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Matilda, Countess of Rethel

Matilda (1091 in Rethel – 1151) was the countess of Rethel from 1124 until 1151.

Matilda, Countess of Rethel

1091
Rethel

1151 (Aged around 60)

de Rethel

Odo of Vitry

Ithier

Hugh I, Count of Rethel

Melisende of Crécy

She was a daughter of Count Hugh I and Melisende of Crécy.[1] In 1124, she succeeded her brother Gervais as countess. She ruled jointly with her husband, Odo of Vitry.


Matilda and Odo had a son, Ithier (1115-1171), who succeeded Odo as count.[2]

Housley, Norman, ed. (2007). Knighthoods of Christ: Essays on the History of the Crusades and the Knights. Ashgate Publishing Limited.