Matilda of Brabant, Countess of Holland

1200 - 1267  (67 years)

• Name	Matilda of Brabant
  Birth	1200  [3, 4]
  General Information	Her name is also spelt Mathilde.  [3]
  Death	21 Dec 1267  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Burial	Aft 21 Dec 1267	Abbey Church, Loosduinen, South Holland, Netherlands   [2]
  Siblings	2 brothers and 3 sisters
  > 1. Mary of Brabant,   b. Abt 1190   d. 1260  (Age 70 years) ▻ Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor,  m. Aft 19 May 1214 ;   William I, Count of Holland > 2. Adeaide,   b. Abt 1190 ▻ Arnold III, Count of Looz,  m. 1206 ;   William X of Auvergne,  m. 1225 ;   Arnold van Wesemaele,  m. Bef 21 Apr 1251 > 3. Margaret,   b. 1192   d. 1231  (Age 39 years) ▻ Gerhard III, Count of Guelders,  m. Jan 1206 + 4. Matilda of Brabant, Countess of Holland,   b. 1200   d. 21 Dec 1267  (Age 67 years) ▻ Henry II, Count Palatine of the Rhine,  m. 1212 ;   Florenz IV, Count of Holland,  m. 6 Dec 1224 + 5. Henry II, Duke of Brabant and Lorraine,   b. 1207   d. 1 Feb 1247/48, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium  (Age 41 years) ▻ Maria von Hohenstauffen, Princess of Germany,  m. 9 Feb 1207 ;   Sophia von Hessen,  m. Abt 1240 > 6. Godfrey, Lord of Gaesbeek ,   b. 1209   d. 21 Jan 1254  (Age 45 years) ▻ Marie van Oudenaarde
  Half siblings	2 half sisters (family of Henry I and Marie of France )
  > 1. Elizabeth   d. 23 Oct 1272 ▻ Count Dietrich of Cleves, Lord of Dinslaken,  m. 19 Mar 1233 ;   Gerhard II, Count of Wassenberg,  m. 1246   2. Marie   d. young
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Mainier, Count of Sens, Duke of Austria   d. 800  (12 x Great Grandfather)  Ita of Swabia  (9 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I4396	Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry I, Duke of Brabant,   b. 1165, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium d. 5 Sep 1235, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Matilda of Bloulogne,   b. About 1162   d. 1211, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F2548	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Henry II, Count Palatine of the Rhine   d. 25 Apr 1214
  Marriage	1212	Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany   [2, 3, 4]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 12 years - He : ??.
  Family ID	F3538	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2021

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Florenz IV, Count of Holland,   b. 24 Jun 1210, The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands d. 19 Jul 1234, Corbie, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France (Age 24 years)
  Marriage	6 Dec 1224  [1, 2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 25 years - He : 14 years and 6 months.
  Information	Matilda was Floris' step-aunt.  [5]
  Children	3 sons and 2 daughters
  1. William II of Holland,   b. 1227   d. 28 Jan 1256, West Frisia, Netherlands (Age 29 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Floris de Voogd, Regent of Holland,   b. Abt 1228   d. 1258 (Age 30 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   3. Adelaide of Holland,   b. About 1225   d. 1284 (Age 59 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Jean I d'Avêsnes, Seigneur d'Avesnes  m. 9 Oct 1246     4. Margaret   d. 1277  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Machteld  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F3537	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Nov 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Matilda of Brabant, Countess of Holland(1200 – 1267) 2Henry I, Duke of Brabant(1165 – 1235) 4Godfrey III, Duke of Brabant and of Lower Lorraine(1142 – 1190) 8Godfrey II, Duke of Brabant and of Lower Lorraine(1108 – 1142) 16Godfrey I of Brabant, Duke of Brabant and Lower Lorraine(1060 – 1139) 17Ida of Namur and Chiny(1083 – 1122) 9Luitgarde von Saltzbach(1120 – 1162) 18Berenger II, Count of Sultzbach(1080 – 1125) 19Adelaide von Wolfratshausen(Abt 1084 – 1126) 5Margaret von Limbourg(1139 – 1172/73) 10Henry II, Duke of Limburg, Count of Arlon(1115 – 1167) 20Waleran III, Count of Arlon, Wassenburg and Limburg; Duke of Lower Lorraine 21Jutta(Abt 1090 – 1151) 11Matilda von Saffenburg( – 1145) 22Adolph von Saffenberg, Count of Saffenberg(Abt 1095 – 1152) 23Margaret von Schwartzenburg(Abt 1100 – ) 3Matilda of Bloulogne(1162 – 1211) 6Matthew of Alsace, Comte de Boulogne(Abt 1137 – 1173) 12Dietrich von Lothringen II, Count of Alsace and Flanders(1101 – 1166) 24Dietrich II, Duke of Upper Lorraine(1060 – 1115) 25Gertrude of Flanders(Abt 1070 – 1126) 13Sybil of Anjou(1112 – 1165) 26Fulk V, King of Jerusalem, Count of Anjou(1092 – 1143) 27Ermenbourg of Maine( – 1126) 7Mary of Blois, Princess of England(Abt 1131 – 1180) 14Stephen of Blois, King of England (1095/96 – 1154) 28Stephen III, Count of Blois(1046 – 1102) 29Adele of Normandy, Princess of England(1062 – 8 Mar 1137/38) 15Matilda, Countess of Boulogne(Abt 1105 – 1151) 30Eustace III, Count of Boulogne and Lens(Abt 1058 – 1125) 31Mary, Princess of Scotland( – 1116)

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 1212 - Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Burial - Aft 21 Dec 1267 - Abbey Church, Loosduinen, South Holland, Netherlands  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S278] Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (web: http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/catalog.html). [S60] Stuart, Roderick W., Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S304] Wikipedia, Matilda of Brabant, Countess of Holland. [S304] Wikipedia, Henry I, Duke of Brabant. [S304] Wikipedia, Floris IV, Count of Holland.