COMPANION

Matilda of Ringelheim

894 - 968

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Matilda of Ringelheim (c. 892 – 14 March 968), also known as Saint Matilda, was a Saxon noblewoman who became queen of Germany. Her husband, Henry the Fowler, was the first king from the Ottonian dynasty, and their eldest son, Otto the Great, restored the Holy Roman Empire in 962. Matilda founded several spiritual institutions and women's convents. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matilda of Ringelheim has received more than 366,543 page views. Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Matilda of Ringelheim is the 206th most popular companion (down from 177th in 2019), the 766th most popular biography from Germany (down from 686th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular German Companion.

Matilda of Ringelheim is most famous for being the first woman to lead a crusade. She was a nun who led a crusade against the Slavs in the 11th century.

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Matilda of Ringelheim ranks 206 out of 784. Before her are Maria Barbara Bach, Eleanor of Castile, Adela of Champagne, Berenice II of Egypt, María Isabella of Spain, and Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. After her are Bertha of Holland, Faustina the Elder, Vibia Sabina, Nur Jahan, Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans, and Rachele Mussolini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 894, Matilda of Ringelheim ranks 1. After her are Emma of France, and Flodoard. Among people deceased in 968, Matilda of Ringelheim ranks 1. After her are Al-Muttaqi, Abu al-Misk Kafur, Mumadona Dias, Bardas Phokas the Elder, and Abu Firas al-Hamdani.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Matilda of Ringelheim ranks 766 out of 7,253. Before her are Fritz Perls (1893), Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1729), Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick (1735), Joachim Frank (1940), Karl Harrer (1890), and Ryke Geerd Hamer (1935). After her are Hermann Weyl (1885), Markus Wolf (1923), Ralf Dahrendorf (1929), Constantin Fehrenbach (1852), Juana Bormann (1893), and James Last (1929).

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Among COMPANIONS In Germany

Among companions born in Germany, Matilda of Ringelheim ranks 32. Before her are Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland (1653), Sophia Charlotte of Hanover (1668), Elizabeth Alexeievna (1779), Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (1715), Maria Barbara Bach (1684), and Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1729). After her are Christina of Holstein-Gottorp (1573), Sophie of Württemberg (1818), Sophia Dorothea of Celle (1666), Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1792), Frederica of Baden (1781), and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia (1720).

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