Mathilde DE BOURGOGNE 
Mathilde was born in 0983. Mathilde's father was 1st Pereginus King/King Otto I William Of Lombardy DE IVEREA and her mother was Ermantrude DE ROUCY. Her maternal grandparents were Renaud DE ROUCY and Alberade OF LORRAINE. She had a brother and two sisters, named Renaud I, Agnes Of Burgandy and Gerberge. She was the oldest of the four children. She had a half-sister named Beatrice.General Notes
in 1136, Gruffydd ap Rhys, under attack in Gower, hurried intoNorth wales to obtain assistance from his brothers-in-law. Hiswife, meanwhile, "Like an Amazon and a second Penthesilea",Commanded his followers in the south. She was slain in battle byMaurice of London, Lord of Kidwelly. Morgan, one of her youthfulsons, perished with her, and the second, Maelgwn, was takenprisoner. But Owain and Cadwaladr, sons of Gruffydd Ap Cynan,now came down from the north, destroyed Aberstwith Castle, andin the second week of Oct. they fought along with Gruffydd ApRhys a great battle near Aberteivi(Cardigan), in which thry wona decided victory over Stephen, constable of Aberteivi and "Allthe Flemings, all the marchers, and all the French from Aberneddto Aberteivi"
Daughter of the royal house of Gwynedd and the royal house ofthe Scandinavians of Dublin.
She had a biological son named Renaud I.
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Children
Count/Count Renaud I DE NEVERS
Renaud I was born in 0993 in Nevers, France. He died at the age of 47 in 1040 in France.
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