Matilda of Brunswick-Lüneburg (, ) (1276 – 26 April 1318) was a German noblewoman and member of the

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. She was a Duchess of Glogów by marriage to Henry III of Glogów. She was the regent of the Duchy of Glogów after the death of her spouse between 1309 and 1312. She was the seventh child and only daughter of

Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Albert the Tall (, ; 1236 – 15 August 1279), a member of the House of Welf, was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1252 and the first ruler of the newly created Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel from 1269 until his death. Life Albert was ...

by his second wife Alessina, daughter of Margrave

Boniface II of Montferrat Boniface II (July 1202 – 12 May 1253), called the Giant, was the eleventh Marquis of Montferrat from 1225 until his death. He became the titular King of Thessalonica in 1239. Boniface was the son of William VI and his second wife, Berta ...

Life

In March 1291 Matilda married Duke Henry III of Glogów. With this union, Henry III gained an important ally in his fight against

Henry V the Fat Henry V (, ; – 22 February 1296), called the Fat (, ) was a Duke of Jawor from 1273, of Legnica from 1278, and Duke of Wrocław from 1290. He was the eldest son of Bolesław II the Bald, Duke of Legnica and Hedwig, daughter of Henry I, Count ...

, Duke of

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. During her marriage, Matilda gave birth to nine children, five sons and four daughters. After Henry III's death in 1309, and despite the fact that her eldest son

Henry IV the Faithful Henry IV (II) the Faithful () ( 1292 – 22 January 1342) was a Duke of Żagań and parts of Greater Poland from 1309 until 1317 (with his brothers in all the lands except Głogów in different divisions among them), Duke of Głogów from 1318 un ...

was of legal age to rule by himself, Matilda became the regent of her husband's duchies (except Glogów, which was given to her by Henry III in his will as her

dower Dower is a provision accorded traditionally by a husband or his family, to a wife for her support should she become widowed. It was settlement (law), settled on the bride (being given into trust instrument, trust) by agreement at the time of t ...

) until 1312.

Issue

(born c. 1292 – died 22 January 1342). # Konrad I (born c. 1294 – died 22 December 1366). #

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(born c. 1295 – died before 23 April 1321). # Agnes (born c. 1296 – died 25 December 1361), married firstly on 18 May 1309 to

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and secondly in 1329 to Alram, Count of Hals. #Salome (born c. 1297 – died before 9 December 1309). #

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(born c. 1298 – died by 19 May 1365). #Katharina (born c. 1300 – died 5 December 1323/26), married firstly before 24 March 1317 to

John V, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel Margrave John V of Brandenburg-Salzwedel, nicknamed "the Illustrious" (in Latin ''Illustris''), (1302 – 26 March 1317) was Margrave and co-ruler of Brandenburg from 1308 until his death. His parents were Margrave Hermann, "the Tall" of Bran ...

and secondly by 27 January 1319 to

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. # Przemko II (born c. 1305 – died 11 January 1331). #Hedwig (born c. 1308 – died before December 1309). On her death, Glogów was inherited by her sons Henry IV and Przemko II as co-rulers until 1321, when they divided their domains and Przemko II retained Glogów as sole ruler.

References

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Genealogical database by Herbert Stoyan
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