Queen Matilda "the Empress"
- Born: Abt Apr 1103, Royal Palace, Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire, England
- Marriage: Geoffrey V "le Bel" Plantagenêt d'Anjou on 3 Apr 1127 in Le Mans Cathedral, Anjou
- Died: 10-12 Sep 1167, Rouen, Normandy, France
- Buried: Rouen Cathedral, Rouen, France
 Noted events in her life and other information:
• Meaning of name:
Matilda is a female name, of Teutonic derivation, meaning "mighty warrior." Its most common alternate forms are Maud and "Mathilde."
• Titles:
--Heiress to the throne of England on 1 December 1135
Duchess of Normandy in France, between 1 December 1135 and 1150
--She was proclaimed Queen of England, though never crowned, in April 1141 in Winchester, England. She retired to Normandy in 1148, and renounced her claim to the throne in favour of her son, Henry, who became Henry II of England, in 1152.
Matilda married Geoffrey V "le Bel" Plantagenêt d'Anjou, son of Foulques V ""le Jeune" de Anjou count of Anjou, king of Jerusalem and Ermengard du Maine, on 3 Apr 1127 in Le Mans Cathedral, Anjou. (Geoffrey V "le Bel" Plantagenêt d'Anjou was born on 24 Aug 1113 in Anjou, France, died on 7 Sep 1151 in Château-du-Loir, France and was buried in St. Julian's Church, Le Mans, Anjou.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Family Background Information: 4th cousins, 1x removed.
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