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Also known as: Mathildis;
Maud; Matilda of Saxony
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Daughter of Count Dietrich of Westphalia and Reinhild of Denmark, she was
raised by her grandmother, abbess of the Eufurt. In 913, Matilda left the
abbey, and married of King Henry the Fowler of Saxony, who had received an
annulment from a previous marriage. Mother of Otto, Holy Roman Emperor;
Henry the Quarrelsome, Duke of Bavaria; Saint Bruno, Archbishop of
Cologne; Gerberga, wife of King Louis IV of France; Hedwig, mother of Hugh
Capet. Betrayed by Otto after Henry the Fowler's death when he falsely
accused her of financial mismanagement. Founded several Benedictine
abbeys. Well known throughout the realm for her generosity, she taught the
ignorant, comforted the sick, and visited prisoners.
Born: 895
Died: 968
Patronage
death of children, disappointing children, falsely accused people, large
families, people ridiculed for their piety, queens, second marriages,
widows
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