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Saint Matilda of Ringelheim -, Queen of Germany

Saint Matilda of Ringelheim -, Queen of Germany

Female Abt 895 - 968  (~ 73 years)

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  1. 1.  Saint Matilda of Ringelheim -, Queen of GermanySaint Matilda of Ringelheim -, Queen of Germany was born about 895 in Enger, Duchy of Saxony, East Francia; died on 14 Mar 968 in Quedlinburg, Duchy of Saxony, Germany.

    Notes:

    Biography:
    She was Duchess consort of Saxony from 912 and German Queen from 919 until 936. From Wikipdeia:
    As a young girl, she was sent to the convent of Herford, where her grandmother Matilda was abbess and where her reputation for beauty and virtue (probably also her Westphalian dowry) is said to have attracted the attention of Duke Otto I of Saxony, who betrothed her to his recently divorced son and heir, Henry the Fowler. They were married at Wallhausen in 909....
    After her husband had died in 936, Matilda and her son Otto established Quedlinburg Abbey in his memory, a convent of noble canonesses, where in 966 her granddaughter Matilda became the first abbess.....
    She was later canonized, with her cult largely confined to Saxony and Bavaria. St. Mathilda's feast day according to the German calendar of saints is on March 14.

    Matilda married Henry the Fowler -, King of Germany in 909 in Wallhausen, Germany. Henry (son of Otto -, I, Duke of Saxony and Hedwiga -) was born about 876 in Memleben, Germany; died on 2 Jul 936 in Memleben. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Hedwig of Saxony -  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 910; died on 10 May 965.
    2. 3. Otto -, I, Holy Roman Emperor  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Nov 912 in Wallhausen, Germany; died on 7 May 973 in Memleben, Germany.
    3. 4. Gerberga of Saxony -  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 913; died on 5 May 984.
    4. 5. Henry -, I, Duke of Bavaria  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 920; died on 1 Nov 955.
    5. 6. Bruno the Great -, Archbishop of Cologne  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 925; died in 965.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Hedwig of Saxony -Hedwig of Saxony - Descendancy chart to this point (1.Matilda1) was born about 910; died on 10 May 965.

    Hedwig married Hugh Magnus -, Count of Paris in 937. Hugh (son of Robert -, I King of the Franks and Béatrice of Vermandois -) was born in 898 in Paris, France; died in Jun 956. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Hugh Capet -, King of the Franks  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 939 in Paris, France; died on 24 Oct 996 in Paris.
    2. 8. Otto -  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 9. Beatrice -  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Otto -, I, Holy Roman Emperor Descendancy chart to this point (1.Matilda1) was born on 23 Nov 912 in Wallhausen, Germany; died on 7 May 973 in Memleben, Germany.

    Notes:

    Biography:
    His reign was from 2 February 962 to 7 May 973.

    Family/Spouse: Edith of England -. Edith (daughter of Edward I the Elder -, King of the English and Ælfflæd -) was born in 910 in Wessex, England; died on 26 Jan 946. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Gerberga of Saxony - Descendancy chart to this point (1.Matilda1) was born about 913; died on 5 May 984.

    Gerberga married Gilbert -, Duke of Lorraine on Yes, date unknown. Gilbert (son of Reginar -, I Longneck Duke of Lorraine and Hersinda -) was born about 890; died on 2 Oct 939. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Gerberga married Louis -, IV, King of the Franks in 939. Louis was born on 10 Sep 920; died on 30 Sep 954 in Reims. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Henry -, I, Duke of Bavaria Descendancy chart to this point (1.Matilda1) was born about 920; died on 1 Nov 955.

  5. 6.  Bruno the Great -, Archbishop of Cologne Descendancy chart to this point (1.Matilda1) was born in 925; died in 965.


Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Hugh Capet -, King of the FranksHugh Capet -, King of the Franks Descendancy chart to this point (2.Hedwig2, 1.Matilda1) was born about 939 in Paris, France; died on 24 Oct 996 in Paris.

    Notes:

    Biography:
    Hugh was King of the Franks from 987 until his death in 996. Even though he is descended from Charlemagne from both parents, he is not part of the Carlingian Dynasty because both lines are through women. So, Hugh is the first French king of the Capetian Dynasty.
    He had allied himself with German kings but when Lothar's son Louis died with no hair to the throne, Hugh was elected by an assembly of nobles. One of the nobles said:
    Crown the Duke. He is most illustrious by his exploits, his nobility, his forces. The throne is not acquired by hereditary right; no one should be raised to it unless distinguished not only for nobility of birth, but for the goodness of his soul.
    The idea the birthright should not be the only cirteria was a little unusual.

    Family/Spouse: Adelaide of Aquitaine -, Queen consort of France. Adelaide was born about 950; died in 1004. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Hedwig (Edith) -, of France  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 969; died after 1013.
    2. 11. Robert -, II King of France  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Mar 972 in Orléans, France; died on 20 Jul 1031 in Melun, France.
    3. 12. Gisela -  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 8.  Otto - Descendancy chart to this point (2.Hedwig2, 1.Matilda1)

  3. 9.  Beatrice - Descendancy chart to this point (2.Hedwig2, 1.Matilda1)

    Family/Spouse: Frederick -, I, Duke of Upper Lorraine. Frederick was born about 942; died on 18 May 978. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Hedwig (Edith) -, of France Descendancy chart to this point (7.Hugh3, 2.Hedwig2, 1.Matilda1) was born about 969; died after 1013.

    Hedwig married Regnier -, IV, Count of Hainaut in 996. Regnier (son of Reginar -, III, Count of Hainaut and Adela -) was born about 950; died in 1013. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Beatrix -, of Hainaut  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 14. Reginar -, IV, Count of Mons  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 995; died in 1039.
    3. 15. Lambert of Mons -  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 16. Ermentrude -  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 11.  Robert -, II King of France Descendancy chart to this point (7.Hugh3, 2.Hedwig2, 1.Matilda1) was born on 27 Mar 972 in Orléans, France; died on 20 Jul 1031 in Melun, France.

  3. 12.  Gisela - Descendancy chart to this point (7.Hugh3, 2.Hedwig2, 1.Matilda1)


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