Baudouin (also Baldwin, Baudoin) V of Flanders - Count of Flanders .
Father: Baudouin IV "Barbatus" Count of Flanders
b: 0980 in Flanders, France
Mother: Ogive (Otgina) de Luxembourg
b: 0970 in Flanders
Marriage 1
Adaele (Alix) Capet of France
b: 1003
Married: 1028 in Paris, Seine, France
Children
Matilda of England Countess of Flanders
b: ABT 1031 in Flanders
Baudouin VI Count of Flanders and Hainault
b: ABT 1030 in Flanders, France
Robert I of Flanders
b: 1029/1032
********Name: Matilda of England Countess of Flanders
Surname: England
Given Name: Matilda of
Suffix: Countess of Flanders
Prefix: Queen
Sex: F
Birth: ABT 1031 in Flanders
Death: 2 Nov 1083 Burial: l'Abbaye aux Dames, Sainte-Trinité church, Caen, Normandy
Note:
At 4'2" tall, Matilda was Britain's smallest adult queen, according to the Guinness Book of Records. According to legend, Matilda (or "Maud") told the representative of William, Duke of Normandy (later king of England as William the Conqueror), who had come asking for her hand, that she was far too high-born (being descended from King Alfred the Great of England) to consider marrying a bastard. When that was repeated to him, William, rode from Normandy to Bruges, found Matilda on her way to church, dragged her off her horse by her long braids, threw her down in the street in front of her flabbergasted attendants, and then rode off. Another version of the story states that William rode to Matilda's father's house in Lille, threw her to the ground in her room (again, by the braids), and hit her (or violently shook her) before leaving. Naturally Baldwin took offense at this but, before they drew swords, Matilda settled the matter by deciding to marry him, and even a papal ban (on the grounds of consanguinity) did not dissuade her. They were married in 1053.
There were rumours that Matilda had been in love with the English ambassador to Flanders, a Saxon named Brihtric, who declined her advances. Whatever the truth of the matter, years later when she was acting as Regent for William in England, she used her authority to confiscate Brihtric's lands and throw him into prison, where he died.
When William was preparing to invade England, Matilda outfitted a ship, the Mora, out of her own money and gave it to him. For many years it was thought that she had something to do with creating the Bayeux Tapestry (commonly called La Tapisserie de la Reine Mathilde in French), but historians no longer believe that; it seems to have been commissioned by William's half-brother Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, and made by Saxons in Kent.
Matilda bore William eleven children, and he was believed to have been faithful to her, at least up until the time their son Robert rebelled against his father and Matilda sided with Robert against William. After she died, in 1083 at the age of 51, William became tyrannical, and people blamed it on his having lost her. Contrary to the belief that she was buried at St. Stephen's, also called l'Abbaye-aux-Hommes in Caen, Normandy, where William was eventually buried, she is intombed at l'Abbaye aux Dames, which is the Sainte-Trinité church, also in Caen. Of particular interest is the 11th century slab, a sleek black stone decorated with her epitaph, marking her grave at the rear of the church. It is of special note since the grave marker for William was replaced as recently as the beginning of the 19th century. Years later, their graves were opened and their bones measured, proving their physical statures.
Father: Baudoin V Count of Flanders
b: ABT 1012 in Flanders
Mother: Adaele (Alix) Capet of France
b: 1003
Marriage 1
William I the Conqueror of England
b: 14 Oct 1024 in Falaise, Normandie
Married: 1050 in Castle of Angi, Normandy, France
Children
Henry I "Beauclerc" of England
b: 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England
William II "Rufus" of England
b: ABT 1056 in Normandy, France
Adaele (AliceAdelaide) of England
b: ABT 1062 in Normandy, France
Gundred de St Omer of England
b: ABT 1050 in Normandy, France
Robert III Curthose Duke of Normandy
b: ABT 1051/1054 in Normandy, France
Constance of England
b: ABT 1061 in Normandy, France
Richard of England
b: ABT 1054/1057 in Normandy, France
Cecilia of England
b: ABT 1055 in Normandy, France
Alice Or Adbelahide de Normandie
b: ABT 1057 in Normandy, France
Agatha of England
b: ABT 1064 in Normandy, France
Mathilda of England
b: 1059 in Normandy, France
********Name: Matilda of England Countess of Flanders
Surname: England
Given Name: Matilda of
Suffix: Countess of Flanders
Prefix: Queen
Sex: F
Birth: ABT 1031 in Flanders
Death: 2 Nov 1083 Burial: l'Abbaye aux Dames, Sainte-Trinité church, Caen, Normandy
Note:
At 4'2" tall, Matilda was Britain's smallest adult queen, according to the Guinness Book of Records. According to legend, Matilda (or "Maud") told the representative of William, Duke of Normandy (later king of England as William the Conqueror), who had come asking for her hand, that she was far too high-born (being descended from King Alfred the Great of England) to consider marrying a bastard. When that was repeated to him, William, rode from Normandy to Bruges, found Matilda on her way to church, dragged her off her horse by her long braids, threw her down in the street in front of her flabbergasted attendants, and then rode off. Another version of the story states that William rode to Matilda's father's house in Lille, threw her to the ground in her room (again, by the braids), and hit her (or violently shook her) before leaving. Naturally Baldwin took offense at this but, before they drew swords, Matilda settled the matter by deciding to marry him, and even a papal ban (on the grounds of consanguinity) did not dissuade her. They were married in 1053.
There were rumours that Matilda had been in love with the English ambassador to Flanders, a Saxon named Brihtric, who declined her advances. Whatever the truth of the matter, years later when she was acting as Regent for William in England, she used her authority to confiscate Brihtric's lands and throw him into prison, where he died.
When William was preparing to invade England, Matilda outfitted a ship, the Mora, out of her own money and gave it to him. For many years it was thought that she had something to do with creating the Bayeux Tapestry (commonly called La Tapisserie de la Reine Mathilde in French), but historians no longer believe that; it seems to have been commissioned by William's half-brother Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, and made by Saxons in Kent.
Matilda bore William eleven children, and he was believed to have been faithful to her, at least up until the time their son Robert rebelled against his father and Matilda sided with Robert against William. After she died, in 1083 at the age of 51, William became tyrannical, and people blamed it on his having lost her. Contrary to the belief that she was buried at St. Stephen's, also called l'Abbaye-aux-Hommes in Caen, Normandy, where William was eventually buried, she is intombed at l'Abbaye aux Dames, which is the Sainte-Trinité church, also in Caen. Of particular interest is the 11th century slab, a sleek black stone decorated with her epitaph, marking her grave at the rear of the church. It is of special note since the grave marker for William was replaced as recently as the beginning of the 19th century. Years later, their graves were opened and their bones measured, proving their physical statures.
Father: Baudoin V Count of Flanders
b: ABT 1012 in Flanders
Mother: Adaele (Alix) Capet of France
b: 1003
Marriage 1
William I the Conqueror of England
b: 14 Oct 1024 in Falaise, Normandie
Married: 1050 in Castle of Angi, Normandy, France
Children
Henry I "Beauclerc" of England
b: 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England
William II "Rufus" of England
b: ABT 1056 in Normandy, France
Adaele (AliceAdelaide) of England
b: ABT 1062 in Normandy, France
Gundred de St Omer of England
b: ABT 1050 in Normandy, France
Robert III Curthose Duke of Normandy
b: ABT 1051/1054 in Normandy, France
Constance of England
b: ABT 1061 in Normandy, France
Richard of England
b: ABT 1054/1057 in Normandy, France
Cecilia of England
b: ABT 1055 in Normandy, France
Alice Or Adbelahide de Normandie
b: ABT 1057 in Normandy, France
Agatha of England
b: ABT 1064 in Normandy, France
Mathilda of England
b: 1059 in Normandy, France
*************
Father: Baudouin IV "Barbatus" Count of Flanders
b: 0980 in Flanders, France
Mother: Ogive (Otgina) de Luxembourg
b: 0970 in Flanders
Marriage 1
Adaele (Alix) Capet of France
b: 1003
Married: 1028 in Paris, Seine, France
Children
Matilda of England Countess of Flanders
b: ABT 1031 in Flanders
Baudouin VI Count of Flanders and Hainault
b: ABT 1030 in Flanders, France
Robert I of Flanders
b: 1029/1032
********Name: Matilda of England Countess of Flanders
Surname: England
Given Name: Matilda of
Suffix: Countess of Flanders
Prefix: Queen
Sex: F
Birth: ABT 1031 in Flanders
Death: 2 Nov 1083 Burial: l'Abbaye aux Dames, Sainte-Trinité church, Caen, Normandy
Note:
At 4'2" tall, Matilda was Britain's smallest adult queen, according to the Guinness Book of Records. According to legend, Matilda (or "Maud") told the representative of William, Duke of Normandy (later king of England as William the Conqueror), who had come asking for her hand, that she was far too high-born (being descended from King Alfred the Great of England) to consider marrying a bastard. When that was repeated to him, William, rode from Normandy to Bruges, found Matilda on her way to church, dragged her off her horse by her long braids, threw her down in the street in front of her flabbergasted attendants, and then rode off. Another version of the story states that William rode to Matilda's father's house in Lille, threw her to the ground in her room (again, by the braids), and hit her (or violently shook her) before leaving. Naturally Baldwin took offense at this but, before they drew swords, Matilda settled the matter by deciding to marry him, and even a papal ban (on the grounds of consanguinity) did not dissuade her. They were married in 1053.
There were rumours that Matilda had been in love with the English ambassador to Flanders, a Saxon named Brihtric, who declined her advances. Whatever the truth of the matter, years later when she was acting as Regent for William in England, she used her authority to confiscate Brihtric's lands and throw him into prison, where he died.
When William was preparing to invade England, Matilda outfitted a ship, the Mora, out of her own money and gave it to him. For many years it was thought that she had something to do with creating the Bayeux Tapestry (commonly called La Tapisserie de la Reine Mathilde in French), but historians no longer believe that; it seems to have been commissioned by William's half-brother Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, and made by Saxons in Kent.
Matilda bore William eleven children, and he was believed to have been faithful to her, at least up until the time their son Robert rebelled against his father and Matilda sided with Robert against William. After she died, in 1083 at the age of 51, William became tyrannical, and people blamed it on his having lost her. Contrary to the belief that she was buried at St. Stephen's, also called l'Abbaye-aux-Hommes in Caen, Normandy, where William was eventually buried, she is intombed at l'Abbaye aux Dames, which is the Sainte-Trinité church, also in Caen. Of particular interest is the 11th century slab, a sleek black stone decorated with her epitaph, marking her grave at the rear of the church. It is of special note since the grave marker for William was replaced as recently as the beginning of the 19th century. Years later, their graves were opened and their bones measured, proving their physical statures.
Father: Baudoin V Count of Flanders
b: ABT 1012 in Flanders
Mother: Adaele (Alix) Capet of France
b: 1003
Marriage 1
William I the Conqueror of England
b: 14 Oct 1024 in Falaise, Normandie
Married: 1050 in Castle of Angi, Normandy, France
Children
Henry I "Beauclerc" of England
b: 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England
William II "Rufus" of England
b: ABT 1056 in Normandy, France
Adaele (AliceAdelaide) of England
b: ABT 1062 in Normandy, France
Gundred de St Omer of England
b: ABT 1050 in Normandy, France
Robert III Curthose Duke of Normandy
b: ABT 1051/1054 in Normandy, France
Constance of England
b: ABT 1061 in Normandy, France
Richard of England
b: ABT 1054/1057 in Normandy, France
Cecilia of England
b: ABT 1055 in Normandy, France
Alice Or Adbelahide de Normandie
b: ABT 1057 in Normandy, France
Agatha of England
b: ABT 1064 in Normandy, France
Mathilda of England
b: 1059 in Normandy, France
********Name: Matilda of England Countess of Flanders
Surname: England
Given Name: Matilda of
Suffix: Countess of Flanders
Prefix: Queen
Sex: F
Birth: ABT 1031 in Flanders
Death: 2 Nov 1083 Burial: l'Abbaye aux Dames, Sainte-Trinité church, Caen, Normandy
Note:
At 4'2" tall, Matilda was Britain's smallest adult queen, according to the Guinness Book of Records. According to legend, Matilda (or "Maud") told the representative of William, Duke of Normandy (later king of England as William the Conqueror), who had come asking for her hand, that she was far too high-born (being descended from King Alfred the Great of England) to consider marrying a bastard. When that was repeated to him, William, rode from Normandy to Bruges, found Matilda on her way to church, dragged her off her horse by her long braids, threw her down in the street in front of her flabbergasted attendants, and then rode off. Another version of the story states that William rode to Matilda's father's house in Lille, threw her to the ground in her room (again, by the braids), and hit her (or violently shook her) before leaving. Naturally Baldwin took offense at this but, before they drew swords, Matilda settled the matter by deciding to marry him, and even a papal ban (on the grounds of consanguinity) did not dissuade her. They were married in 1053.
There were rumours that Matilda had been in love with the English ambassador to Flanders, a Saxon named Brihtric, who declined her advances. Whatever the truth of the matter, years later when she was acting as Regent for William in England, she used her authority to confiscate Brihtric's lands and throw him into prison, where he died.
When William was preparing to invade England, Matilda outfitted a ship, the Mora, out of her own money and gave it to him. For many years it was thought that she had something to do with creating the Bayeux Tapestry (commonly called La Tapisserie de la Reine Mathilde in French), but historians no longer believe that; it seems to have been commissioned by William's half-brother Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, and made by Saxons in Kent.
Matilda bore William eleven children, and he was believed to have been faithful to her, at least up until the time their son Robert rebelled against his father and Matilda sided with Robert against William. After she died, in 1083 at the age of 51, William became tyrannical, and people blamed it on his having lost her. Contrary to the belief that she was buried at St. Stephen's, also called l'Abbaye-aux-Hommes in Caen, Normandy, where William was eventually buried, she is intombed at l'Abbaye aux Dames, which is the Sainte-Trinité church, also in Caen. Of particular interest is the 11th century slab, a sleek black stone decorated with her epitaph, marking her grave at the rear of the church. It is of special note since the grave marker for William was replaced as recently as the beginning of the 19th century. Years later, their graves were opened and their bones measured, proving their physical statures.
Father: Baudoin V Count of Flanders
b: ABT 1012 in Flanders
Mother: Adaele (Alix) Capet of France
b: 1003
Marriage 1
William I the Conqueror of England
b: 14 Oct 1024 in Falaise, Normandie
Married: 1050 in Castle of Angi, Normandy, France
Children
Henry I "Beauclerc" of England
b: 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England
William II "Rufus" of England
b: ABT 1056 in Normandy, France
Adaele (AliceAdelaide) of England
b: ABT 1062 in Normandy, France
Gundred de St Omer of England
b: ABT 1050 in Normandy, France
Robert III Curthose Duke of Normandy
b: ABT 1051/1054 in Normandy, France
Constance of England
b: ABT 1061 in Normandy, France
Richard of England
b: ABT 1054/1057 in Normandy, France
Cecilia of England
b: ABT 1055 in Normandy, France
Alice Or Adbelahide de Normandie
b: ABT 1057 in Normandy, France
Agatha of England
b: ABT 1064 in Normandy, France
Mathilda of England
b: 1059 in Normandy, France
*************
Baudouin (also Baldwin, Baudoin) V of Flanders - Count of Flanders .
Father: Baudouin IV "Barbatus" Count of Flanders
b: 0980 in Flanders, France
Mother: Ogive (Otgina) de Luxembourg
b: 0970 in Flanders
Marriage 1
Adaele (Alix) Capet of France
b: 1003
Married: 1028 in Paris, Seine, France
Children
Matilda of England Countess of Flanders
b: ABT 1031 in Flanders
Baudouin VI Count of Flanders and Hainault
b: ABT 1030 in Flanders, France
Robert I of Flanders
b: 1029/1032
********Name: Matilda of England Countess of Flanders
Surname: England
Given Name: Matilda of
Suffix: Countess of Flanders
Prefix: Queen
Sex: F
Birth: ABT 1031 in Flanders
Death: 2 Nov 1083 Burial: l'Abbaye aux Dames, Sainte-Trinité church, Caen, Normandy
Note:
At 4'2" tall, Matilda was Britain's smallest adult queen, according to the Guinness Book of Records. According to legend, Matilda (or "Maud") told the representative of William, Duke of Normandy (later king of England as William the Conqueror), who had come asking for her hand, that she was far too high-born (being descended from King Alfred the Great of England) to consider marrying a bastard. When that was repeated to him, William, rode from Normandy to Bruges, found Matilda on her way to church, dragged her off her horse by her long braids, threw her down in the street in front of her flabbergasted attendants, and then rode off. Another version of the story states that William rode to Matilda's father's house in Lille, threw her to the ground in her room (again, by the braids), and hit her (or violently shook her) before leaving. Naturally Baldwin took offense at this but, before they drew swords, Matilda settled the matter by deciding to marry him, and even a papal ban (on the grounds of consanguinity) did not dissuade her. They were married in 1053.
There were rumours that Matilda had been in love with the English ambassador to Flanders, a Saxon named Brihtric, who declined her advances. Whatever the truth of the matter, years later when she was acting as Regent for William in England, she used her authority to confiscate Brihtric's lands and throw him into prison, where he died.
When William was preparing to invade England, Matilda outfitted a ship, the Mora, out of her own money and gave it to him. For many years it was thought that she had something to do with creating the Bayeux Tapestry (commonly called La Tapisserie de la Reine Mathilde in French), but historians no longer believe that; it seems to have been commissioned by William's half-brother Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, and made by Saxons in Kent.
Matilda bore William eleven children, and he was believed to have been faithful to her, at least up until the time their son Robert rebelled against his father and Matilda sided with Robert against William. After she died, in 1083 at the age of 51, William became tyrannical, and people blamed it on his having lost her. Contrary to the belief that she was buried at St. Stephen's, also called l'Abbaye-aux-Hommes in Caen, Normandy, where William was eventually buried, she is intombed at l'Abbaye aux Dames, which is the Sainte-Trinité church, also in Caen. Of particular interest is the 11th century slab, a sleek black stone decorated with her epitaph, marking her grave at the rear of the church. It is of special note since the grave marker for William was replaced as recently as the beginning of the 19th century. Years later, their graves were opened and their bones measured, proving their physical statures.
Father: Baudoin V Count of Flanders
b: ABT 1012 in Flanders
Mother: Adaele (Alix) Capet of France
b: 1003
Marriage 1
William I the Conqueror of England
b: 14 Oct 1024 in Falaise, Normandie
Married: 1050 in Castle of Angi, Normandy, France
Children
Henry I "Beauclerc" of England
b: 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England
William II "Rufus" of England
b: ABT 1056 in Normandy, France
Adaele (AliceAdelaide) of England
b: ABT 1062 in Normandy, France
Gundred de St Omer of England
b: ABT 1050 in Normandy, France
Robert III Curthose Duke of Normandy
b: ABT 1051/1054 in Normandy, France
Constance of England
b: ABT 1061 in Normandy, France
Richard of England
b: ABT 1054/1057 in Normandy, France
Cecilia of England
b: ABT 1055 in Normandy, France
Alice Or Adbelahide de Normandie
b: ABT 1057 in Normandy, France
Agatha of England
b: ABT 1064 in Normandy, France
Mathilda of England
b: 1059 in Normandy, France
********Name: Matilda of England Countess of Flanders
Surname: England
Given Name: Matilda of
Suffix: Countess of Flanders
Prefix: Queen
Sex: F
Birth: ABT 1031 in Flanders
Death: 2 Nov 1083 Burial: l'Abbaye aux Dames, Sainte-Trinité church, Caen, Normandy
Note:
At 4'2" tall, Matilda was Britain's smallest adult queen, according to the Guinness Book of Records. According to legend, Matilda (or "Maud") told the representative of William, Duke of Normandy (later king of England as William the Conqueror), who had come asking for her hand, that she was far too high-born (being descended from King Alfred the Great of England) to consider marrying a bastard. When that was repeated to him, William, rode from Normandy to Bruges, found Matilda on her way to church, dragged her off her horse by her long braids, threw her down in the street in front of her flabbergasted attendants, and then rode off. Another version of the story states that William rode to Matilda's father's house in Lille, threw her to the ground in her room (again, by the braids), and hit her (or violently shook her) before leaving. Naturally Baldwin took offense at this but, before they drew swords, Matilda settled the matter by deciding to marry him, and even a papal ban (on the grounds of consanguinity) did not dissuade her. They were married in 1053.
There were rumours that Matilda had been in love with the English ambassador to Flanders, a Saxon named Brihtric, who declined her advances. Whatever the truth of the matter, years later when she was acting as Regent for William in England, she used her authority to confiscate Brihtric's lands and throw him into prison, where he died.
When William was preparing to invade England, Matilda outfitted a ship, the Mora, out of her own money and gave it to him. For many years it was thought that she had something to do with creating the Bayeux Tapestry (commonly called La Tapisserie de la Reine Mathilde in French), but historians no longer believe that; it seems to have been commissioned by William's half-brother Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, and made by Saxons in Kent.
Matilda bore William eleven children, and he was believed to have been faithful to her, at least up until the time their son Robert rebelled against his father and Matilda sided with Robert against William. After she died, in 1083 at the age of 51, William became tyrannical, and people blamed it on his having lost her. Contrary to the belief that she was buried at St. Stephen's, also called l'Abbaye-aux-Hommes in Caen, Normandy, where William was eventually buried, she is intombed at l'Abbaye aux Dames, which is the Sainte-Trinité church, also in Caen. Of particular interest is the 11th century slab, a sleek black stone decorated with her epitaph, marking her grave at the rear of the church. It is of special note since the grave marker for William was replaced as recently as the beginning of the 19th century. Years later, their graves were opened and their bones measured, proving their physical statures.
Father: Baudoin V Count of Flanders
b: ABT 1012 in Flanders
Mother: Adaele (Alix) Capet of France
b: 1003
Marriage 1
William I the Conqueror of England
b: 14 Oct 1024 in Falaise, Normandie
Married: 1050 in Castle of Angi, Normandy, France
Children
Henry I "Beauclerc" of England
b: 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England
William II "Rufus" of England
b: ABT 1056 in Normandy, France
Adaele (AliceAdelaide) of England
b: ABT 1062 in Normandy, France
Gundred de St Omer of England
b: ABT 1050 in Normandy, France
Robert III Curthose Duke of Normandy
b: ABT 1051/1054 in Normandy, France
Constance of England
b: ABT 1061 in Normandy, France
Richard of England
b: ABT 1054/1057 in Normandy, France
Cecilia of England
b: ABT 1055 in Normandy, France
Alice Or Adbelahide de Normandie
b: ABT 1057 in Normandy, France
Agatha of England
b: ABT 1064 in Normandy, France
Mathilda of England
b: 1059 in Normandy, France
*************
Father: Baudouin IV "Barbatus" Count of Flanders
b: 0980 in Flanders, France
Mother: Ogive (Otgina) de Luxembourg
b: 0970 in Flanders
Marriage 1
Adaele (Alix) Capet of France
b: 1003
Married: 1028 in Paris, Seine, France
Children
Matilda of England Countess of Flanders
b: ABT 1031 in Flanders
Baudouin VI Count of Flanders and Hainault
b: ABT 1030 in Flanders, France
Robert I of Flanders
b: 1029/1032
********Name: Matilda of England Countess of Flanders
Surname: England
Given Name: Matilda of
Suffix: Countess of Flanders
Prefix: Queen
Sex: F
Birth: ABT 1031 in Flanders
Death: 2 Nov 1083 Burial: l'Abbaye aux Dames, Sainte-Trinité church, Caen, Normandy
Note:
At 4'2" tall, Matilda was Britain's smallest adult queen, according to the Guinness Book of Records. According to legend, Matilda (or "Maud") told the representative of William, Duke of Normandy (later king of England as William the Conqueror), who had come asking for her hand, that she was far too high-born (being descended from King Alfred the Great of England) to consider marrying a bastard. When that was repeated to him, William, rode from Normandy to Bruges, found Matilda on her way to church, dragged her off her horse by her long braids, threw her down in the street in front of her flabbergasted attendants, and then rode off. Another version of the story states that William rode to Matilda's father's house in Lille, threw her to the ground in her room (again, by the braids), and hit her (or violently shook her) before leaving. Naturally Baldwin took offense at this but, before they drew swords, Matilda settled the matter by deciding to marry him, and even a papal ban (on the grounds of consanguinity) did not dissuade her. They were married in 1053.
There were rumours that Matilda had been in love with the English ambassador to Flanders, a Saxon named Brihtric, who declined her advances. Whatever the truth of the matter, years later when she was acting as Regent for William in England, she used her authority to confiscate Brihtric's lands and throw him into prison, where he died.
When William was preparing to invade England, Matilda outfitted a ship, the Mora, out of her own money and gave it to him. For many years it was thought that she had something to do with creating the Bayeux Tapestry (commonly called La Tapisserie de la Reine Mathilde in French), but historians no longer believe that; it seems to have been commissioned by William's half-brother Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, and made by Saxons in Kent.
Matilda bore William eleven children, and he was believed to have been faithful to her, at least up until the time their son Robert rebelled against his father and Matilda sided with Robert against William. After she died, in 1083 at the age of 51, William became tyrannical, and people blamed it on his having lost her. Contrary to the belief that she was buried at St. Stephen's, also called l'Abbaye-aux-Hommes in Caen, Normandy, where William was eventually buried, she is intombed at l'Abbaye aux Dames, which is the Sainte-Trinité church, also in Caen. Of particular interest is the 11th century slab, a sleek black stone decorated with her epitaph, marking her grave at the rear of the church. It is of special note since the grave marker for William was replaced as recently as the beginning of the 19th century. Years later, their graves were opened and their bones measured, proving their physical statures.
Father: Baudoin V Count of Flanders
b: ABT 1012 in Flanders
Mother: Adaele (Alix) Capet of France
b: 1003
Marriage 1
William I the Conqueror of England
b: 14 Oct 1024 in Falaise, Normandie
Married: 1050 in Castle of Angi, Normandy, France
Children
Henry I "Beauclerc" of England
b: 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England
William II "Rufus" of England
b: ABT 1056 in Normandy, France
Adaele (AliceAdelaide) of England
b: ABT 1062 in Normandy, France
Gundred de St Omer of England
b: ABT 1050 in Normandy, France
Robert III Curthose Duke of Normandy
b: ABT 1051/1054 in Normandy, France
Constance of England
b: ABT 1061 in Normandy, France
Richard of England
b: ABT 1054/1057 in Normandy, France
Cecilia of England
b: ABT 1055 in Normandy, France
Alice Or Adbelahide de Normandie
b: ABT 1057 in Normandy, France
Agatha of England
b: ABT 1064 in Normandy, France
Mathilda of England
b: 1059 in Normandy, France
********Name: Matilda of England Countess of Flanders
Surname: England
Given Name: Matilda of
Suffix: Countess of Flanders
Prefix: Queen
Sex: F
Birth: ABT 1031 in Flanders
Death: 2 Nov 1083 Burial: l'Abbaye aux Dames, Sainte-Trinité church, Caen, Normandy
Note:
At 4'2" tall, Matilda was Britain's smallest adult queen, according to the Guinness Book of Records. According to legend, Matilda (or "Maud") told the representative of William, Duke of Normandy (later king of England as William the Conqueror), who had come asking for her hand, that she was far too high-born (being descended from King Alfred the Great of England) to consider marrying a bastard. When that was repeated to him, William, rode from Normandy to Bruges, found Matilda on her way to church, dragged her off her horse by her long braids, threw her down in the street in front of her flabbergasted attendants, and then rode off. Another version of the story states that William rode to Matilda's father's house in Lille, threw her to the ground in her room (again, by the braids), and hit her (or violently shook her) before leaving. Naturally Baldwin took offense at this but, before they drew swords, Matilda settled the matter by deciding to marry him, and even a papal ban (on the grounds of consanguinity) did not dissuade her. They were married in 1053.
There were rumours that Matilda had been in love with the English ambassador to Flanders, a Saxon named Brihtric, who declined her advances. Whatever the truth of the matter, years later when she was acting as Regent for William in England, she used her authority to confiscate Brihtric's lands and throw him into prison, where he died.
When William was preparing to invade England, Matilda outfitted a ship, the Mora, out of her own money and gave it to him. For many years it was thought that she had something to do with creating the Bayeux Tapestry (commonly called La Tapisserie de la Reine Mathilde in French), but historians no longer believe that; it seems to have been commissioned by William's half-brother Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, and made by Saxons in Kent.
Matilda bore William eleven children, and he was believed to have been faithful to her, at least up until the time their son Robert rebelled against his father and Matilda sided with Robert against William. After she died, in 1083 at the age of 51, William became tyrannical, and people blamed it on his having lost her. Contrary to the belief that she was buried at St. Stephen's, also called l'Abbaye-aux-Hommes in Caen, Normandy, where William was eventually buried, she is intombed at l'Abbaye aux Dames, which is the Sainte-Trinité church, also in Caen. Of particular interest is the 11th century slab, a sleek black stone decorated with her epitaph, marking her grave at the rear of the church. It is of special note since the grave marker for William was replaced as recently as the beginning of the 19th century. Years later, their graves were opened and their bones measured, proving their physical statures.
Father: Baudoin V Count of Flanders
b: ABT 1012 in Flanders
Mother: Adaele (Alix) Capet of France
b: 1003
Marriage 1
William I the Conqueror of England
b: 14 Oct 1024 in Falaise, Normandie
Married: 1050 in Castle of Angi, Normandy, France
Children
Henry I "Beauclerc" of England
b: 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England
William II "Rufus" of England
b: ABT 1056 in Normandy, France
Adaele (AliceAdelaide) of England
b: ABT 1062 in Normandy, France
Gundred de St Omer of England
b: ABT 1050 in Normandy, France
Robert III Curthose Duke of Normandy
b: ABT 1051/1054 in Normandy, France
Constance of England
b: ABT 1061 in Normandy, France
Richard of England
b: ABT 1054/1057 in Normandy, France
Cecilia of England
b: ABT 1055 in Normandy, France
Alice Or Adbelahide de Normandie
b: ABT 1057 in Normandy, France
Agatha of England
b: ABT 1064 in Normandy, France
Mathilda of England
b: 1059 in Normandy, France
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Inscription
[A] Chy gist très haux, très noble et très poissans princes Baudewins li Deboinnaires, jadis contes de Flandres, li onziemes, qui funda ceste eglise, et trespassa l'an de grace 1067. Dite un Pater Noster pour s'ame.
[B] D.O.M. Hic extant exuviæ principis Balduini quinti, Flandriæ comitis septimi, Franciæ marchionis et bajuli, qui regnante Philippo primo, adhuc pupillo, strenue, prudenter, feliciter, regni clavum tenuit, has ædes capitulumque fundavit. Obiit anno MLXVII. Loco monumenti vetustate diruti et collapse tabulam hanc marmoream grati animi testem posuere Præpositus, Decanus et Capitulum, anno Domini MDCCLXIV. In memoria æterna erit justus.
Gravesite Details
Two Inscriptions: (A) Au milieu du chœur, sur une tombe élevée de trois pieds, oú se trouvait l'effigie de Baudouin de Lille. (B) Pierre de marbre noir, substituée en 1764 à la tombe élevée.
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