Matilda, Countess of Rethel
Appearance
Matilda, Countess of Rethel | |
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Born | 1091 Rethel |
Died | 1151 (Aged around 60) |
Noble family | de Rethel |
Spouse(s) | Odo, Castellan of Vitry |
Issue | Ithier |
Father | Hugh I, Count of Rethel |
Mother | Melisende of Crécy |
Matilda (1091 in Rethel – 1151) was the countess of Rethel from 1124 until 1151.
She was a daughter of Count Hugh I and Melisende of Crécy.[1] In 1124, she succeeded her brother Gervais as countess. She ruled jointly with her husband, Odo.
Matilda and Odo had a son, Ithier (1115-1171), who succeeded Odo as count.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Housley 2007, p. 33.
- ^ Housley 2007, p. 31.
Sources
[edit]- Housley, Norman, ed. (2007). Knighthoods of Christ: Essays on the History of the Crusades and the Knights. Ashgate Publishing Limited.