Empress Matilda Of England
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Parents
Henry I Beauclerc
Henry I Beauclerc
1068 - 1135
Matilda Of Scotland
Matilda Of Scotland
1079 - 1118
Spouse
Geoffrey Plantagenet
Geoffrey Plantagenet
1113 - 1151
Children
Henry II of England
Henry II of England
1133 - 1189

On Henry V's death, Matilda was recalled to Normandy by her father, who arranged for her to marry Geoffrey of Anjou to form an alliance to protect his southern borders. Henry I had no further children and nominated Matilda as his heir, making his court swear an oath of loyalty to her and her successors.

1133


Mar 5
Age: 31y
1133 Geoffrey of Monmouth produces the Historia Regum Britanniae.

1167


Sep 10
Age: 65y
1167 Absalon, archbishop of Denmark, leads the first Danish synod at Lund.

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