Born in Chambéry, Savoie, Rhone-Alpes, France
Ancestors 
Daughter of Amadeus (Savoie) de Savoie
and Mahaut (Albon) d'Albon
Wife of
Afonso (Portugal) de Portugal
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Urraca Bourgogne, Sancha Affonsez (Portugal) de Portugal and Sancho (Portugal) de Portugal
Died
at about age 32
in Coïmbra, Portugal
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Mar 2013
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Biography
Matilda of Savoy (Portuguese: Mafalda; 1125–1158) was the first Queen of Portugal. Her husband was King Afonso I, the first sovereign of Portugal, whom she married in 1146.
She was the second or third daughter of Amadeus III of Savoy, Count of Savoy and Maurienne, and Mahaut of Albon (the sister of Guigues IV of Albon, "le Dauphin").
- CHILDREN
- Henry (1147 – c. 1157)
- Infanta Mafalda (1148 – c. 1160)
- Infanta Urraca (1151–1188), married to King Ferdinand II of León.
- Sancha (1153–1159)
- Sancho I, King of Portugal (1154–1212), married to Dulce, Infanta of Aragon (daughter of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona, and Queen Petronila of Aragon)
- Infanta Theresa (1157–1218), married to Philip I, Count of Flanders, and next to Eudes III, Duke of Burgundy
- John (1156)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda_of_Savoy,_Queen_of_Portugal
- Verheecke Web Site (MyHeritage.com family tree) Author: Jos Verheecke: Family tree: 0707212-2: Media: 422403-1
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