♀ Matilda of England

1156 - 1189

 

Duchess of Saxony and Bavaria

Matilda of England
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Parents
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Eleanor of Aquitaine
1123 - 1204
Henry II of England
Henry II of England
1133 - 1189
Spouse
Henry XII
Henry XII
1129 - 1195
Children
Henry V
Henry V
1173 - 1227

1156

1156 Mosan artists create the Stavelot Triptych, a masterpiece of goldsmithing, as a reliquary to house purported pieces of the True Cross.

1168


Feb 1
Age: 12y
1168 • Prince Richard of England becomes duke of Aquitaine. He later becomes King Richard I of England.

1173


Age: 17y
1173 • The construction of a campanile which will become the Leaning Tower of Pisa begins.

1189


Jun 28
Age: 33y
1189 Sancho I of Portugal conquers Silves and Alvor with the help of the troops of the Third Crusade.Picard C. (1997) La mer et les musulmans d'Occident au Moyen Age. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, pp.73

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