♀ 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 Almoravid emir, Yusuf ibn Tashfin, conquers Tangier, Badis and Hunayn.Picard C. (1997) La mer et les musulmans d'Occident au Moyen Age. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France.

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 • In the Song Dynasty capital of Kaifeng, the number of registered people within the walls is 1,050,000; the army stationed there boosts the overall populace to some 1.4 million people.

1102


Feb 7
Age: 23y
1102 Raymond IV of Toulouse begins to besiege Tripoli, and takes the nominal title of Count of Tripoli.

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