Matilda

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Matilda may refer to one of the following people, places or things:

Contents 1 Women 2 Art and literature 3 Buildings and places 4 Companies 5 Other 6 See also

[edit] Women

• Matilda (name)
• Matilda of Ringelheim (892–968), Holy Roman Empress, wife of Henry I the Fowler, King of the East Franks
• Empress Matilda, daughter of Henry I of England and dispossessed heiress of the English throne
• Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony, wife of Henry the Lion, daughter of Henry II of England
• Matilda of Tuscany, (Matilda of Canossa 1046-1115) called la Gran Contessa or the Great Countess, was the principal Italian supporter of Pope Gregory VII during the Investiture Controversy, and is one of the few medieval women to be remembered for her military accomplishments
• Matilda Ajan, a fictional character from the Mobile Suit Gundam Japanese anime TV series
• Mathilde von Brandenburg (c. 1210 - 10 June 1261) - wife of Duke Otto I of Lüneburg
• Matylda of Brandenburg (b. c. 1270) - wife of Duke Henry IV Probus of Wrocław
• For other people with "Matilda" as a given name see All pages beginning with "Matilda"

[edit] Art and literature

• Matilda (novel), a novel by Roald Dahl, illustrated by Quentin Blake
• Matilda (1996 film), directed by Danny DeVito, based on the novel
• Matilda Wormwood, the key character in the book and film
• Matilda (Gallico novel)
• Mathilda (novella), by Mary Shelley
• "Matilda" (song), a 1953 Calypso single by Harry Belafonte
• "Matilda Mother" a song by Pink Floyd

[edit] Buildings and places

• Matilda Centre, a social and community centre in Sheffield, UK
• Matilda House

[edit] Companies

• Matilda Bay Brewing Company, a brewery in Fremantle, Western Australia
• Matilda Cruises, commuter ferry in Sydney, New South Wales

[edit] Other

• Two World War II British tanks, with the same name but of different design
  • Matilda Mk I, Infantry Tank Mk I (A11)
  • Matilda tank - Matilda Mk II or Infantry Tank Mk II (A12)
• 253 Mathilde, an asteroid
• A romantic (Australian) term for a swagman's bundle, see the song Waltzing Matilda
• A kangaroo mascot of the 1982 Commonwealth Games held in Brisbane
• An assistive demotic mannequin built by The University of Florida - see Home automation for the elderly and disabled#Matilda
• Mathilda (mollusc), a mollusc genus
• Matilda Awards, theater awards event held in Brisbane, Queensland
• Matilda Alliance

[edit] See also

• Matilde

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