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Empress Matilda

1102 - 1167

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Empress Matilda (c. 7 February 1102 – 10 September 1167), also known as Empress Maud, 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. Matilda and Henry V had no children, and when he died in 1125, the imperial crown was claimed by his rival Lothair of Supplinburg. Matilda's younger and only full brother, William Adelin, died in the White Ship disaster of 1120, leaving Matilda's father and realm facing a potential succession crisis. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Empress Matilda is the 21st most popular nobleman (up from 56th in 2019), the 82nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 212th in 2019) and the 9th 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 21 out of 1,415. Before her are Akihito, Edward the Black Prince, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, and Harold Harefoot. After her are Lucrezia Borgia, Anne, Princess Royal, Marie de' Medici, William the Conqueror, Naruhito, and Princess Alice of Battenberg.

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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, Henry II, Duke of Limburg, Aelred of Rievaulx, and Rainald of Dassel.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Empress Matilda ranks 82 out of 8,785. Before her are Cecil Rhodes (1853), Bertrand Russell (1872), Charles Thomson Rees Wilson (1869), Harold Harefoot (1016), Owen Willans Richardson (1879), and William Ewart Gladstone (1809). After her are Alfred Hitchcock (1899), Anne, Princess Royal (1950), Tom Jones (1940), James Clerk Maxwell (1831), Richard Burton (1925), and Olav V of Norway (1903).

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Among NOBLEMEN In United Kingdom

Among noblemen born in United Kingdom, Empress Matilda ranks 9. Before her are Elizabeth II (1926), Edward VII (1841), Lady Jane Grey (1537), Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (1947), Edward the Black Prince (1330), and Harold Harefoot (1016). After her are Anne, Princess Royal (1950), Princess Alice of Battenberg (1885), Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900), Diana, Princess of Wales (1961), Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (1857), and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930).

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