Matilda FitzRoy, Abbess of Montvilliers

Who is Matilda FitzRoy, Abbess of Montvilliers?

Maud, Abbess of Montivilliers was a natural daughter of Henry I of England by an unknown mistress. She is not to be confused with Isabel, an other illegitimate daughter of Henry I by his mistress Isabel de Beaumont, herself a sister of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester.

Maud was a half-sister of the Empress Matilda, who agreed to work with her. She may have valued her company and advice.

Matilda became the abbess of the Abbey Church of Notre-Dame, Montivilliers, and for that reason is best known as Maud of Montivilliers.