Matilda of Brunswick-Lüneburg

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Matilda of Brunswick-Lüneburg was a 13th-century German noblewoman of the Welf dynasty, known as the daughter of Otto the Child, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

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Matilda of Brunswick-Lüneburg canonical 3
Matilda of Brunswick 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval German noble
member of the Welf dynasty
noblewoman
aristocraticRole dynastic link between northern and central German principalities
associatedWithTerritory Brunswick-Lüneburg
Henneberg
centuryOfBirth 13th century
centuryOfDeath 13th century
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
dateOfBirth circa 1220
dateOfDeath after 1266
dynasty Welf dynasty
linked to: House of Welf
era High Middle Ages
familyName Welf
father Otto the Child, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
fatherOccupation Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
givenName Matilda
historicalRegion Lower Saxony
Thuringia
house Brunswick-Lüneburg branch of the Welfs
languageOfRecord Latin
lifeSpan 13th century
maritalStatus married
mother Matilda of Brandenburg
nativeLanguage Middle High German
nobleFamily House of Welf
nobleTitle Countess consort of Henneberg
notableFor dynastic marriage between Welf and Henneberg houses
partOf medieval German high nobility
paternalDynasticOrigin Duchy of Saxony
paternalGrandfather William of Winchester
paternalGreatGrandfather Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony and Bavaria
linked to: Henry the Lion
paternalGreatGreatGrandfather Henry V, Duke of Bavaria
placeOfBirth Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
placeOfDeath County of Henneberg
positionHeld Countess of Henneberg
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Henneberg territories in Thuringia
linked to: Thuringian states
sexOrGender female
sibling Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
John, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
socialClass high nobility
spouse Henry II, Count of Henneberg

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Otto the Child child Matilda of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Beatrix of Świdnica mother Matilda of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine sibling Matilda of Brunswick
linked to: Matilda of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Henry IV the Faithful mother Matilda of Brunswick-Lüneburg