Flanders, Matilda ("Maud") of

Female 1032 - 1083  (51 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Flanders, Matilda ("Maud") of was born in 1032 (daughter of Baldwin, Count of Flanders V and Adelaide Princess of France); died on 3 Nov 1083; was buried in Holy Trinity Abbey, Caen, Normandy.

    Matilda married William, King of England I in 1053 in Eu in Normandy. I (son of Robert, Duke of Normandy I and Falaise, Herleve of) was born in 1027 in Falaise, Normandy; died on 9 Sep 1087 in Rouen, France; was buried in St. Stephen Abbey, Caen, Normandy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Henry, King of England I was born in 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire; died on 1 Dec 1135 in near Gisors, Normandy; was buried in Reading Abbey, England.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Baldwin, Count of Flanders V was born in 1012 (son of Baldwin, Count of Flanders (the Forester) IV and Luxembourg, Ogive of); died on 1 Sep 1067 in Lille.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: le Debonaire

    Notes:

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    The daughter of Baldwin V, Maud, married William the Conqueror (William I
    of England); she is also known as Matilda of Flanders. Baldwin V was Count
    1036-67 and "greatly extended his power", obtaining from the Emperor the
    area between the Scheldt and Dender as an imperial fief along with the
    marggravate of Antwerp. He was so powerful that he became regent on the
    death of Henry I of France in 1060.

    V married Adelaide Princess of France in 1028 in Paris, France. (daughter of Robert, King of France II and Taillefer, of Provence Constance de) was born in 1009; died on 8 Jan 1079 in Messinesmonastre. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Adelaide Princess of France was born in 1009 (daughter of Robert, King of France II and Taillefer, of Provence Constance de); died on 8 Jan 1079 in Messinesmonastre.

    Notes:

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    Adelaide (also known as Adelisa of France) may be daughter of Robert II and
    another wife.

    Children:
    1. 1. Flanders, Matilda ("Maud") of was born in 1032; died on 3 Nov 1083; was buried in Holy Trinity Abbey, Caen, Normandy.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Baldwin, Count of Flanders (the Forester) IV was born in 980 (son of Arnulf, II Ct. of Flanders and Rosele); died on 30 May 1036.

    Notes:

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    Baldwin IV "fought successively both against the Capetian king of France
    and the emperor Henry II" who was forced to grant him "in fief
    Valenciennes, the burggraveship of Ghent, the land of Waes and Zeeland.
    The count of Flanders thus became a feudatory of the empire as well as of
    the French crown. The French fiefs are known in Flemish history as Crown
    Flanders, the German fiefs as Imperial Flanders." {Encycl. Brit., 1956,
    9:356} His nickname is "Handsome Beard". He m. (2) a daughter of Richard
    II, Duke of Normandy. He reigned 988-1035.

    IV married Luxembourg, Ogive of in 1012. Ogive (daughter of Frederick, Count of Luxembourg I and Gueldre, Irmintrud of) was born in 995; died on 21 Feb 1030. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Luxembourg, Ogive of was born in 995 (daughter of Frederick, Count of Luxembourg I and Gueldre, Irmintrud of); died on 21 Feb 1030.

    Notes:

    Married:
    his first wife

    Children:
    1. Flanders, Ermengarde of
    2. 2. Baldwin, Count of Flanders V was born in 1012; died on 1 Sep 1067 in Lille.

  3. 6.  Robert, King of France II was born on 27 Mar 970 in Orleans (son of Capet, King of France Hugh and Poitou, Adelaide of); died on 20 Jul 1031 in Meulan; was buried in St. Denis.

    Notes:

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    Robert was educated at Rheims under Gerbert (later Pope Silvester II). "As
    the ideal of mediaeval Christianity he won his surname of `Pious' by his
    humility and charity, but he also possessed some of the qualities of a
    soldier and a statesman." Crowned in 12-987, he became sole king on his
    father's death in 996. Marriage irregularities led to his excommunication
    by Pope Gregory V.{-Encycl.Brit.,`56,19:347}
    "Ancestral Roots..." (Balt., 1992) 101-21 gives his birth year as 985.

    II married Taillefer, of Provence Constance de in 1002. Constance (daughter of William, Count of Toulouse III and d'Anjou, Blanche) was born in 986; died on 25 Jul 1032. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Taillefer, of Provence Constance de was born in 986 (daughter of William, Count of Toulouse III and d'Anjou, Blanche); died on 25 Jul 1032.

    Notes:

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    For an extended discussion of the puzzle of her parentage, see "England
    Under the Angevin Kings," Kate Norgate (N.Y.: Haskel House, 1969), Vol. 1,
    pp. 190ff.

    Notes:

    Married:
    his third wife

    Children:
    1. Henry, King of France I was born in 1006; died on 24 Aug 1060 in Vitry-aux Loges; was buried in St. Denis.
    2. 3. Adelaide Princess of France was born in 1009; died on 8 Jan 1079 in Messinesmonastre.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Arnulf, II Ct. of Flanders was born in 961 (son of Baldwin, Count of Flanders III and Saxony, Matilda of); died on 30 Mar 987.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Between 965 and 987; Ct. of Flanders

    II married Rosele in 968. (daughter of Berenger, Marquis of Ivrea II and Tuscany, Willa of) was born in 952; died on 26 Jan 1003. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Rosele was born in 952 (daughter of Berenger, Marquis of Ivrea II and Tuscany, Willa of); died on 26 Jan 1003.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Susanna

    Notes:

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    {See Crispin, "Falaise Roll" (London, 1938), pp.186-87.} She m. (2) 988
    Robert II of France (repudiated).

    Notes:

    Married:
    her 1st

    Children:
    1. 4. Baldwin, Count of Flanders (the Forester) IV was born in 980; died on 30 May 1036.

  3. 10.  Frederick, Count of Luxembourg I was born in 965 (son of Siegfried, Count of Ardenne & Luxembourg and Nordgau, Hedwig of); died on 6 Oct 1019.

    Notes:

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    Count of Salm and Luxembourg. See Saillot, "Le Sang de Charlemagne" and
    Erick Brandenburg, "Die Nachkommen Karls des Grossen" (1935).

    I married Gueldre, Irmintrud of on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Gueldre, Irmintrud of (daughter of Mengasus and Gerberge, Dau. of Godfrey).

    Notes:

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    "Ancestral Roots... (Balt., 1992) 143-20: Frederick "m. bef. 995,
    Irmentrude of Gleiberg, dau. of Herbert I, d. 992, Count in the Kinziggau,
    Count of Gleiberg, by his wife, Irmentrude (Herbert I was son of Udo, Count
    inthe Wetterau, by his wife a dau. of Herbert I, Count of Vermandois)."

    Children:
    1. 5. Luxembourg, Ogive of was born in 995; died on 21 Feb 1030.

  5. 12.  Capet, King of France Hugh was born in 941 in Chartres (son of Hugh, Duke of France Prince and Hatwide Princess of Saxony); died on 24 Oct 996 in Les Juifs, Chartres.

    Notes:

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    Eldest son of Hugh the Great, he was a founder of the Capetian House and
    lay abbot of the Abbeys of St. Martin of Tours and of St. Denis. His
    surname "Capet" may derive from his abbot's cape. He was elected king by
    the assembly of Senlis, but he secured the succession for his descendants
    by suspending the feudal right of election. He is buried in front of the
    altar in the Basilica of the Trinity at St. Denis, France. {Born in winter
    of 941 per "Ancestral Roots..." [Balt., 1992] 53-20.}

    Hugh married Poitou, Adelaide of on Yes, date unknown. Adelaide (daughter of William Count Of Poitou and Adele) was born in 945; died in 1004. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Poitou, Adelaide of was born in 945 (daughter of William Count Of Poitou and Adele); died in 1004.

    Notes:

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    "Ancestral Roots..." (Balt., 1992) 53-20: she "b. ca. 945, d. ca. 1004."

    Birth:
    desc. of Charlemagne

    Children:
    1. Hedwig, of France died after 1013.
    2. 6. Robert, King of France II was born on 27 Mar 970 in Orleans; died on 20 Jul 1031 in Meulan; was buried in St. Denis.

  7. 14.  William, Count of Toulouse III was born in 947 (son of Raymond, Duke of Aquitaine III and Tuscany, Bertha of); died in Sep 1037.

    III + d'Anjou, Blanche. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  d'Anjou, Blanche (daughter of Fulk, Count of Anjou II and Gatinais, Gerberga of The).

    Notes:

    Married:
    his first wife

    Children:
    1. 7. Taillefer, of Provence Constance de was born in 986; died on 25 Jul 1032.