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Biography of Mathilde Carolingian Queen Consort Burgundy 943-992

Paternal Family Tree: Carolingian

Maternal Family Tree: Matilda Ringelheim Queen Consort East Francia

Before 930 Gilbert Reginarids I Duke Lorraine (age 39) and [her mother] Gerberga Saxon Ottonian Queen Consort West Francia were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Henry "Fowler" I King East Francia (age 53) and [her grandmother] Matilda Ringelheim Queen Consort East Francia. He the son of Reginar "Longneck" Reginarids I Duke Lorraine.

In 939 [her father] Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia (age 19) and [her mother] Gerberga Saxon Ottonian Queen Consort West Francia were married. She by marriage Queen Consort West Francia. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Henry "Fowler" I King East Francia and [her grandmother] Matilda Ringelheim Queen Consort East Francia. He the son of [her grandfather] Charles "Simple" III King West Francia and [her grandmother] Eadgifu Wessex Queen Consort West Francia.

In 943 Mathilde Carolingian Queen Consort Burgundy was born to [her father] Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia (age 23) and [her mother] Gerberga Saxon Ottonian Queen Consort West Francia.

On 10th September 954 [her father] Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia (age 34) died. His son [her brother] Lothair (age 13) succeeded III King West Francia.

In 964 Conrad I King Burgundy (age 39) and Mathilde Carolingian Queen Consort Burgundy (age 21) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Burgundy. She the daughter of Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia and Gerberga Saxon Ottonian Queen Consort West Francia. He the son of Rudolph "Pious" II King Burgundy II King Italy and Bertha Swabia Queen Consort Italy. They were fourth cousin once removed.

In 964 [her daughter] Bertha Welf Queen Consort France was born to [her husband] Conrad I King Burgundy (age 39) and Mathilde Carolingian Queen Consort Burgundy (age 21). She married (1) 983 her sixth cousin Odo Blois I Count Blois, son of Theobald "Trickster" Blois I Count Blois and Luitgarde Vermandois Duchess Normandy, and had issue (2) 999 her second cousin Robert "Pious" II King France, son of Hugh I King France and Adelaide Poitiers Queen Consort France.

In 965 [her daughter] Gerberga Welf was born to [her husband] Conrad I King Burgundy (age 40) and Mathilde Carolingian Queen Consort Burgundy (age 22).

In 969 [her daughter] Matilda Welf was born to [her husband] Conrad I King Burgundy (age 44) and Mathilde Carolingian Queen Consort Burgundy (age 26).

In 971 [her son] Rudolph "Idle" III King Burgundy was born to [her husband] Conrad I King Burgundy (age 46) and Mathilde Carolingian Queen Consort Burgundy (age 28).

In 977 [her brother] Charles Carolingian Duke Lower Lorraine (age 23) was appointed Duke Lower Lorraine.

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After 7th September 978 [her half-sister] Gerberge Reginarids Countess Vermandois (deceased) died.

Around 983 [her son-in-law] Odo Blois I Count Blois (age 33) and [her daughter] Bertha Welf Queen Consort France (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Blois. She the daughter of [her husband] Conrad I King Burgundy (age 58) and Mathilde Carolingian Queen Consort Burgundy (age 40). He the son of Theobald "Trickster" Blois I Count Blois and Luitgarde Vermandois Duchess Normandy. They were sixth cousins.

On 2nd March 986 [her brother] Lothair III King West Francia (age 45) died. His son [her nephew] Louis (age 19) succeeded V King West Francia. Adelaide Blanche Ingelger Queen Consort West Francia (age 46) by marriage Queen Consort West Francia.

On 12th June 991 [her brother] Charles Carolingian Duke Lower Lorraine (age 38) died.

On 27th January 992 Mathilde Carolingian Queen Consort Burgundy (age 49) died.

On 19th October 993 [her former husband] Conrad I King Burgundy (age 68) died. His son [her son] Rudolph (age 22) succeeded III King Burgundy.

Conrad I King Burgundy and Adelaide Bellay Queen Consort Burgundy were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Burgundy. He the son of Rudolph "Pious" II King Burgundy II King Italy and Bertha Swabia Queen Consort Italy.

Mathilde Carolingian Queen Consort Burgundy 943-992 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Mathilde Carolingian Queen Consort Burgundy 943-992

Kings Wessex: Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Kings Franks: Great x 3 Grand Daughter of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks

Royal Descendants of Mathilde Carolingian Queen Consort Burgundy 943-992
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

Bertha Welf Queen Consort France [1]

Rudolph "Idle" III King Burgundy [1]

Ancestors of Mathilde Carolingian Queen Consort Burgundy 943-992

Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis "Stammerer" II King Aquitaine III King West Francia

Great x 3 Grandfather: Odi Orléans 1st Count Orléans

Great x 2 Grandmother: Ermentrude Orléans Queen Consort West Francia

GrandFather: Charles "Simple" III King West Francia

Great x 2 Grandfather: Adalard Count of Paris

Great x 1 Grandmother: Adelaide Paris Queen Consort Aquitaine and West Francia

Father: Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Egbert of Wessex

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Æthelwulf of Wessex

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex

Great x 4 Grandfather: Oslac

Great x 3 Grandmother: Osburgh Queen Consort Wessex

Great x 1 Grandfather: King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 3 Grandfather: Æthelred Mucel Mercia Earldorman Gaini

Great x 2 Grandmother: Æalhswith of Mercia Queen Consort of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eadburh of Mercia

GrandMother: Eadgifu Wessex Queen Consort West Francia

Great x 2 Grandfather: Æthelhelm Earldorman Wiltshire

Great x 1 Grandmother: Aelfflaed Wiltshire Queen Anglo Saxons

Mathilde Carolingian Queen Consort Burgundy