Mathieu I DE FLANDRE, Comte de Boulogne
- Born: Abt 1137, Flanders, Belgium
- Married (1): Before 1160
- Married (2): 1171
- Died: 25 Jul 1173, Battle of Driencourt, Somme, France
- Buried: Abbaye de Saint-Josse de Dommartin, Tortefontaine, Pas-de-Calais, France
 Research Notes:
The Genealogica Comitum Flandriæ Bertiniana names (in order) "Philippum, Matheum, Petrum et tres filias" as the children of "Theodericus filius ducis Alsatie [et] Sibillam". The Annales Blandinienses record "Matheus frater eius [=Philippus comes Flandriæ] Boloniensis comes" taking part with his brother in a military expedition against Holland in 1166.
He succeeded in 1160 as Comte de Boulogne, by right of his wife. He led the Flemish contingent of Louis VII King of France against Henry II King of England and was mortally wounded by an arrow at the siege of the château de Driencourt in Normandy.
Robert of Torigny records the death in 1173 of "Mathæus comes Boloniæ frater Philippi comitis Flandrensis" from wounds received during the siege of "castri Dringeust". His burial place is confirmed by the donation by Philippe Count of Flanders for the soul of "fratris Mathei…Bolonie comitis" to the abbey of Saint-Josse by charter dated 1178 which states that the latter was buried in the church. The Flandria Generosa specifies that he was buried "apud Sanctum Iudocum". 1
Marriage Information:
Matthieu married Marie DE BLOIS, Comtesse de Boulogne, daughter of Étienne DE BLOIS, King Stephen of England, and Ctse Mathilde DE BOULOGNE, Queen-Consort of England, before 1160. The marriage ended in divorce. (Marie DE BLOIS was born about 1136 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, died in 1182 in St.Autrebert, Montreuil, France and was buried in St.Autrebert, Montreuil, France.)
Marriage Information:
Matthieu also married Eléonore DE VERMANDOIS, daughter of Raoul I "le Vaillant" DE VERMANDOIS et de Valois and Laurette DE LORRAINE, in 1171. (Eléonore DE VERMANDOIS was born in 1148/9 and died on 19 Jun 1213.)
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