Mathilde van Dendermonde

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Mathilde (Mahaut)de Dendermonde (Tenremonde) ° 1185 + 18/04/1224
- dame de Tenremonde, Lokeren et Meulebeke
(fille de Gautier II, seigneur de Tenremonde)
(Mahaut Ou Mathilde DE TENREMONDE) (Mahaut Ou Mathilde de DENDERMONDE)
dame héritière de Tenremonde Molembecque
Born in 1180
Deceased 2 May 1224, aged 44 years old
Avouée de Béthune, de Saint-Bavon et d'Arras

ep. Guillaume II de Béthune
° ~1160 + peu après 13-14/04/1213/14 (test.)
- seigneur de Béthune, Richebourg, Warneton, Choques, Tenremonde, Meulebeke (Molembecque)
et Locres (Lokeren),
- Avoué de l’Abbaye Saint-Vaast d’Arras (adopte les armes de sa femme, depuis, celles de Béthune)

Getekende kopie van de gigant van het verdwenen praalgraf van Mathilde van Béthune in de abdij te Flines door Anthonio de Succa (1601-1615)

Signed copy of the giant of the lost tomb of Mathilde of Béthune in the Abbey of Flines by Anthonio de Succa (1601-1615)

Curator Note: Mathilde was reportedly buried at the Abbey of Flines. “The Abbey of Flines, founded in the 13th century by order of Margaret of Constantinople, Countess of Flanders and Hainaut, once took place in the town of Flines-lez-Raches, in the north. Former Cistercian abbey, it was the burial place of several counts of Flanders.

Once considered one of the most beautiful abbeys in the Netherlands, Flines Abbey was demolished during the French Revolution. The last remnants definitively disappeared during the 19th century.” The sarcophagus of Mathilde van Dendermonde has disappeared.

COMBLES-SONKES M. – VAN DEN BERGEN-PANTENS C., Memoriën van Anthonio de Succa een tijdgenoot van Pieter Pauwels Rubens, tekeningen uit de 17de eeuw (dl. I & II), Cat. Tent. Brussel Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I Nassaukapel 5-3/30-4-1977, dl. II, f° 14.
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A Flemish noble. Lady of Dendermonde (French Termonde), Lokeren et Meulebeke.

Her name, rendered in modern French, was Mathilde, not Maud. So in charters issued by herself or her husband. In a charter dated 1190, "Ego Willelums de Betunia dominus de Tenremunda et Magthildis uxor mea..." they permit the abbey at Ninove to transport goods across their lands.[1] This is the earliest record of Mathilde, and notably already has her married to William, which suggests a birth date no later than about 1170.

She then appears either with her husband, or as Lady of Tenremonde in her own right, in charters as follows (not an exhaustive list):

25 March 1191, with her husband as "Matilde ... domina uidelicet Tenremunde..."[2] in a dispute mediated by countess Matilda of Flanders between Gerard II van Reninge and the monks of Marchiennes.

1193, William and "...Mathildis uxor mea..." free an abbey from tolls when moving goods across their lands.[3]

1194, her husband William, Lord of Bethune and Tenremonde declares that Walter, once Lord of Tenremonde (i.e. now deceased), donated a silver mark out of the lands at Tenremonde annually. The declaration is done with the concession of his wife Matildis and his sons Daniel, Robert, and Baldwin and his daughters Aelidis and Matildis.[4]

1197, consents to a grant of land made by her husband.[5]

1197, the archbishop of Reims confirms a donation made by William and Mathilde, his wife.[6]
June 1197, Baldwin, count of Flanders and Henin, confirms William and Matilda's donation to the parish and church at Lichtervelde.[7]

7 March 1202, both again appearing together in relation to the dispute between Gerard II van Reninge and the Abbey of Marchiennes.[8]

May 1202, William and Mathilde his wife confirm that William van Uijtkerke mortgaged lands he held from them in fee to the chapter of St. Donatian at Bruges. They free the chapter from vassalage.[9]

June 1202, William with the consent of his wife and son frees the chapter at Béthune from any duties and fees due to them.[10]

June 1202, William and his wife Machtildis free the monks at Ypres from tolls when transporting goods across their lands at Béthune and Warneton.[11]

April 1214, William declares that if he dies before his wife Mathilde, then his daughters Margaret and Mathilda will each get a dowry of 15,000 marks of silver, committing the lands of Richebourg for this purpose.[12]

February 1217, Mathilde, now as Lady of Tenremonde, agree with Segher van Ghent on the brothers Gerard and William van Grimbergen as arbitrators in a dispute between them.[13]
1217, Robert VII de Béthune consents to the cession of lands by his mother Mathilde to the Abbey at Ghent.[14]

November 1218, Mathilde, Lady of Tenremonde, frees the abbey at Ter Doest from duties otherwise due to her.[15]

April 1219, John, bishop of Cambrai confirms the donation of lands which were held by Gauthier van Schellebelle in fee from Mathilde, Lady of Tenremonde.[16]

2 October 1220, the Lady of Tenremonde is mentioned as the liege of a Walter Rufus.[17]

1221, Mathilde, Lady of Tenremonde, donates to the Teutonic Order at Pitsenburg, 6 bunders of land called "Hanret", 3 bunders of land called "Kele", and 7 sous from the lands at "Venhen".[18]
May 1221, the Lady of Tenremonde cedes lands to the hospital at Tenremonde with conditions.[19]

23 July 1221, Mahaut, Lady of Tenremonde, confirms an agreement between herself, the countess of Flanders, and the advocate of the Abbey at Ghent regarding the subject of their serfs and vassals.[20]

18 August 1223, Matilde, Lady of Tenremonde, appears in a charter concerning the hospital of Tenremonde swapping locations with an order of monks at Zwijveke.[21]

21 September 1223, the bishop of Tournai informs two abbots that Mathilda, Lady of Tenremonde, has not been convinced by him to approve the cession of tithes to their respective abbeys.[22]

11 October 1223, Mathilde, Lady of Tenremont, with her son Robert, declare that they intend to found an abbey for the Cistercian order, donating lands at Raingaudus, Heribrandus, Pierrebroek, Meerbroek, a windmill, rents from Hamme and Hertbuur, and fishing rights with a boat on the Dendre.[23]

19 October 1223, the bishop of Cambrai approves the change of location for the hospital of Tenremonde, and orders three abbots to explore if this is a good location for Mathilda's new abbey.[24]

17 February 1223, the bishop of Thérouanne confirms a donation of lands held in fief from the Lady of Tenremonde.[25]

March 1224 (n.s.), Mathilde, Lady of Tenremonde, confirms a sale of land.[26]

Her date of death is not certain however, her son, Robert VII, as Lord of Tenremonde, makes a donation of an annual rent of 11 Flanders Pounds out of his lands at Uitbergen, to the Cistercian Abbey at Zwyweke-lez-Tenremonde for the final rest of his own and his mother's souls. This charter is dated March 1225 (n.s.), and the donation to be given annually at Easter.[27] Presumably this is the reason that Vlaminck conjectures that Mathilde would have died on the 14th of April 1224 (n.s.), being the preceding Easter.[28] Nevertheless, her death likely occurred within the period between March 1224 (n.s.) and Easter 1224 (n.s.) as she herself confirms a sale of land by Daniel of Dentergem to the church at Ypres at the earlier date, and doesn't appear in the record thereafter.[29]

Sources
↑ Diplomata Belgica, here: 4082
↑ Diplomata Belgica, here: 3044
↑ Diplomata Belgica, here: 682
↑ Du Chesne, A. (1631) Prevves de l'Histoire des maisons de Guines, d'Ardres, Gand, et Covcy. Paris: Cramoisy, p. 238, citing an original charter dated 1194.
↑ Diplomata Belgica, here: 2302
↑ Diplomata Belgica, here: 2979
↑ Diplomata Belgica, here: 308
↑ Diplomata Belgica, here: 13175
↑ Diplomata Belgica, here: 31414
↑ Diplomata Belgica, here: 13254
↑ Diplomata Belgica, here: 13256
↑ Diplomata Belgica, here: 32548
↑ Diplomata Belgica, here: 15694
↑ Diplomata Belgica, here: 15859
↑ Diplomata Belgica, here: 16007
↑ Diplomata Belgica, here: 16145
↑ Diplomata Belgica, here: 16403
↑ Diplomata Belgica, here: 34201
↑ Diplomata Belgica, here: 16570
↑ Diplomata Belgica, here: 16602
↑ Diplomata Belgica, here: 17050
↑ Diplomata Belgica, here: 17056
↑ Diplomata Belgica, here: 17070
↑ Diplomata Belgica, here: 17073
↑ Diplomata Belgica, here: 17173
↑ Diplomata Belgica, here: 17199
↑ de Vlaminck, A. (1869) "Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Zwyveke-lez-Termonde" Gand: Cercle archéologique de la Ville et de l'ancien Pays de Termonde. No. 9, p. 9. See also Diplomata Belgica, here: 17587
↑ ibid., n. 1
↑ Feys, E., & Nelis, A. (1880-1884) "Les cartulaires de la prévôté de Saint-Martin à Ypres (1102-1543)". Bruges. Vol. II.1, No. 110, pp. 75-6. See also Diplomata Belgica, here: 17199

See Also
Nieus, Jean-François. "Stratégies seigneuriales anglo-flamandes après 1066. L’honor de Chocques et la famille de Béthune. In: Revue belge de philologie et d'histoire, tome 95, fasc. 2, 2017. pp. 163-191; doi : https://doi.org/10.3406/rbph.2017.9030 persee
Warlop, E. (1976) The Flemish Nobility Before 1300. Kortrijk: Demser-Huysman, p. 758.

Lancaster, Andrew. “Mathilde (Dendermonde) De Béthune.” WikiTree, 17 Jan. 2012, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Dendermonde-2.''