Brief Life History of Matilda
When Matilda fitzRoy Duchess of Brittany was born about 1091, her father, Henry I King of England, was 25 and her mother, unknown mistresses of Henry I, was 23. She married Conan III de Bretagne Duc de Bretagne before 1113. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died after 1128, in Rouen, France, and was buried in France.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (Medlands)
- Matthew Parker and the Middle English Prose Brut
Spouse and Children
1094–1148 Male
1091–1128 Female
Children (3)
1113–1164 Female
1118–1184 Female
1122–1156 Male
Parents and Siblings
1068–1135 Male
1070– Female
Siblings (12)
1085–1162 Male
1090–1136 Female
1091–1120 Female
1091–1128 Female
1092–1122 Female
+7 More Children
Name Meaning
English: from Anglo-Norman French fi(t)z ‘son’ (from Latin filius), used originally to distinguish a son from a father bearing the same personal name and then conventionalized as a hereditary surname, or short for a surname of which fiz ‘son’ was the first element, for example Fitzhenry and Fitzroy .
Altered form of English Fitch .
German: from a vernacular pet form of the personal name Vinzenz (see Vincent ) or Vitus (see Vito , compare Veit ). Compare also Fietz .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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King Henry 1 of England Medlands capture 14 Feb 2023
HENRY of England, son of WILLIAM I "the Conqueror" King of England & his wife Mathilde de Flandre ([Selby, Yorkshire Sep 1068]-Château de Lyon-la-Forêt, near Rouen 1 Dec 1135, bur Reading Abbey, Be …
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