Matilda of Frisia (died in 1044) was
Queen of the Franks
This is a list of the women who have been Queens consort of the Frankish people. As all monarchs of the Franks have been required by law and tradition to be male, there has never been a Queen regnant of the Franks (although some women have gove ...
as the first wife of
Henry I Henry I may refer to:
876–1366
* Henry I the Fowler, King of Germany (876–936)
* Henry I, Duke of Bavaria (died 955)
* Henry I of Austria, Margrave of Austria (died 1018)
* Henry I of France (1008–1060)
* Henry I the Long, Margrave of the ...
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Her date of birth is unknown.
She was the daughter of
Liudolf, Margrave of Frisia,
[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.] and Gertrude of Egisheim.
Matilda and Henry were married in 1034 after the death of his fiancée
Matilda of Franconia
Matilda of Franconia ( – 1034) was a daughter of Emperor Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor, Conrad II and Gisela of Swabia from the Salian dynasty. Matilda’s elder brother was Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor.
At a meeting with King Henry I of Fr ...
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Around 1040, Matilda of Frisia gave birth to a daughter via
Caesarian section
Caesarean section, also known as C-section or caesarean delivery, is the surgical procedure by which one or more babies are delivered through an incision in the mother's abdomen, often performed because vaginal delivery would put the baby or ...
,, but four years later in 1044 both she and her daughter died only weeks apart.
[Jim Bradbury, ''The Capetians: The History of a Dynasty'', 108-109.] Matilda was buried in
St Denis Abbey, but her tomb is not preserved.
Henry married
Anne of Kiev after her death.
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Proposed ancestry
References
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1020s births
1044 deaths
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