Gerberga of Lower Lorraine
Gerberga of Lower Lorraine | |
|---|---|
 Lambert and Gerberga | |
| Born | c. 975 |
| Died | c. 1019 |
| Noble family | Carolingian |
| Spouse(s) | Lambert I, Count of Louvain |
| Father | Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine |
| Mother | Adelaide/Agnes de Vermandois |
Gerberga of Lower Lorraine (975-1019), Countess of Louvain, was the daughter of Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine, himself the son of Louis IV of France and Gerberga of Saxony.[1] Her mother was Adelaide/Agnes de Vermandois.[1]
Personal life[edit]
She married Lambert I, Count of Louvain[2] and they had:
- Henry I[2]
- Lambert II[2]
- Matilda (also called Maud), who married Eustace I, Count of Boulogne[2]
- Reginar[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Bouchard 2001, p. Figure 6.1.
- ^ a b c d e Tanner 1992, p. 255.
Sources[edit]
- Bouchard, Constance Brittain (2001). Those of My Blood: Creating Noble Families in Medieval Francia. University of Pennsylvania Press.
- Tanner, Heather J. (1992). Chibnall, Marjorie (ed.). "The Expansion of the Power and Influence of the Counts of Boulogne under Eustace II". Anglo-Norman Studies - XIV.Proceeding of the Battle Conference 1991. The Boydell Press: 251-286.
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