Oda of Saxony
Appearance
Oda of Saxony | |
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Queen consort of Lotharingia | |
Tenure | - 900 |
Born | 877 |
Died | aft. 952 |
Spouse | Zwentibold Gerhard I of Metz |
Issue | Wigfried Oda of Metz Godfrey of Jülich |
House | Ottonian dynasty |
Father | Otto I, Duke of Saxony |
Mother | Hedwig of Babenberg |
Oda of Saxony (877 – aft. 952) was a Saxon princess. She was the daughter of Otto I, Duke of Saxony[1] and Hedwiga of Babenberg. She married King Zwentibold of Lotharingia[2] and at his death in August 900 (when Oda must have been 23), she contracted a second marriage with Count Gerhard I of Metz.[3] From this union were born:
- Wigfried, abbot of St. Ursula in Cologne, and then archbishop of Cologne from 924 to 953.
- Oda (Uda) of Metz (d. 10 Apr 963), married Gozlin, Count of Bidgau and Methingau (d. 942).[3]
- A daughter of name unknown.
- Godfrey,[4] count of the Jülichgau.
References
- ^ McCarthy 2013, p. 90.
- ^ Brown & Wailes 2013, p. 52.
- ^ a b Nash 2017, p. xxvi.
- ^ Holmes 2001, p. 150.
Sources
- Brown, Phyllis R.; Wailes, Stephen L., eds. (2013). Companion to Hrotsvit of Gandersheim (fl. 960): Contextual and Interpretive Approaches. Brill.
- Holmes, George (2001). The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe. Oxford University Press.
- McCarthy, T.J.H., ed. (2013). Chronicles of the Investiture Contest: Frutolf of Michelsberg and his continuators. Manchester University Press.
- Nash, Penelope (2017). Empress Adelheid and Countess Matilda: Medieval Female Rulership and the Foundations of European Society. Palgrave Macmillan.