• St. Matilda of Saxony – Known for her generosity, she is a patron saint for parents with “disappointing children” since her own sons persecuted her.
  • The picture shows an idealized portrait made between 1230 and 1240 on the tomb of Matilda and Henry the Lion in Brunswick cathedral.
  • Richenza of Saxony 1172 – 1210. ... Available: https://www.treesofblue.com/matilda-of-saxony-1156-1189.
  • This is particularly true for Matilda, duchess of Saxony, for whom no charters issued in her own name survive.
  • Find out where Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony was born, their birthday and details about their professions, education, religion, family and other life...
  • She and William had 10 or 11 children, two of whom were kings of England: William Rufus (1056–1100) and his successor Henry Beauclerc (1068–1135).
  • In spring 1165, Rainald, Archbishop of Cologne met with Henry II and proposed the marriage of Matilda with Heinrich der Löwe [the Lion], Duke of Saxony.
  • She was the only daughter of Henry I of England by Queen Matilda and was sister of William the Aetheling, heir to the English and Norman thrones.