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:

    “Just as the queen bee, the highest-ranking, peerless creature of her hive, is surrounded by lowly drones to please her, whereas the workers produce honey, the same way is the one who sits on the throne an equal only to himself, and no one’s companion.”
    —Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)

    “Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda,
    Who’ll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?
    And he sang as he watched and waited while his billy boiled:
    ‘Who’ll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?’”
    —Andrew Barton Peterson (1864–1941)