Hedwig of Nordgau
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Hedwig of Nordgau (circa 922 – after 993) was the wife of Siegfried of Luxembourg, first count of Luxembourg and founder of the country. They were married circa 950.[1] She was of Saxon origin but her parentage is not known for sure. Some sources list her as the daughter of count Eberhard IV of Nordgau and Luitgard of Lotharingia.[2] Others claim that she was connected to the family of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor.[3] Described as "saintly" herself, Hedwig of Nordgau was the mother of Saint Cunigunde of Luxembourg, the sixth of eleven children from her marriage to Siegfried.[4]
[edit] Children
Hedwig of Nordgau's children included:
- Henry, count of Luxemburg
- Adalbert, archbishop of Trier
- Luitgard, married Arnulf, Count of Holland
- Eva, married count Gerard of Elzass
- Cunigunde, married Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
- Dietrich, bishop of Metz
- Frederik, father of the later counts Henry II and Giselbert
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Hedwig of Nordgau on Peerage.com; Stuart (1995) p. 156
- ^ See Stuart (1995) p. 156.
- ^ Fuchs (2006) p. 119
- ^ Butler et al. (1956) p. 470; Holböck (2002) p. 134
[edit] Sources
- Butler, Alban; Thurston, Herbert; and Attwater, Donald (1956). Butler's Lives of the Saints, Volume 1, 2nd Edition. P. J. Kenedy and Sons.
- Fuchs, Rüdiger (2006). Die Inschriften der Stadt Trier I (bis 1500). Reichert. ISBN 389500555X (German)
- Holböck, Ferdinand (2002). Married Saints and Blesseds: Through the Centuries. Ignatius Press, p. 134. ISBN 0898708435
- Stuart, Roderick W. (1995). Royalty for commoners, 2nd Edition. Genealogical Publishing Company, pp. 156 and 171. ISBN 0806314869
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