Hedwig
of Nordgau
[uncertain]
formerly Nordgau
Born about in Luxembourg
Ancestors 
Daughter of Eberhard Nordgau
[uncertain]
and [mother unknown]
Sister of
Hugh Lambert (Equisheim) de Equisheim [half], Adalbert (Alsace) d'Alsace [half], Hugh (Nordgau) von Nordgau [half], Eberhard Alsace [half], Adelaide of Metz (of Lower Alsace) Alsace [half] and Adelaide (Egisheim) von Speyer [half]
Wife of
Siegfried (Luxembourg) Ardennes
— married
before 0963 in Luxembourg, Belgium
Descendants 
Mother of
Fredericus (Luxembourg) von Moselgau, Luitgard (Luxembourg) Holland, Eva (Luxembourg) von Metz and Kunigunde (Luxembourg) Bayern
Died after
after about age 71
in St Maximin, Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Aug 2011
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Hedwig Nordgau was a member of the aristocracy in Europe.
- Royal Ancestry, Vol. V, page 503
SIGEFROID (or SIEGFRIED, SIGEBERT), Count in Moselgau, 982, born say 915-920. He married probably about 955 HEDWID ______, (OF NORDGAU). They had six sons, Henri (or Heinrich) [Count in Bidgau; Count of Ardennes; Duke of Bavaria], Sigefroid (or Siegfried), Frederic (or Friedrich) [Count (in Hessengau?)], Gislbert [Count of Vaudrevange/Wallerfangen (in Moslgau)], Thierry (or Dietrich) [Bishop of Metz], and Adalberon [Archbishop of Treves], and five daughters, Luitgarde (wife of Arnulf, Count of Holland), ______ (wife of Thietmar), Cunegonde (or Kunigund) (wife of Heinrich II, Duke of Bavaria, Emperor), Eve (or Abenza) (wife of Gerard, Count in Alsace), and Ermentrude [Abbess]. His wife, Hedwig, died 13 December, after 993. SIEGFRIED I, Count in Moselgau, was living 26 October 997. He died 27 (or 28) October, probably c.998. They were buried at St. Maximin, Trier.
Parents
UNKNOWN[2]
Marriage
m. (ante 963) Siegfried (Siegfroy), Count of Moselgau and Ardennes. Issue: 11[3][4]
Sources
- Royal Ancestry, Vol. V, page 503
Cawley, C. (2006). Medieval Lands v.3. fmg.ac.
Lewis, M. (n.d.). "Hedwige d'Alsace-Nordgau."[5]
Wikipedia: Hedwig of Nordgau;[1] Wikipedia: Sigfried, Count of the Ardennes
- ↑ Wikipedia's article on Hedwig of Norgau is scant.[1] Cawley (2006), does a better job of transcribing info.
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Andrew Lancaster
Andrew Lancaster
I note MEDLANDS does not claim to know why people think shes from Nordgau. Either does the Henry project who says her parents are unknown http://home.earthlink.net/~henryproject/hproject/prov/hedwi000.htm
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Rod Piper
Her parentage is unknown someone should remove the alleged parent.
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