, Burke's Dormant & Extinct Peerage, Burke's Peerage of American Presidents, Debrett's Peerage, Oxford histories & "numerous othe r reference works" very good to excellent, although she has a tendency to follow Burke's). Surety: 3

2 PrenticeNet: A Lineage to Caesar (WWW webmaster@PrenticeNet.com Online at Prentice Roots). Surety: 3

3 Stemmata Illustria (1825). Surety: 3

4 Marlyn Lewis, Ahnentafel for Margery Arundell (08 Oct 1997). Surety: 3

5 Gerald Paget, Lineage & Ancestry of HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (Skilton, Edinburgh 1977), Vol I p 56. Surety: 3

6 G675.ged. Surety: 3

7 Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull Royal Database (England) (copyright 1994, 1995, 1996 usually reliable but sometimes includes hypothetical lines, mythological figures, etc). Surety: 3

8 Roderick W. Stuart, Royalty for Commoners (Genealogical Publishing Comp, Baltimore, 1993 subtitled The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, son of Edward III King of England & Queen Philippa. Reviewed in TAG, April 1994 by Dr. David H. Kelly Poor), p 103. Surety: 3

9 Graham Milne, Descent of Hughes. Surety: 3

10 Ed Mann Contributor on soc.genealogy.medieval, Mann Database. Surety: 3


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