Matilda of Franconia explained

Matilda of Franconia
Birth Date:c. 1027
Death Date:January 1034
Burial Place:Worms Cathedral
House:Salian dynasty
Father:Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother:Gisela of Swabia

Matilda of Franconia ( - 1034) was a daughter of Emperor Conrad II and Gisela of Swabia from the Salian dynasty. Matilda’s elder brother was Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor.

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. However, before she could marry, she died in early 1034. 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.

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