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Matilda of Boulogne, Duchess of Brabant

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Matilde of Boulogne
Born1170
Died(1210-10-16)16 October 1210
BuriedSt. Peter's Church, Leuven
Noble familyHouse of Alsace
Spouse(s)Henry I, Duke of Brabant
Issue
FatherMatthew, Count of Boulogne
MotherMarie I, Countess of Boulogne

Matilda of Boulogne (1170 – 16 October 1210) was the younger daughter of Matthew, Count of Boulogne, and Marie I, Countess of Boulogne.[1] Matilda became Duchess of Brabant by her marriage to Henry I, Duke of Brabant.[2]

Matilda's parents' marriage was annulled the year she was born and her mother became a Benedictine nun at St. Austrebert, Montreuil and died in 1182.[3] Matilde's father continued to reign as Count of Boulogne until his death in 1173, when her older sister Ida became countess.

Matilda married Henry I, Duke of Brabant, in 1180.[4] The couple went on to have:

Matilde died in 1210 or 1211. She was buried at St. Peter's in Leuven.

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  • Burgess, Glyn S.; Busby, Keith, eds. (1986). The Lais of Marie de France. Penguin.
  • Lambert of Ardres (2007). The History of The Counts of Guines and Lords of Ardres. Translated by Shopkow, Leah. University of Pennsylvania Press.
  • Pollock, M.A. (2015). Scotland, England and France after the Loss of Normandy, 1204-1296. The Boydell Press.
  • McDougall, Sara (2017). Royal Bastards: The Birth of Illegitimacy, 800-1230. Oxford University Press.