Empress Matilda
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| Matilda of England | |
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| Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire; Queen consort of the Romans; later Duchess consort of the Romans | |
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| Lady of the English (disputed) | |
| Reign | April 1141 - November 1141 |
| Predecessor | Stephen |
| Successor | Stephen |
| Spouse | Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor m. 1114 dec. 1125 Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou m. 1128 dec. 1151 |
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| Henry II of England Geoffrey VI, Count of Anjou William, Count of Poitou |
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| Father | Henry I of England |
| Mother | Matilda of Scotland |
| Born | c.7 February 1102 Winchester |
| Died | 10 September 1167 Rouen |
| Burial | Rouen |
Empress Matilda (c. February 1101–10 September 1167), sometimes called Empress Maud, was the second child of Henry I of England and Matilda of Scotland. She was Queen of England for a short time in 1141. She fought against King Stephen who was the nephew of Henry I. Their argument ended when Matilda's son, Henry, was named by King Stephen as his successor at the treaty of Wallingford in 1153. This happened because Stephen's own chosen successor, his son Eustace, died in 1153.
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