madamelamarquys: Today in history - The death of Matilda of Flanders By July of 1083, Matilda’
madamelamarquys:Today in history - The death of Matilda of FlandersBy July of 1083, Matilda’s health had begun to deteriorate. She was 52, an advanced age for the time and the strains from the family relationships, her great responsibilities and travels and many years of childbearing had finally taken a toll. There is also the possibility she contracted the plague which was rampant at the time. She made her will, giving many particular items and some money and property to her abbey at La Trinite in Caen. She passed away after a long illness on November 2, 1083 and was buried in La Trinite. -- source link
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