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Matilda of Flanders

1031 - 1083

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Matilda of Flanders (French: Mathilde; Dutch: Machteld; German: Mechtild) (c. 1031 – 2 November 1083) was Queen of England and Duchess of Normandy by marriage to William the Conqueror, and regent of Normandy during his absences from the duchy. She was the mother of nine children who survived to adulthood, including two kings, William II and Henry I. In 1031, Matilda was born into the House of Flanders, the only daughter of Count Baldwin V of Flanders and Adela of France. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matilda of Flanders has received more than 1,257,919 page views. Her biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Matilda of Flanders is the 167th most popular companion (down from 159th in 2019), the 87th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 82nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Belgian Companion.

Matilda of Flanders was the queen consort of William the Conqueror, the first Norman king of England. She was a daughter of Baldwin V, Count of Flanders and Adela of France.

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Among companions, Matilda of Flanders ranks 167 out of 784. Before her are Agnes of Courtenay, Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, Joanna of Bourbon, Agnès Sorel, and Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile. After her are Elizabeth Alexeievna, Gorgo, Queen of Sparta, Rosalynn Carter, Brunhilda of Austrasia, Julia, and Isabella of Angoulême.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1031, Matilda of Flanders ranks 3. Before her are Roger I of Sicily, and Shen Kuo. After her are Malcolm III of Scotland, Spytihněv II, Duke of Bohemia, and Robert, Count of Mortain. Among people deceased in 1083, Matilda of Flanders ranks 1. After her are Munjong of Goryeo, Sunjong of Goryeo, Otto of Nordheim, and Zeng Gong.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Matilda of Flanders ranks 87 out of 1,190. Before her are Peyo (1928), Ernest Solvay (1838), Paul-Henri Spaak (1899), Jacky Ickx (1945), Étienne Lenoir (1822), and Ferdinand Verbiest (1623). After her are Jacques Piccard (1922), Margaret III, Countess of Flanders (1350), Hubert van Eyck (1366), Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg (1240), Auguste Beernaert (1829), and Jean-Marie Pfaff (1953).

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Among COMPANIONS In Belgium

Among companions born in Belgium, Matilda of Flanders ranks 3. Before her are Isabella of Austria (1501), and Carlota of Mexico (1840). After her are Marie of Brabant, Queen of France (1254), Adeliza of Louvain (1103), Maria of Brabant, Holy Roman Empress (1190), Katherine Swynford (1350), and Princess Amalia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1830).

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