atilda of Flanders was the wife of William the Conqueror, king of England. Her mother was Adela (Adelais) of France and her father was Baldwin V, count of Flanders. Adela was the daughter of Robert II, King of France. Matilda was especially beauitful and being the daughter of a king was highly educated.Biography
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Matilda (of Flanders)
| Born | circa 1031 | Born At | |
| Died | 1083 | Buried At |
| Born | circa 1031 / |
| Died | 1083 / |
atilda of Flanders was the wife of William the Conqueror, king of England. Her mother was Adela (Adelais) of France and her father was Baldwin V, count of Flanders. Adela was the daughter of Robert II, King of France. Matilda was especially beauitful and being the daughter of a king was highly educated.Related Episodes
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Family Tree Details
Matilda (of Flanders) (b.1031? - d.1083)
+William (I, the Conqueror, King of England 1066-1087) (b.1028 - d.1087)
= Robert (II, Duke of Normandy 1087-1106) (b.1051? - d.1134)
| +Sybilla (of Conversano)
| = Clito, William ( - d.1128)
= Richard (Son of William the Conqueror) ( - d.1081)
= William (II, Rufus, King of England 1087-1100) (b.1057 - d.1100)
= Henry (I, King of England 1100-1135) (b.1068 - d.1135)
| +Matilda Edith (of Scotland) (b.1080? - d.1118)
| | = William (Adelin) (b.1103 - d.1120)
| | = Matilda (Empress Maud) (b.1102 - d.1167)
| | +Geoffrey (Plantagenet, 'The Fair', Count of Anjou) ( - d.1151)
| | | = Henry (II, King of England 1154-1189) (b.1133 - d.1189)
| | | = Geoffrey (VI of Anjou)
| | | = William (Count of Paitin) (b.1136 - d.1164)
| | +Henry (V of Germany)
| +Adeliza (of Louvain) (b.1103 - d.1151)
| +Corbet, Sybilla (Lady of Alcester)
| = Sybilla (of Normandy) (b.1092? - d.1122)
| +Alexander (I, King of Scotland 1107-1124) (b.1077 - d.1124)
= Cecilia (Daughter of William the Conqueror)
= Constance (of Normandy) (b.1066? - d.1090)
= Adela (of Normandy) (b.1067? - d.1137)
+Stephen (count of Blois) (b.1045? - d.1102)
= Theobald (V)
= Stephen (of Blois, king of England 1135-1154) (b.1100 - d.1154)
| +Matilda (Countess of Boulogne, Queen of England) ( - d.1152)
| = Baldwin (of Boulogne) (b.1126 - d.1135?)
| = Eustace (IV, Count of Boulogne) (b.1129? - d.1153)
= Henry (of Blois, Bishop of Winchester) (b.1096? - d.1171)
Mistresses are shown in italic
+William (I, the Conqueror, King of England 1066-1087) (b.1028 - d.1087)
= Robert (II, Duke of Normandy 1087-1106) (b.1051? - d.1134)
| +Sybilla (of Conversano)
| = Clito, William ( - d.1128)
= Richard (Son of William the Conqueror) ( - d.1081)
= William (II, Rufus, King of England 1087-1100) (b.1057 - d.1100)
= Henry (I, King of England 1100-1135) (b.1068 - d.1135)
| +Matilda Edith (of Scotland) (b.1080? - d.1118)
| | = William (Adelin) (b.1103 - d.1120)
| | = Matilda (Empress Maud) (b.1102 - d.1167)
| | +Geoffrey (Plantagenet, 'The Fair', Count of Anjou) ( - d.1151)
| | | = Henry (II, King of England 1154-1189) (b.1133 - d.1189)
| | | = Geoffrey (VI of Anjou)
| | | = William (Count of Paitin) (b.1136 - d.1164)
| | +Henry (V of Germany)
| +Adeliza (of Louvain) (b.1103 - d.1151)
| +Corbet, Sybilla (Lady of Alcester)
| = Sybilla (of Normandy) (b.1092? - d.1122)
| +Alexander (I, King of Scotland 1107-1124) (b.1077 - d.1124)
= Cecilia (Daughter of William the Conqueror)
= Constance (of Normandy) (b.1066? - d.1090)
= Adela (of Normandy) (b.1067? - d.1137)
+Stephen (count of Blois) (b.1045? - d.1102)
= Theobald (V)
= Stephen (of Blois, king of England 1135-1154) (b.1100 - d.1154)
| +Matilda (Countess of Boulogne, Queen of England) ( - d.1152)
| = Baldwin (of Boulogne) (b.1126 - d.1135?)
| = Eustace (IV, Count of Boulogne) (b.1129? - d.1153)
= Henry (of Blois, Bishop of Winchester) (b.1096? - d.1171)
Mistresses are shown in italic
Matilda (of Flanders) (b.1031? - d.1083)
+William (I, the Conqueror, King of England 1066-1087) (b.1028 - d.1087)
= Robert (II, Duke of Normandy 1087-1106) (b.1051? - d.1134)
| +Sybilla (of Conversano)
| = Clito, William ( - d.1128)
= Richard (Son of William the Conqueror) ( - d.1081)
= William (II, Rufus, King of England 1087-1100) (b.1057 - d.1100)
= Henry (I, King of England 1100-1135) (b.1068 - d.1135)
| +Matilda Edith (of Scotland) (b.1080? - d.1118)
| | = William (Adelin) (b.1103 - d.1120)
| | = Matilda (Empress Maud) (b.1102 - d.1167)
| | +Geoffrey (Plantagenet, 'The Fair', Count of Anjou) ( - d.1151)
| | | = Henry (II, King of England 1154-1189) (b.1133 - d.1189)
| | | = Geoffrey (VI of Anjou)
| | | = William (Count of Paitin) (b.1136 - d.1164)
| | +Henry (V of Germany)
| +Adeliza (of Louvain) (b.1103 - d.1151)
| +Corbet, Sybilla (Lady of Alcester)
| = Sybilla (of Normandy) (b.1092? - d.1122)
| +Alexander (I, King of Scotland 1107-1124) (b.1077 - d.1124)
= Cecilia (Daughter of William the Conqueror)
= Constance (of Normandy) (b.1066? - d.1090)
= Adela (of Normandy) (b.1067? - d.1137)
+Stephen (count of Blois) (b.1045? - d.1102)
= Theobald (V)
= Stephen (of Blois, king of England 1135-1154) (b.1100 - d.1154)
| +Matilda (Countess of Boulogne, Queen of England) ( - d.1152)
| = Baldwin (of Boulogne) (b.1126 - d.1135?)
| = Eustace (IV, Count of Boulogne) (b.1129? - d.1153)
= Henry (of Blois, Bishop of Winchester) (b.1096? - d.1171)
Mistresses are shown in italic
See Also
Timeline
1053 (Age: 22yrs)
In spite of objections from Pope Leo, William married Matilda hs cousin, the daughter of Baldwin V, Earl of Flanders and Adela of France.
1066 (Age: 35yrs)
William the Conqueror and Matilda attended the dedication of Matilda's church, the Holy Trinity at Caen. To show their devotion they gave their daughter Cecilia to the church to be raised as a nun. ¹
1068 (Age: 37yrs)
May 11
William brought his wife Matilda of Flander to England to crown her Queen of England. Matilda's coronation took place at Westminster Abbey and the ceremony was performed by the archbishop of York. ¹
Henry, the future king of England, was born at Selby in Yorkshire. ¹
1080 (Age: 49yrs)
Possibly with the the help of Matilda, his mother, the rebellious Robert was reconciled with his father William.
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