♀ Matilda Of Scotland

1079 - 1118

 

Queen of England

Matilda Of Scotland
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Parents
Spouse
Henry I Beauclerc
Henry I Beauclerc
1068 - 1135
Children
Empress Matilda Of England
Empress M Of England
1102 - 1167

1079

1079 Persian astronomer, Omar Khayyám, computed the length of the year to be exactly 365.24219858156 days, the most accurate calculation of his time. Khayyam also, in Treatise on Demonstrations of Problems in Algebra, produced a complete classification of cubic equations and their geometric solutions.
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1080


Age: 1y

baptism


She was christened (baptised) Edith, and Robert Curthose stood as godfather at the ceremony. Queen Matilda, consort of William the Conqueror, was also present, and was godmother. Baby Matilda pulled at Queen Matilda's headress, which was seen as an omen that the younger Matilda would be queen one day.
1080 • The Rubenid Principality of Cilicia gains independence after its founder, Ruben I, Prince of Armenia, succeeds in establishing his authority in the mountainous regions of Cilicia (approximate date).

1100


Nov 11
Age: 21y

marriage


Henry I Beauclerc
Westminster Abbey, Greater London, England ⇓
Married by Archbishop Anselm of Canterbury.
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1100 Song Dynasty China's population reaches roughly 100 million.

1102


Feb 7
Age: 23y
1102 • Following the Croatian military defeat of 1096, by the Pacta Conventa (contested) the Croatian nobles recognize Coloman of Hungary as their overlord, initiating the personal union between the two kingdoms.

1118


May 1
Age: 39y
1118 Otto of Bamberg is suspended by the Pope, and Norbert of Xanten defends himself against charges of heresy at the Synod of Fritzlar.

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