Matilda of Frisia | |
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Queen consort of the Franks | |
Tenure | 1034–1044 |
Died | 1044 (aged 19–20) Paris |
Burial | |
Spouse | Henry I of France[1] |
House | Brunonids |
Father | Liudolf, Margrave of Frisia |
Mother | Gertrude of Egisheim |
Matilda of Frisia (died in 1044) was Queen of the Franks as the first wife[2] of Henry I.[3][4] Her date of birth is unknown.
She was the daughter of Liudolf, Margrave of Frisia,[5] and Gertrude of Egisheim.
Matilda and Henry were married in 1034 after the death of his fiancée Matilda of Franconia.
Around 1040, Matilda of Frisia gave birth to a daughter via Caesarian section,[citation needed], but four years later in 1044 both she and her daughter died only weeks apart.[6] Matilda was buried in St Denis Abbey, but her tomb is not preserved.
Henry married Anne of Kiev after her death.[4]
Brun I, Count of Brunswick | Gisela of Swabia | Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gertrude of Egisheim | Liudolf, Margrave of Frisia | Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor | Matilda of Franconia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Henry I King of the Franks | Matilda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||