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.