Gerberga (Liudolfing) von Sachsen (abt. 914 - abt. 984)

Born about 0914 in Nordhausen, Vogtlandkreis, Sachsen, Germany

Ancestors

Wife of Louis (Carolingian) de France — married 0939 in Lotharingian

Descendants

Died about 5 May 0984 at about age 70 in Reims, France

Problems/Questions Profile manager: John Atkinson [send private message]

Biography

Gerberge Liudolfing was a member of the aristocracy in Europe.

Gerberga "of Saxony", wife of Gilbert, duke of Lotharingia (son of Reginar), and later of Louis IV d'Outremer, King of the Franks.

Gerberga of Germany. (b. 913/4 Nordhausen - 5 May 984 Reims)

bur. Abbaye de Reims

alias: Gerberge

Gerberga of Saxony (House - Ottonian) (b. ca. 913/914 - d. 5 May 984) was the daughter of Heinrich I "der Vogelsteller" / "the Fowler" (876-936), King of Germany and his second wife, Mathilde Immedinger.^[1]

Titles

Queen of Franks

Princess of Lorraine

Princess of the Germans

Parents

• Father: Heinrich I "der Vogelsteller" (EN: the Fowler), King of Germany.[3]
• Mother: Mathilde,^[2] daughter of Graf Theoderich Immedinger and Reginlind.[4]

Marriage

Henry project notes:

In 929, Gerberga was married to Giselbert, duke of Lorraine ["Gisalbertus dux Gerburgam filiam Heinrici regis duxit uxorem" Continuatio Reginonis, s.a. 929, Regino, Chronicon, 158; "Gisalbertus dux Gerbirgam, Heinrichi regis filiam, duxit uxorem." Annales Heremi, s.a. 929, MGH SS 3: 141; "Gisalbertus dux Gerbirg duxit uxorem" Annales S. Maximini Trevirensis, s.a. 929, MGH SS 2: 213]. Giselbert died in 939, and Gerberga married king Louis IV of France ["Ludowicus rex, in regnum Lothariense regressus, relictam Gisleberti Gerbergam duxit uxorem, Othonis scilicet regis sororem." Flodoard, Annales, s.a. 939, 74]. After the death of Louis, on 25 April 959, she is found as abbess of Notre-Dame de Soissons [RHF 9: 665]. Gerberga was still living on 17 May 968, when she appeared in an act of her son Lothaire [RHF 9: 622 (#22)].

m.1 (928/9) Giselbert II von Maasgau (b. 885/900 - d. 02 Oct 939), Graf im Maasgau, Duke of Lotharingia.[5] Issue:

• Alberade of Lorraine (b. 929/93)

m. Ragenold "Renaud" (d. after 926), Comte de Roucy.[6]^[3]

• Henri (b. ante 934 - d. 943/5), Duke of Lotharingia.[7]

• Gerberge of Lorraine b. about 935

m. Adalbert I of Vermandois

• Wiltrude, b. about 937.

m.2 (late 939) Louis IV d'Outremer, King of the Franks. Issue: 7.

• Lothair (941-986), King of the Franks

• Mathilde (b. late 943 - d. Jan 981/92)

m. Conrad I 'le Pacifique' Welf, King of Burgundy

• Charles "died young" (b. abt. 945 - d. 953)

• (dau) UNKNOWN (b. 947/early 948)

• Louis "died young" (c. 948 - 954)^[4]

• Charles (b. 953; bur. 1001), Duke of Lower Lorraine (incarcerated in 991), twin

• Henri "died young" (b. summer 953), twin

Burried at Rheims, Champagne-Ardenne, France

Sources

1. ↑ St Matilda of Ringelheim
2. ↑ St Matilda of Ringelheim
3. ↑ "Ragenoldus princeps Nortmannorum" (Flodoard);
   Viking chieftain who became the Count of Roucy.
4. ↑ cited by Cawley (2006),[1] but Wikipedia FR does not mention him.[2]

• Cawley, C. (2006). Medieval Lands v.4. Fmg.ac. Web.[8]
• Luitprand of Cremona
• Wikipedia: Gerberga of Saxony
• Henry project page: http://home.earthlink.net/~henryproject/hproject/prov/gerbe000.htm

• Gerberga, Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A Prosopography of Medieval European Noble and Royal Families. Germany, Kings. accessed May 2018.

• Ancestry Family Trees: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/28540462/family