Matilda of Anjou
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Matilda of Anjou was a 12th-century noblewoman, daughter of Count Fulk V of Anjou, whose brief marriage to William Adelin linked the Angevin and English royal houses before his death in the White Ship disaster.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
12th-century French noblewoman
ⓘ
Countess of Anjou ⓘ medieval noble ⓘ noblewoman ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Angevin–Norman alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | circa 1110 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | County of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1154 ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| event | White Ship disaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Fulk V of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Old French ⓘ |
| marriageEnd | 1120 ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1119 ⓘ |
| monasticLife | became a nun after widowhood ⓘ |
| mother | Ermengarde of Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dynastic link between Anjou and England
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marriage to William Adelin ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Fontevraud Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance | marriage linked Angevin and English royal houses ⓘ |
| relative | Henry II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeRelation | aunt of Henry II of England ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sibling |
Elias II, Count of Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | William Adelin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseDeathCause | White Ship disaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseDeathDate | 1120-11-25 ⓘ |
| spouseFather | Henry I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseMother | Matilda of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseTitle |
Duke of Normandy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
heir apparent to the English throne ⓘ |
| title | Countess of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookReligiousVows | yes ⓘ |
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