Empress Mathilde: Founder of the Plantagenet Line
Yes, she founded it
Born in 1102, the daughter of King Henri I of the Norman dynasty, Maude or as she was later known Mathilde, was a bright woman, she was also incredibly strong-willed and had by all accounts a mean-temper.
There is little of her early life that is known in detail. What is known provides a fascinating image about a very unusual life.
With 22 Illegitimate si…