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At Quedlinburg Abbey Matilda's granddaughter Matilda, the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Otto I, became abbess in 966.Saint Matilda of Saxony (c.895 - 968) - Queen and Patron Saint of Falsely Accused People, and Against the Death of Children.
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Daughter of Count Dietrich of Westphalia and Reinhild of Denmark; she was raised by her grandmother, abbess of the Eufurt. In 913, Matilda left the abbey, and married King Henry the Fowler of Saxony (Henry I), who had received an annulment from a previous marriage. Queen of Germany. Mother of Otto, Holy Roman Emporer; Henry the Quarrelsome, Duke of Bavaria; Saint Bruno the Great, Archbishop of Cologne, Germany; Gerberga, wife of King Louis IV of France; Hedwig, mother of Hugh Capet. Founded several Benedictine abbeys. Well known throughout the realm for her generosity, she taught the ignorant, comforted the sick, and visited prisoners. Betrayed by Otto after Henry’s death when he falsely accused her of financial mismanagement.
St. Clotilde (475-545) held the title of Queen of All the Franks. She was the spouse of Frankish king Clovis I. She is the patron saint of queens.