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Princess Matilda "Atheling" CAENMOR, Of Scotland

Princess Matilda "Atheling" CAENMOR, Of Scotland[1, 2]

Female Abt 1080 - 1118  (~ 38 years)

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  • Name Matilda "Atheling" CAENMOR 
    Prefix Princess 
    Suffix Of Scotland 
    Nickname Atheling 
    Born Abt 1079-1080  Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Affiliation   [3
    House of Dunkeld 
    Betrothed at age 13 to Alan Rufus 1093  [3
    Edith's parents betrothed her to Alan Rufus in early 1093. In November on 1093 both of her parents died, before the marriage took place, and Alan ran off with Gunhild of Wessex, daughter of Harold Godwinson. As fate would have it Alan died before that mar 
    Orphaned Nov 1093  [3
    Both of Edith's parents died in November 1093, within 3 days of each other. Orphaned, abandoned by her betrothed, and her family at war with each other, Edith left the monastery and did not return. 
    Princess Edith of Scotland became Queen Matilda of England 11 Nov 1100  Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Christened Edith in 1080, she use used the name Edith for the first 20 years of her life. Upon her marriage to King Henry she was crowned Queen and in the investiture ceremony took the Norman name of Matilda. 
    TitleOfNobility 11 Nov 1100  Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Queen consort of England 
    Died 1 May 1118  Westminster, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Jun 1118  Church Of St Peter, Westminster, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    After Her Husband Drowned Abt 1121  Fontevrault Abbey, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Became A Nun 
    FamilySearch ID LY6J-G8R 
    Name Atheling 
    Name Eadgyth OF SCOTLAND  [3
    Name Edith of Scotland QUEEN MATILDA  [3
    Name Good Queen Maud  [3
    _UID CF20ECC5DBDD4F96A84B472DFAEEE689FBB7 
    Person ID I6077  Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 30 Dec 2022 

    Father King Malcolm "Longneck" III CAENMOR, Scotland,   b. 26 Mar 1031, Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1093, Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Margaret "Atheling" Queen Of SCOTLAND, Qn Of Scotland,   b. 1043, Hungary Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1093, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Married 1068  Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3030  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family King Henry I Beauclerc Of Angevin ENGLAND, Of England,   b. 1068, Selby, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1135, Saint-Denis-en-Lyons, Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 11 Nov 1100  Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Princess Of ENGLAND,   b. Abt 1095, Of, Talby, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Son Prince Of ENGLAND,   b. Jul 1101, Of, , , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1101-1102  (Age ~ 0 years)
     3. William "Atheling" Prince Of ENGLAND, Duke Of Normandy,   b. Bef 5 Aug 1103, Of, Selby, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Nov 1119, At Sea, Barfleur, Manche, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 16 years)
     4. Emporess Maud Matilda ANGEVIN, Queen Of England,   b. 5 Aug 1103, London, Middlesexshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1169, Notre Dame, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     5. Richard Prince Of ENGLAND,   b. Abt 1105, Of, , , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1119, At Sea, Barfleur, Manche, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 14 years)
    Last Modified 30 Dec 2022 
    Family ID F3070  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Ancestral File Number: 8XJ0-JL

  • Sources 
    1. [S400] Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998).

    2. [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA.

    3. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 30 Dec 2022), entry for Matilda "Atheling" CAENMOR, person ID LY6J-G8R. (Reliability: 3).