French nobility, also known as Alice or Isabella de Gâtinais. She was born as the eldest daughter of Fulk V and his first wife Eremburge du Maine. When her father allied himself with Henry I of England in 1113, she and Henrys son, William "Atheling" were betrothed. They were married in June 1119 but William drowned in November 1120 at Barfleur. In 1129 she became a nun in Fontevraud and changed her name to Mathilde. She was elected Abbess in 1150.
French nobility, also known as Alice or Isabella de Gâtinais. She was born as the eldest daughter of Fulk V and his first wife Eremburge du Maine. When her father allied himself with Henry I of England in 1113, she and Henrys son, William "Atheling" were betrothed. They were married in June 1119 but William drowned in November 1120 at Barfleur. In 1129 she became a nun in Fontevraud and changed her name to Mathilde. She was elected Abbess in 1150.
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