Matthew, Count of Boulogne [SEP] mother
Matthew, Count of Boulogne
Matthew, Count of Boulogne, also known as "Matthew of Alsace" (–1173) was the second son of Thierry, Count of Flanders and Sibylla of Anjou. Matthew forcibly abducted the nun Marie de Boulogne, daughter of Stephen, King of England, and constrained her into marriage, claiming the title of Count of Boulogne in 1160. The forced marriage was opposed by the Church and finally annulled in 1170, but he continued to rule as Count until his death.
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Matilda of Boulogne, Duchess of Brabant
Matilda of Boulogne (1170 – 16 October 1210) was the younger daughter of Matthew, Count of Boulogne and Marie I, Countess of Boulogne. Matilda became Duchess of Brabant by her marriage to Henry I, Duke of Brabant.
Matilda's parents' marriage was annulled the year she was born and her mother became a Benedictine nun at St. Austrebert, Montreuil and died in 1182. Matilde's father continued to reign as Count of Boulogne until his death in 1173, when