Gisela of Burgundy, Marchioness of Montferrat
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Gisela of Burgundy | |
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| Born | 1075 |
| Died | May 1135 |
| Noble family | House of Ivrea |
| Spouse(s) | Umberto II, Count of Savoy Rainier I of Montferrat |
| Father | William I, Count of Burgundy |
| Mother | Stephanie |
Gisela of Burgundy (1075–1135), was a Countess consort of Savoy and a Marchioness consort of Montferrat. She was the spouse of Humbert II, Count of Savoy and later of Rainier I of Montferrat whom she married after Humbert's death.[1] She was the daughter of William I, Count of Burgundy.
With her first husband, Humbert II of Savoy, whom she married in 1090, her children included:
- Amadeus III of Savoy
- William, Bishop of Liège
- Adelaide of Maurienne (d. 1154), wife of King Louis VI of France
- Agnes, (d. 1127), wife of Arcimboldo VI, lord of Bourbon
- Humbert
- Reginald
- Guy, abbot of Namur
By her second marriage to Rainier, Marquess of Montferrat, her children were:
- Joanna, who married William Clito, Count of Flanders, in 1127, and was widowed a year later[2]
- William V of Montferrat
- Matilda, wife of Alberto of Parodi, Margrave of Parodi
- Adelasia, a nun
- Isabella, wife of Guido, Count of Biandrate
References
- ^ Beihammer, Parani & Schabel 2008, p. 183.
- ^ Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Herausgegeben von Detlev Schwennicke (Marburg, Germany: Verlag von J. A. Stargardt, 1984), Tafeln 81, 200
Sources
- Beihammer, Alexander D.; Parani, Maria G.; Schabel, Christopher D., eds. (2008). Diplomatics in the Eastern Mediterranean 1000-1500: Aspects of Cross-Cultural Communication. BRILL. ISBN 978-9047433033.
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