Editing Matilda of Ringelheim (section)

==Marriage to Henry I==
When Matilda was seventeen, in 909, she married [[Henry the Fowler|Henry]], at the time [[duke of Saxony]]. He subsequently became king of [[East Francia]]. Henry's first marriage to [[Hatheburg of Merseburg]] had been annulled.<ref>Previously a nun, Hatheburg's marriage was annulled in 909 because the [[Catholic Church]] deemed that her vows as a nun had not been broken, though she had borne Henry's son Thankmar. His legitimacy was jeopardised by this annulment.</ref>{{sfn|Beumann|1969}}{{sfn|Althoff|2018|p=11}}

Some twenty years later, in 929, Matilda received her [[dower]], which Henry gave her in the so-called ''Hausordnung''. This dower amounted to land in [[Quedlinburg]], [[Pöhlde Abbey|Pöhlde]], [[Nordhausen, Thuringia|Nordhausen]], Grona (near [[Göttingen]]) and [[Duderstadt]].{{sfn|Althoff|1990}} 

As queen, Matilda took an interest in women's [[monasteries]]. Her influence on the king's reign is said to have been her strong sense of justice.{{sfn|Althoff|2018|p=17}}

===Children===
Matilda bore the king five children:  

* [[Otto the Great|Otto]] (912–973), crowned the [[Holy Roman emperor]] in 962{{sfn|Althoff|1999}} 
* [[Henry I, Duke of Bavaria|Henry]] (919/22–955), who became [[duke of Bavaria]] in 948{{sfn|Beumann|1969}} 
* [[Bruno the Great|Bruno]] (925–965), who was elected [[archbishop of Cologne]] in 953 and made [[duke of Lorraine]] in 954{{sfn|Oediger|1955}} 
* [[Hedwig of Saxony|Hedwig]] (910–965/80), who married the [[West Frankish]] duke [[Hugh the Great]]
* [[Gerberga of Saxony|Gerberga]] (c. 913–968/69 or 984), who first married Duke [[Gilbert of Lorraine]] and then King [[Louis IV of France]]