Empress Matilda

(1102-1167)

Holy Roman Empress and claimant to the English throne

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Empress Matilda (c. 7 February 1102 – 10 September 1167), also known as the Empress Maude, was one of the claimants to the English throne during the civil war known as the Anarchy. The daughter of King Henry I of England, she moved to Germany as a child when she married the future Holy Roman Emperor Henry V. She travelled with her husband into Italy in 1116, was controversially crowned in St Peter's Basilica, and acted as the imperial regent in Italy. Matilda and Henry V had no children, and when he died in 1125, the imperial crown was claimed by his rival Lothair of Supplinburg.

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Born	Matilda of England 7 February 1102 Possibly Winchester or Sutton Courtenay, England
Died	10 September 1167 (aged 65) Rouen, France
Zodiac	Aquarius
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Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor 1086-1125 · Holy Roman Emperor (r. 1111-1125) of the Salian dynasty · m. 1114 info edit

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Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou 1113-1151 · French nobleman · m. 1128 info edit

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Henry Plantagenet info 1st child with Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou Male b. 5 Mar 1133 d. 6 Jul 1189 · Age: 56 (at death) · 1133-1189 · King of England from 1154 to 1189

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Geoffrey info 2nd child with Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou Male b. 1 Jun 1134 · Age: 891 · 1134- · Celebrity Baby

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William info 3rd child with Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou Male b. 22 Jul 1136 · Age: 889 · 1136- · Celebrity Baby

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Henry I of England · Father · 1068-1135 · King of England from 1100 to 1135 info

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Matilda of Scotland · Mother · 1080-1118 · Queen of England from 1100 to 1118 info

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