Gerberga of Burgundy
Gerberga of Burgundy | |
|---|---|
| Born | 965 Arles |
| Died | 1016 Nordgau, Bavaria |
| Noble family | Burgundian royal family |
| Spouse(s) | Herman II, Duke of Swabia |
| Father | Conrad of Burgundy |
| Mother | Matilda of France |
Gerberga of Burgundy (c.965/6- 7th July 1016) was a member of the Burgundian royal family. She was married to Herman II, Duke of Swabia.
Life and Issue
Gerberga was born in Arles. She was the daughter of King Conrad of Burgundy and his second wife, Matilda, daughter of Louis IV of France and Gerberga of Saxony.[1] Her paternal aunt was Empress Adelaide. Through her mother, she was related to Louis IV of France, Emperor Otto I and Charlemagne.[2]
First marriage
Gerberga married her first husband, Herman I, Count of Werl, c.978.[3] Herman of Werl died sometime between 985-988. With Herman of Werl, Gerberga had the following children:[4]
- Herman II, count of Werl (c.980-1025)
- Rudolf (or Liudolf) of Werl (c.982/6-1044)
- Bernard I of Werl (c.983-1027)
Second marriage
Gerberga married Herman II, Duke of Swabia in 988. With Herman of Swabia, Gerberga had several children, including:
- Matilda of Swabia
- Gisela, who became Empress of Germany.
- Herman III, who succeeded his father in 1003, but died young, in 1012.
- Berthold (992-993)
- Beatrice (?) (died after 25th February 1025),who was married to Adalbert of Eppenstein.[5]
Death
Gerberga died in 1019 in Nordgau, Bavaria.
Notes
- ^ Reuter, Timothy (2000). The New Cambridge Medieval History: c. 900-c. 1024. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-36447-7.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Wolfram, Conrad II, p.32
- ^ e.g. Brandenburg, Die Nachkommen Karls des Großen, table 5; Glocker, 'Die Verwandten der Ottonen,' p. 300.
- ^ Leidinger, 'Die Grafen von Werl,' p. 129
- ^ Boshoff, Die Salier, pp. 25f.
Sources
- Conrad II, 990-1039: Emperor of Three Kingdoms. The Pennsylvania State University Press. 2006.
{{cite book}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter|authors=(help) - P. Leidinger, 'Die Grafen von Werl und Werl-Arnsberg (ca. 980-1124): Genealogie und Aspekte ihrer politischen Geschichte in ottonischer und salischer Zeit,' in, H. Klueting, ed., Das Herzogtum Westfalen, Band I, Das kurkölnische Herzogtum Westfalen von den Anfängen der kölnischen Herrschaft im südlichen Westfalen bis zur Säkularisierung 1803 (Münster, 2009).
- W. Glocker, Die Verwandten der Ottonen und ihre Bedeutung in der Politik. Studien zur Familienpolitik und zur Genealogie des sächsischen Kaiserhauses (1989).
- E. Brandenburg, Die Nachkommen Karls des Großen (1935).