Matilda or Mathilda may refer to:

Animals

* Matilda (chicken) (1990–2006), World's Oldest Living Chicken record holder * Matilda (horse) (1824–1846), British Thoroughbred racehorse * Matilda, a dog of the professional wrestling tag-team The British Bulldogs

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

Matelda Matelda, anglicized as Matilda in some translations, is a minor character in Dante Alighieri's '' Purgatorio'', the second canticle of the '' Divine Comedy.'' She is present in the final six cantos of the canticle, but is unnamed until Canto XXXI ...

, also spelled Matilda, a character from Dante Alighieri's ''Divine Comedy'' *Matilda, a comic strip character from '' Dennis the Menace and Gnasher'' * Matilda, a house robot in '' Robot Wars'' * Matilda Wormwood, title character of Roald Dahl's novel ''Matilda'' * One of the main characters from the Finnish game series '' Angry Birds''

Film

* ''Matilda'' (1978 film), an American comedy * ''Matilda'' (1996 film), based on Roald Dahl's novel * ''Matilda'' (2017 film), а Russian historical romantic drama * ''Matilda the Musical'' (film) an upcoming Netflix adaptation of ''Matilda the Musical''

Literature

* ''Matilda'' (novel), a 1988 children's novel by Roald Dahl * ''Mathilda'' (novella), the second long work of fiction of Mary Shelley

Music

* ''Matilda'' (album), by Stateless, 2011 * "Matilda" (calypso song), a calypso lamenting a woman * "Matilda" (alt-J song), 2012 * "Matilda" (Harry Styles song), 2022

Other uses in arts and entertainment

* '' Matilda the Musical'', a 2010 stage musical based on Roald Dahl's novel * Matilda Awards, Australian performance awards

People

* Matilda (name) (also Mathilda and Mathilde), a female given name *

Empress Matilda Empress Matilda ( 7 February 110210 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 ...

(1102–1167), claimant to the English throne * Matilda, Countess of Angus (fl. 13th century), Scottish noblewoman * Matilda, Countess of Rethel (1091–1151), French noblewoman *

Matilda Allison Matilda Eva Allison (February 18, 1888 – November 21, 1973) was an American educator, a blind woman working with blind students, including veterans of World War I. She passed California's civil service examination in 1919, opening career oppor ...

(1888-1973), American blind educator *

Matilda of Amboise Matilda of Amboise (Mahaut, Mathilde d'Amboise; c. 1200 ‒ 12 May 1256) was the Countess of Chartres 1248-1256. She was the daughter of Sulpice III of Amboise and Isabella of Blois. She married Richard II, Vicomte de Beaumont, but it seems they w ...

(c. 1200 ‒ 1256), French noblewoman *

Matilda of Andechs Matilda of Andechs (died 1245) was a daughter of Margrave Berthold I of Istria and his first wife, Hedwig of Dachau-Wittelsbach, daughter of the Bavarian Count palatine Otto IV of Scheyern. Matilda married Count Engelbert III of Gorizia (d. 1220 ...

(died 1245), daughter of Margrave Berthold I of Istria *

Matilda of Anjou Matilda of Anjou, also known as Mahaut ( – 1154) was married in 1119 to William Adelin, son and heir apparent of Henry I of England. Life Matilda was the daughter of Count Fulk V of Anjou, and his first wife Ermengarde, Countess of Maine. In ...

(c. 1106 – 1154), Duchess of Normandy *

Matilda of Bavaria (disambiguation) Mathilde of Bavaria may refer to: * Princess Mathilde of Bavaria (1813–1862), daughter of Ludwig I of Bavaria and wife of Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse * Princess Mathilde of Bavaria (1877–1906), daughter of Ludwig III of Bavaria and wife of Pr ...

, several people * Matilda of Béthune (died 1264), countess of Flanders * Matilda of Boulogne (disambiguation), several people * Matilda of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1276–1318), a German noblewoman * Matilda of Carinthia (died 1160 or 1161), daughter of Engelbert, Duke of Carinthia * Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony (1156–1189), daughter of Henry II * Matilda of Flanders (–1083), wife of William the Conqueror *

Matilda of France Matilda of France (943 – 26 November 981/982), a member of the Carolingian dynasty, was Queen of Burgundy from about 964 until her death, by her marriage with King Conrad I. Life She was born in late 943 to King Louis IV of France (920/921–9 ...

(943–981/982), member of the Carolingian dynasty * Matilda of Franconia (c. 1027 – 1034), daughter of Emperor Conrad II * Matilda of Frisia (died 1044), wife of Henry I, King of the Franks *

Matilda of Ringelheim Matilda of Ringelheim ( 892 – 14 March 968), also known as Saint Matilda, was a Saxon noblewoman. Due to her marriage to Henry I in 909, she became the first Ottonian queen. Her eldest son, Otto I, restored the Holy Roman Empire in 962. Ma ...

(–968), or Saint Matilda, a Saxon noblewoman * Matilda of Scotland (–1118), wife of Henry I * Matilda of Tuscany (1046–1115), Margravine of Tuscany * Matilda of Vianden, Lady of Požega (-after 1255), wife of John Angelos of Syrmia

Transportation and military

* MATILDA, a remote-controlled surveillance and reconnaissance robot * Matilda I (tank), a British infantry tank 1938–1940 ** Matilda II, a British infantry tank 1939–1955 * , the name of two Royal Navy ships * ''Matilda'' (ship), the name of several ships

Other uses

* Australia women's national soccer team, nicknamed Matildas * Matilda (mascot), the mascot of the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Australia * Matilda Cruises, an Australia ferry and cruise service *

Matilda International Hospital Matilda International Hospital is a For-profit Community Hospital in Hong Kong located at 41 Mount Kellett Road, The Peak, Hong Kong Island. The hospital was built as a result of the last will and testament of Granville Sharp, the husband o ...

, in Hong Kong