Mathilde de Blois (de Boulogne), Queen consort of England, comtessa de Boulogne - Birthplace Strand

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The birthplace strand is quite a mélange for the year 1102. May I suggest « Boulogne-sur-Mer, Picardie, France » arising from two historical factors:

1. "Pas-de Calais" is a départment designation. The original 83 departments were created on 4 March 1790, during the French Revolution, which includes Pas-de-Calais. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pas-de-Calais#History

2. "Nord-Pas-de-Calais" is a province designation that wasn't fully formed until ca. 1678. "Historical French provinces that preceded Nord-Pas-de-Calais are Artois, French Flanders, French Hainaut and (partially) Picardy." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Ken

Done, good catch.

The built in location tool has an overwriting feature that needs to be used more often.

You would be surprised to see how many instances of “United Kingdom” there are for England pre 1707!, but it’s the default

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