Matilda, abbess of Wilton
Overview
Title social-statusabbess of WiltonDate of Birth11th centuryBiography
Matilda was abbess of Wilton, a royal Benedictine abbey founded in the ninth century, which was still in the eleventh century taking in aristocratic Anglo-Saxon and Norman women after the conquest. It also boasted several royal women, Edith, the widow of Edward the Confessor, Gunilda, the daughter of Harold, Mary and Edith/Matilda, daughters of queen Margaret and Malcolm of Scotland and some highly educated and gifted nuns like the poet Muriel who exchanged poems with Hildebert of Lavardin and Baudri of Bourgeuil.
