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Empress Matilda

1102 - 1167

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Empress Matilda (c. 7 February 1102 – 10 September 1167), also known as the Empress Maude, was one of the claimants to the English throne during the civil war known as the Anarchy. The daughter and heir of Henry I, king of England and ruler of Normandy, she went to Germany as a child when she was married to the future Holy Roman Emperor Henry V. She travelled with the emperor to Italy in 1116, was controversially crowned empress in St Peter's Basilica, and acted as the imperial regent in Italy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Empress Matilda has received more than 4,175,804 page views. Her biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Empress Matilda is the 67th most popular nobleman (down from 62nd in 2019), the 256th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 243rd in 2019) and the 17th most popular British Nobleman.

Empress Matilda was the daughter of King Henry I and Matilda of Scotland. She was also the granddaughter of William the Conqueror. She was the first woman to rule England in her own right.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Empress Matilda ranks 67 out of 842. Before her are Lady Jane Grey, Jeanne d'Albret, Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Fatma Sultan, and Herodias. After her are Olga of Kiev, Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark, Afonso de Albuquerque, Princess Märtha of Sweden, Albert II, Prince of Monaco, and Philip the Bold.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1102, Empress Matilda ranks 1. After her are William Clito and Sebastiano Ziani. Among people deceased in 1167, Empress Matilda ranks 1. After her are Abraham ibn Ezra, Charles VII of Sweden, Frederick IV, Duke of Swabia, Rostislav I of Kiev, Aelred of Rievaulx, and Rainald of Dassel.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Empress Matilda ranks 256 out of 7,765. Before her are Randal Cremer (1828), Arthur Evans (1851), Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (1947), Ælfweard of Wessex (904), William Morris (1834), and Joe Cocker (1944). After her are Anthony Giddens (1938), Owen Willans Richardson (1879), Graham Greene (1904), Edmund I (921), Bede (672), and Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545).

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Among NOBLEMEN In United Kingdom

Among noblemen born in United Kingdom, Empress Matilda ranks 17. Before her are Arthur, Prince of Wales (1486), Edward the Black Prince (1330), Henrietta of England (1644), Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (1843), Lady Jane Grey (1537), and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (1947). After her are Princess Alice of Battenberg (1885), Anne, Princess Royal (1950), Prince Andrew, Duke of York (1960), Princess Margaret of Connaught (1882), Caroline Matilda of Great Britain (1751), and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (1964).

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