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Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony

1156–1189 · Plantagenet

English princess. Born at Windsor Castle. Died at Brunswick.

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Family

Father

Henry II of England

Mother

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Married

Henry the Lion 1168

Children (3)

Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine 1173
Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor 1175
William of Luneburg 1184

Siblings (11)

Marie of France, Countess of Champagne 1145
Alice of France 1150
Geoffrey 1152
William IX, Count of Poitiers 1153
Henry the Young King 1155
Richard I of England 1157
Geoffrey II 1158
Eleanor of England 1161
Joan of England 1165
John, King of England 1166
William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury 1176

Related to

• Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony was the 11× great-granddaughter of Charlemagne.
• Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony was the 16× great-grandmother of Victoria.
• Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony was the 12× great-grandmother of Louis XIV of France.