Mathilde von Spanheim
Mathilde von Spanheim († December 13, 1160 or 1161), also known as Mathilde von Kärnten , came from the noble family of Spanheimers and was the daughter of Duke Engelbert II. Von Spanheim from Carinthia and his wife Uta von Passau, daughter of Count Ulrich von Passau . She was the mother of Queen Adela of France .
Live and act
Nothing is known about Mathilde's life except for her descent and courtship. She was born as one of six children of Engelbert II von Spanheim and Uta von Passau. Mathilde was the couple's only daughter.
On the Diet of King Lothar III. In Regensburg , in November 1125, emissaries from Count Theobald IV of Champagne came with Norbert von Xanten to woo Mathilde, the daughter of Engelbert, the brother of the local bishop Hartwig I.
family
Mathilde was married to Theobald IV of Champagne . The following children are from the marriage:
- Henry I the Generous (* 1126 - † March 16, 1181), Count of Champagne
- Maria (* 1128 - 11 March or 7 August 1190), abbess in Fontevrault Abbey since 1174 , ∞ since 1145 with Duke Odo II of Burgundy († 1162)
- Theobald V the Good († 1190 at the siege of Acre ), Count of Blois, Chartres and Châteaudun, Seneschal of France
- Isabella (* 1130; †?), 1st marriage: ∞ since 1140/43 with Duke Roger III. of Apulia , 2nd marriage: ∞ since 1050/55 with Guillaume Goët, Lord of Montmirail
- Stephan I († 1190 at the siege of Acre), Count of Sancerre
- William with the white hands (* 1135 - 7 September 1202), Bishop of Chartres , Archbishop of Sens , Archbishop of Reims , Cardinal and Papal Legate
- Hugo (†?), Abbot of Cîteaux
- Mathilde († January 1, 1184), ∞ with Count Rotrou IV. Von Perche († 1191 during the siege of Acre)
- Agnes († 7 August 1207), mistress of Ligny-en-Barrois , ∞ since 1155 with Rainald II († 1170), Count von Bar ( House of Scarponnois )
- Adela (* around 1140; † June 14, 1206 in Paris ), regent of France, ∞ since November 13, 1160 with King Louis VII of France († 1180)
- Margarethe (†?), Nun in Fontevrault
literature
- Friedrich Hausmann : The Counts of Ortenburg and their male ancestors, the Spanheimers in Carinthia, Saxony and Bavaria, as well as their branch lines . In: East Bavarian border marks. Passauer Jahrbuch für Geschichte, Kunst und Volkskunde . No. 36 , 1994, pp. 9-62 .
- Franz Tyroller: Genealogy of the old Bavarian nobility in the High Middle Ages: in 51 genealogical tables with sources . In: Wilhelm Wegener (Hrsg.): Genealogical tables for Central European history . tape 4. (1957-1969) . Heinz Reise Verlag, Göttingen 1969, OCLC 633944451 , p. 279 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mathilde von Spanheim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mathilde of Carinthia; Mathilde of Champagne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Daughter of the Carinthian Duke Engelbert II. Von Spanheim and his wife Uta von Passau |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century or 12th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 13, 1160 or 1161 |