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Name Queen of England, *Matilda "Maud" of Flanders, 27G Grandmother
Birth 1032
Death 3 Nov 1083
Occupation CLICK NAME FOR NOTES
Father Count of Flanders, *Baudouin V (~1012-1067)
Mother Princess of France, *Adele (Alix) (1009-1079)
Spouses:
1 King of England, *William I "The Conqueror", 27G Grandfather
Birth 1028
Death 1087, Normandy228
Burial Caen, France (tomb despoiled, site now marked by a slab)228
Occupation CLICK NAME FOR NOTES. 7th Duke of Normandy (1035-87), then King of England 1066-1087
Father Duke of Normandy, Robert I "The Magnificent" (-1035)
Mother Herleve (also known as Arlette) DE FALAISE
Children: *Henry I (1069-1135)
Notes for Queen of England, *Matilda "Maud" of Flanders
219 She was the daughter of Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders, and of Adela, Princess of France. She married William while he was Duke of Normandy and was crowned Queen in 1068.

Of her 11 children, the best known are Robert, who became Duke of Normandy, William Rufus and Hunry Beauclerc, both of whom succeeded to the English crown. She had great influence with her husband, and brought about a reconciliation between he and his son, Robert who had taken up arms against him.

It is said that she saw to the creation of a long tapestry that tells of the chief incidents in the Norman Conquest of England which is preserved at Bayeux. The tapestry measures 20" tall and 230 feet long. To see panels of the tapestry go to http://sjolander.com/viking/museum/bt/bt.htm

To see more info. about this tapestry go to http://www.cablenet.net/pages/book/ .
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