Matilda of Maurienne (c. 1125–1157)

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Matilda of Maurienne (c. 1125–1157)

Queen of Portugal . Name variations: Mafalda of Savoy; Matilda of Savoy. Born around 1125; died on November 4, 1157, in Coimbra, Portugal; daughter of Amadeus III of Maurienne and Savoy and Matilde of Vienne (d. after 1145); married Alfonso or Alphonso Henriques also known as Alphonso I, count of Portugal (r. 1112–1139), king of Portugal (r. 1139–1185); children: Henrique (b. 1147, died young); Urraca of Portugal (c. 1151–1188); Sancha (c. 1153–c. 1160); Sancho I (1154–1211 or 1212), king of Portugal (r. 1185–1211 or 1212); Joao or John (b. around 1156, died young); Teresa of Portugal (1157–1218, who married Philip of Flanders); Matilda of Portugal (c.1149–1173, who married Alphonso II, king of Aragon).

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