Matilda of France
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Matilda of France was Queen of Burgundy as the wife of King Conrad
. A Carolingian
, she was born in 943 to King Louis IV of France
and his wife, Gerberga of Saxony
.
Matilda married King Conrad of Burgundy in 964. As her dowry, the young Queen brought her husband the city of Vienne
, which her brother Lothar had ceded her. By King Conrad, she had four children:
Queen Matilda died on 27 January 992.
Conrad of Burgundy
Conrad the Peaceful was the king of Burgundy from 937 until his death. He was the son of King Rudolph II, the first king of a united Burgundy and Bertha of Swabia...
. A Carolingian
Carolingian
The Carolingian dynasty was a Frankish noble family with origins in the Arnulfing and Pippinid clans of the 7th century AD. The name "Carolingian", Medieval Latin karolingi, an altered form of an unattested Old High German *karling, kerling The Carolingian dynasty (known variously as the...
, she was born in 943 to King Louis IV of France
Louis IV of France
Louis IV , called d'Outremer or Transmarinus , reigned as King of Western Francia from 936 to 954...
and his wife, Gerberga of Saxony
Gerberga of Saxony
Gerberga of Saxony was a daughter of Henry the Fowler, King of Germany, and Matilda of Ringelheim.-Marriages:She married first Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine. They had four children:...
.
Matilda married King Conrad of Burgundy in 964. As her dowry, the young Queen brought her husband the city of Vienne
Vienne
Vienne is the northernmost département of the Poitou-Charentes region of France, named after the river Vienne.- Viennese history :Vienne is one of the original 83 departments, established on March 4, 1790 during the French Revolution. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Poitou,...
, which her brother Lothar had ceded her. By King Conrad, she had four children:
- Bertha of BurgundyBertha of BurgundyBertha of Burgundy was the daughter of Conrad the Peaceful, King of Burgundy and his wife Matilda, daughter of Louis IV, King of France and Gerberga of Saxony. She was named for her father's mother, Bertha of Swabia.She first married Odo I, Count of Blois in about 983...
(967 – 16 January 1016), married Odo I, Count of BloisOdo I, Count of BloisOdo I , Count of Blois, Chartres, Reims, Provins, Châteaudun, and Omois, was the son of Theobald I of Blois and Luitgard, daughter of Herbert II of Vermandois...
, and then King Robert II of FranceRobert II of FranceRobert II , called the Pious or the Wise , was King of France from 996 until his death. The second reigning member of the House of Capet, he was born in Orléans to Hugh Capet and Adelaide of Aquitaine.... - Matilda of Burgundy (born 969), possibly married Robert, Count of Geneva
- Rudolph III of BurgundyRudolph III of BurgundyRudolf III of Burgundy was the last King of an independent Burgundy. He was the son of Conrad, King of Burgundy, and Matilda of France...
(971 – 6 September 1032) - Gerberga of BurgundyGerberga of BurgundyGerberga of Burgundy was a daughter of Matilda of France and Conrad of Burgundy. Through her mother, she was a granddaughter of Louis IV of France and a descendent of Charlemagne.-Life and Issue:Gerberga was born in Arles....
(born 965), married Herman II, Duke of SwabiaHerman II, Duke of SwabiaHerman II was the Conradine duke of Swabia from 997 to his death, as the son of and successor Conrad I.Herman opposed the election of Henry IV, Duke of Bavaria, as king of Germany because he himself had been a contender...
Queen Matilda died on 27 January 992.