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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. She was considered to be extremely pious, righteous and charitable. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Matilda of Ringelheim is the 193rd most popular companion (up from 206th in 2019), the 718th most popular biography from Germany (up from 766th in 2019) and the 30th 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, Matilda of Ringelheim ranks 193 out of 784. Before her are Wahshi ibn Harb, Asiya, Stateira I, Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon, Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile, and Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland. After her are Gorgo, Queen of Sparta, Archduchess Maria Johanna Gabriela of Austria, Matilda of Flanders, Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, Bruttia Crispina, and Arsinoe II.

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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, Bardas Phokas the Elder, Abu Firas al-Hamdani, and Mumadona Dias.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Matilda of Ringelheim ranks 718 out of 7,253. Before her are Frank Farian (1941), Karl Gebhardt (1897), Otto Strasser (1897), Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (1797), Georges J. F. Köhler (1946), and Steffi Graf (1969). After her are Clemens Brentano (1778), Johann Georg Faust (1480), Nina Hagen (1955), Werner Sombart (1863), Hermann von Salza (1170), and Henry Morgenthau Sr. (1856).

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Among COMPANIONS In Germany

Among companions born in Germany, Matilda of Ringelheim ranks 30. Before her are Sophia of Nassau (1836), Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1628), Princess Viktoria of Prussia (1866), Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland (1653), Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1811), and Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1861). After her are Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1879), Marie of Hesse-Kassel (1767), Christina of Holstein-Gottorp (1573), Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1729), Louisa Ulrika of Prussia (1720), and Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt (1751).

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