Queen Matilda

Queen Matilda may refer to:

  • Matilda of Ringelheim (877–968), Saint Matilda, Queen of Eastern Francia
  • Matilda of Frisia (died 1044), Queen of the Franks, wife of Henry I, King of the Franks
  • Matilda of Flanders (c. 1031–1083), Queen of the English, wife of William the Conqueror
  • Matilda of Scotland (c. 1080–1118, Queen of the English, wife of Henry I
  • Empress Matilda (c. 1102–1167), Matilda of England, Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Germany, claimant to throne of England
  • Matilda of Boulogne (c. 1105–1152), Queen of the English, wife of King Stephen
  • Maud of Savoy (1125–1158), Queen of Portugal. wife of Afonso I
  • Matilda of Savoy (1390–1438), Queen of Portugal, wife of Elector Palatine Louis III
  • Maud of Wales or Matilda of Wales (1869–1938), Queen of Norway, wife of King Haakon VII

Famous quotes containing the words queen and/or matilda:

    “This queen will live. Nature awakes,
    A warmth breathes out of her. She hath not been
    Entranced above five hours. See how she ‘gins
    To blow into life’s flower again.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong,
    ‘You’ll come a-waltzing Matilda with me!’”
    —Andrew Barton Peterson (1864–1941)