Matilda of Franconia (c. 1027[1] – 1034) was a daughter of Emperor Conrad II and Gisela of Swabia from the Salian dynasty.[2] Matilda’s elder brother was Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor.
| Matilda of Franconia | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1027 |
| Died | January 1034 |
| Burial | |
| House | Salian dynasty |
| Father | Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor |
| Mother | Gisela of Swabia |
At a meeting with King Henry I of France in Deville in Lorraine in May 1033, Conrad agreed to marry five-year-old Matilda to Henry.[2] However, before she could marry, she died in early 1034.[2] Her marriage was arranged to confirm a peace compact agreed between Henry and Conrad.
She was buried in Worms Cathedral.
Conrad’s chaplain Wipo of Burgundy mentioned Matilda as filia imperatoris Chuonradi et Giselæ, Mahthilda.[3]
Notes
edit- ^ de Vajay 1971, p. 244 fn17.
- ^ a b c Wolfram 2006, p. 38.
- ^ Wipo of Burgundy n.d., p. 271.
References
edit- de Vajay, Szabolcs (1971). "Mathilde, Reine de France inconnue". Journal des Savants (Oct–Dec).
- Wipo of Burgundy (n.d.). "MGH SS XI". Vita Chuonradi II Imperatoris.
- Wolfram, Herwig (2006). Conrad II, 990-1039: Emperor of Three Kingdoms. Translated by Kaiser, Denise A. The Pennsylvania State University Press.