Gerberga of Saxony
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| Tenure | 939–954 |
| Spouse | Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine Louis IV of France |
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| Lothair of France Matilda, Queen of Burgundy Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine |
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| House | Ottonian |
| Father | Henry the Fowler |
| Mother | Matilda of Ringelheim |
| Born | 913 |
| Died | 984 |
Gerberga of Saxony (c. 913–5 May 984) was a daughter of Henry the Fowler, King of Germany, and Matilda of Ringelheim.
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Family [edit]
She married first Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine. They had four children:
- Alberade of Lorraine b. about 929. Married Renaud (originally as Ragenold), a Viking chieftain who became the Count of Roucy [1]
- Henry, Duke of Lorraine b. about 932
- Gerberge of Lorraine b. about 935. Married Adalbert I of Vermandois.
- Wiltrude, b. about 937.
She married secondly Louis IV of France in 939. They were parents to eight children:
- Lothair of France (941–986)
- Matilda b. about 943; married Conrad of Burgundy
- Hildegarde b. about 944
- Carloman b. about 945
- Louis b. about 948
- Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine (953–993)
- Alberade b. before 953
- Henry b. about 953
Life [edit]
Contemporary sources describe her as a highly educated, intelligent and forceful player in the political game of the time.
Louis IV died on 10 September 954. As a widow, Gerberga became a nun and served as the abbess of Notre Dame in Laon. She died in Reims, Champagne.
Sources [edit]
- Bouchard, Constance Brittain. (2001) Those of My Blood: Constructing Noble Families in Medieval Francia. University of Pennsylvania Press.
- "Women in power 750-1000" from Guide2womenleaders.com, last accessed January 13, 2007
References [edit]
- ^ Cawley, Charles, NORTHERN FRANCE NOBILITY: Ragenold Roucy died 967, Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, retrieved August 2012,[better source needed]
External links [edit]
- von Sachsen line from thePeerage.com
- Royal Genealogies
- Find A Grave profile for Queen Gerberge
- Gerberga von Sachsen (913-969) on Familypedia (open wiki)
| Preceded by Emma of France |
Queen of Western Francia 939–954 |
Succeeded by Emma of Italy |
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