von Sachsen, Queen of France Gerberga

Female 913 - 984  (70 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  von Sachsen, Queen of France Gerberga was born on 10 Jun 913 in Nordhausen, Vogtlandkreis, Sachsen, Germany; was christened on 4 Aug 914 in Markneukirchen, Vogtlandkreis, Sachsen, Germany; died on 5 May 984 in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France; was buried on 22 May 984 in Reims Cathedral, Champagne-Ardenne, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • House: Ottonian
    • FSID: LD9Y-VRR
    • Religion: Abbess of Notre Dame

    Notes:

    "Gerberga of Saxony was a French queen who ruled as regent of France during the minority of her son Lothair in 954–959. She was a member of the Ottonian dynasty. Her first husband was Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine. Her second husband was Louis IV of France. Contemporary sources describe her as a highly educated, intelligent and forceful political player."

    Family
    Gerberga was born c.913. She was the oldest daughter of Henry the Fowler, King of Germany, and his second wife, Matilda. Her older brother was Otto I of Germany.

    First marriage
    In 929, Gerberga married her first husband, Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine.
    They had four children:

    1.) Alberade of Lorraine b. about 929. Married Renaud (originally as Ragenold), a Viking chieftain who became the Count of Roucy

    2.) Henry, Duke of Lorraine b. about 932

    3.) Gerberge of Lorraine b. about 935. Married Adalbert I of Vermandois.

    4.) Wiltrude, b. about 937.

    Jocundus, a Lotharingia chronicler writing in the 1070s, recorded that Gerberga was the driving force behind Gilbert's decision to support her younger brother Henry when he rebelled against her older brother Otto I c.936. Giselbert was defeated by Otto I in 939 at the Battle of Andernach and, while trying to escape, drowned in the Rhine.

    Second marriage
    When Gilbert died, Gerberga was about 26 years old. She married secondly Louis IV of France in 939. They were parents to eight children:

    1.) Lothair of France (941-986)

    2.) Matilda b. about 943; married Conrad of Burgundy

    3.) Hildegarde b. about 944

    4.) Carloman b. about 945

    5.) Louis b. about 948

    6.) Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine (953-993)

    7.) Alberade b. before 953

    8.) Henry b. about 953

    Widowhood
    As regent
    Louis IV died on 10 September 954. At this time, his son and heir with Gerberga, Lothair of France, was only thirteen. Gerberga took action to ensure that Lothar could succeed his father. She reached an agreement with her brother-in-law Hugh the Great, who had been an adversary to Lothair's father. In exchange for supporting Lothair's rule Hugh was given rule over Aquitaine and much of Burgundy Gerberga did not seek the support of her brother, Emperor Otto I, because the interference of the East-Frankish emperor in West-Frankish affairs would have placed the West-Frankish kingdom in a weak position politically, and angered the West-Frankish nobles.

    After the death of Hugh the Great in 956, Gerberga and her sister Hadwig (who was Hugh's widow) were the heads of the two most powerful dynasties in West Francia. Along with their brother, Bruno, who was both archbishop of Cologne and duke of Lotharingia, Gerberga and Hadwig ruled the kingdom, until Lothair came of age.

    As abbess
    In 959, after Lothair had come of age, Gerberga became abbess of the Benedictine monastery of Notre Dame in Soissons. Nevertheless, she remained politically active. In 961 she was involved in choosing the new archbishop of Reims, Odalric. In 965 she was present at the imperial court in Cologne, when her son Lothair married Emma of Italy, the step-daughter of her brother Emperor Otto I.

    Death
    There is some debate about when Gerberga died. She is last documented in May 968. Since necrology records indicate that she died on 5 May, her date of death is often given as 968 or 969. The death date of 5 May 968 is not possible since Gerberga was still alive on 17 May 968 so her death date could only be in 969 or later some maintain that Gerberga did not die until 984. She is buried in the Abbey of Saint-Remi in Reims, Champagne.

    Gerberga married of the West Franks, King Louis IV in 939 in France. Louis (son of de France, Charles and of Wessex, Eadgifu) was born on 10 Sep 921 in Laon, Aisne, Picardie, France; died on 10 Sep 954 in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France; was buried after 10 Sep 954 in Abbey of Saint-Remi, Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. de Lorraine, Charles I  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 953 in Laon, Aisne, Picardie, France; died on 21 May 992 in Orléans, Loiret, Centre, France; was buried on 21 May 992 in Sint-Servatius, Maastricht, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands.
    2. 3. de France, Mathilde  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 943 in Laon, Aisne, Picardie, France; died on 26 Nov 982 in Vermandois (Historical), Picardie, France; was buried after 26 Nov 982 in Wien, Wien, Wien, Austria.

    Gerberga married de Lorraine, Gilbert in 928. Gilbert was born in 880 in Rheims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France; died on 2 Oct 939 in Andernach, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; was buried after 2 Oct 939 in Andernach, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. de Lorraine, Countess Alberada  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Jul 930 in Brabant, Meuse, Lorraine, France; died on 18 Mar 972 in Coucy-Le-Château-Auffrique, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France; was buried after 18 Mar 972 in Abbey of Saint-Remi, Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
    2. 5. de Lorraine, Gerberge  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 935 in France; died on 7 Sep 978 in France.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  de Lorraine, Charles I Descendancy chart to this point (1.Gerberga1) was born in 953 in Laon, Aisne, Picardie, France; died on 21 May 992 in Orléans, Loiret, Centre, France; was buried on 21 May 992 in Sint-Servatius, Maastricht, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Appointments / Titles: Duke of Lower Lorraine, Duke of Brabant
    • Appointments / Titles: Prince of France, Duc de Basse-Lotharingie
    • House: Carolingian
    • Nickname: The Gross
    • FSID: LZLQ-664

    Charles married de Troyes, Adelaide in 969 in Normandy, France. Adelaide (daughter of de Lothiers, Godefroi and von Sachsen, Mathilde Billung) was born in 953 in Troyes, Aube, Champagne-Ardenne, France; died on 18 Oct 989 in Moselle, Lorraine, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. van Neder-Lotharingen, Lady Gerberga  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 975 in Brabant, Meuse, Lorraine, France; died on 27 Jan 1018 in Nivelles, Brabant Wallon, Belgium; was buried after 27 Jan 1018 in Cloister de Sainte Gertrude, Nivelles, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

  2. 3.  de France, Mathilde Descendancy chart to this point (1.Gerberga1) was born in 943 in Laon, Aisne, Picardie, France; died on 26 Nov 982 in Vermandois (Historical), Picardie, France; was buried after 26 Nov 982 in Wien, Wien, Wien, Austria.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • House: Carolingian
    • FSID: KND9-P91

    Notes:

    Matilda of France - member of the Carolingian dynasty.

    Daughter of King Louis IV of France (920/921–954), ruler of West Francia, and his wife, Gerberga of Saxony (d. about 984), sister of the East Frankish king Otto I. At the time of her birth, Carolingian rule had already weakened: King Louis attempted to stabilize his reign by marrying an East Frankish princess, while he fought with the reluctant dukes of Normandy and with the forces of his Robertian rival Hugh the Great.

    When Matilda's brother, 13-year-old Lothair ascended the French throne in 954, Gerberga acted as regent.

    In 964 Matilda was married to Conrad, the Welf ruler of the Kingdom of Burgundy, who strongly relied on the support of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, Matilda's maternal uncle and husband of Conrad's sister Adelaide. As her dowry, the young queen brought her husband the city of Vienne, which her brother Lothair had ceded to her.

    Matilda was outlived by her husband, she probably died after 981. She is buried in Vienne Cathedral

    Mathilde married von Hochburgund, Conrad III in 955 in Germany. Conrad (son of von Hochburgund, King Rudolph II and von Schwaben, Bertha) was born in 925 in Franche-Comté, France; died on 19 Oct 993 in Wien, Wien, Wien, Austria; was buried on 19 Oct 993 in Wien, Wien, Wien, Austria. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. de Bourgogne, Berthe  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Mar 967 in Königreich, Stade, Niedersachsen, Germany; died on 16 Jan 1010 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France.

  3. 4.  de Lorraine, Countess Alberada Descendancy chart to this point (1.Gerberga1) was born on 9 Jul 930 in Brabant, Meuse, Lorraine, France; died on 18 Mar 972 in Coucy-Le-Château-Auffrique, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France; was buried after 18 Mar 972 in Abbey of Saint-Remi, Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Appointments / Titles: Belle-fille de Louis IV
    • FSID: GWZB-NNM

    Notes:

    Alberade de Lorraine, (von Lothringen (Lorraine) von Hennegau von Hainault), Countess of Lorraine, de Roucy
    Also Known As: "Alberada", "Albrede", "von Lothringen", "von Hennegau", "Alberade /Hainault/"
    Birthdate: 930
    Birthplace: Lorraine, France
    Death: 973 (34-51) France
    Place of Burial: Rheims, Champagne-Ardenne, France

    Immediate Family:
    Daughter of
    Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine and Gerberga of Saxony

    Wife of
    Renaud I de Rheims, Comte de Roucy and de Rheims

    Mother of
    Brunon de Roucy, Bishop of Langres;
    Gerberge de Roucy de Reims;
    Ermentrude of Roucy, countess of Mâcon and Burgundy and
    Giselbert de Roucy

    Sister of Ermintrud Countess van Henegouwen; Henry, duke of Lorraine; Gerberga of Lorraine and Hedwige
    Half sister of Lothair IV, roi de France; Mathilde de France, Reine Consort des Deux-Bourgognes; Charles de France; Louis de France; Henri de France; and Charles de France, duc de Basse-Lotharingie
    Occupation: Countess of Roucy (Alberade de Lorraine)(Aubrée Reginar)

    Family/Spouse: de Roucy, Renaud II. Renaud (son of Rognvald) was born in 921 in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France; died on 10 May 967 in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France; was buried after 10 May 967 in Abbey of Saint-Remi, Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. de Roucy, Ermentrude  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 958 in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France; died on 5 Mar 1005 in Mâcon, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France; was buried after 5 Mar 1003 in Milan, Milano, Lombardia, Italy.

  4. 5.  de Lorraine, Gerberge Descendancy chart to this point (1.Gerberga1) was born in 935 in France; died on 7 Sep 978 in France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FSID: 9H65-XXK

    Notes:

    https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/LOTHARINGIAN%20(LOWER)%20NOBILITY.htm#Gerbergadied978
    https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/nfravalver.htm#AlbertIdied987B

    Gerberge married of Vermandois, Albert I in 954. Albert (son of de Vermandois, Hérbert II and de France, Adela) was born in UNKNOWN; died on 9 Sep 988 in Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. de Vermandois, Gisela  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 955 in Vermandois (Historical), Picardie, France; died on 12 Mar 984 in Anjou, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France; was buried in 984 in Saint Aubin Abbey, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  van Neder-Lotharingen, Lady Gerberga Descendancy chart to this point (2.Charles2, 1.Gerberga1) was born in 975 in Brabant, Meuse, Lorraine, France; died on 27 Jan 1018 in Nivelles, Brabant Wallon, Belgium; was buried after 27 Jan 1018 in Cloister de Sainte Gertrude, Nivelles, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Appointments / Titles: Countess of Lorraine
    • Appointments / Titles: Duchess of Brabant
    • Appointments / Titles: Duchess of Louvain
    • FSID: LDSS-KKV

    Notes:

    BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/FRANCONIA.htm#dauHeribertdiedafter985MFriedrichMoselga, as of 10/21/2014

    GERBERGA ([975/80]-after 1036). Thietmar names "Ottone germano sui", referring to Gerberga wife of Heinrich von Schweinfurt, whose captivity is recorded in the preceding paragraph, an earlier paragraph referring to "Heriberti comitis filio Ottone" which appears to refer to the same Otto[333]. An alternative possibility is that Gerberga was the daughter of Otto Graf von Grabfeld (see below), the solution chosen by Europäische Stammtafeln[334], but this assumes that the two references to "Otto" in Thietmar were to different individuals. It is also less likely chronologically as it would appear that Otto Graf von Grabfeld was several decades older than Otto Graf von Hammerstein. Her birth date range is estimated on the basis of her daughter Eilika having given birth to her first child in [1020]. Thietmar states that Gerberga and her children were guarded by her husband's brother Bukko during their rebellion against Heinrich II King of Germany in 1003[335].

    m (before 1003) HEINRICH von Schweinfurt Graf im Nordgau, son of Graf BERNHARD & his wife Eilika von Walbeck ([970/75][336]-18 Sep 1017, bur Schweinfurt).

    Family/Spouse: of Leuven, Graaf Lambert I. Lambert (son of of Hainaut, Raginar III and van Leuven, Countess Adele) was born in 952 in Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium; was christened in 952 in Verberie, Oise, Picardie, France; died on 12 Sep 1015 in Florennes, Namur, Belgium; was buried after 12 Sep 1015 in Nivelles, Brabant Wallon, Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. de Louvain, Matilde  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1006 in Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium; died in 1049 in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; was buried in 1049 in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

  2. 7.  de Bourgogne, Berthe Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mathilde2, 1.Gerberga1) was born on 27 Mar 967 in Königreich, Stade, Niedersachsen, Germany; died on 16 Jan 1010 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FSID: GDZ6-3JS

    Berthe married de Blois, Odo I in 983 in Bourgogne, France. Odo was born in 950 in Marmoutier, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; died on 12 Mar 995 in Touraine, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France; was buried after 12 Mar 995 in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. de Blois, Odo II  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Mar 985 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France; died on 15 Nov 1037 in Commercy, Meuse, Lorraine, France; was buried on 16 Nov 1037 in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France.

  3. 8.  de Roucy, Ermentrude Descendancy chart to this point (4.Alberada2, 1.Gerberga1) was born in 958 in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France; died on 5 Mar 1005 in Mâcon, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France; was buried after 5 Mar 1003 in Milan, Milano, Lombardia, Italy.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FSID: LCFL-9DP

    Notes:

    Ermentrude de Roucy (958 – 5 May 1005) (Irmtrude) was a Countess and Duchess of Burgundy.

    She was a daughter of Renaud of Roucy and his wife, Alberade of Lorraine, daughter of Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine.

    Ermentrude married Aubry II of Mâcon and thus became a countess of Mâcon.
    They were the parents of:

    Létaud, archbishop of Besançon;
    Aubry, abbot of Saint-Paul de Besançon;
    Béatrice de Mâcon (974–1030), who was married in 975 to Count Geoffrey I of Gâtinais, and afterwards to the Count Hugues du Perche;
    Perhaps a daughter, N de Mâcon, the putative spouse of Eble de Poitiers, son of William IV of Aquitaine and Emma of Blois; they were possibly the parents of Ebles I of Roucy and all of his siblings, including Yvette de Roucy, the wife of either Manasses II or Manasses III of Rethel.

    She also married Otto-William, Count of Burgundy. They had children:

    Guy I of Mâcon;
    Matilda, married Landri of Nevers;
    Gerberga, married William II of Provence;
    Reginald I, Count of Burgundy;
    Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Aquitaine.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ermentrude_de_Roucy

    Family/Spouse: de Bourgogne, Otto William I. Otto (son of d'Ivrea, King Adalbert and de Chalons, Gerberga) was born in 958 in Ivrea, Turin, Torino, Piemonte, Italy; died on 21 Sep 1026 in Mâcon, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France; was buried on 23 Oct 1026 in Dijon, Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. de Bourgogne, Renaud I  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 986 in Nevers, Nièvre, Bourgogne, France; died on 4 Sep 1057 in Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France; was buried in 1057 in Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France.

  4. 9.  de Vermandois, Gisela Descendancy chart to this point (5.Gerberge2, 1.Gerberga1) was born in 955 in Vermandois (Historical), Picardie, France; died on 12 Mar 984 in Anjou, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France; was buried in 984 in Saint Aubin Abbey, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FSID: GM6K-6FL

    Family/Spouse: de Beaumont, Ivo I. Ivo was born in 940 in Ham, Somme, Picardie, France; died in 1002 in Normandy, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. de Beaumont, Sir Yves II  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 975 in Beaumont-sur-Oise, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France; died on 22 May 1059 in Beaumont-sur-Oise, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  de Louvain, Matilde Descendancy chart to this point (6.Gerberga3, 2.Charles2, 1.Gerberga1) was born in 1006 in Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium; died in 1049 in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; was buried in 1049 in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Appointments / Titles: Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; Countess of Boulogne
    • Appointments / Titles: Countess of Hennegau
    • FSID: LZG2-MSS

    Notes:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maud_of_Boulogne
    https://www.geni.com/people/Mathilde-de-Louvain-Countess-of-Boulogne/6000000008640434825
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163079542/maud-of_boulogne

    “Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families,” Douglas Richardson (2013):
    “EUSTACHE I a l'Oeil, Count of Boulogne, son and heir of Baldwin, Count of Boulogne, by his wife, Adelvie de Gant, born about 995. He married MATHILDE (or MAHAUT) OF LOUVAIN, daughter of Lambert I, Count of Louvain, by Gerberge, daughter of Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine. She was born about 993. They had three sons, Eustache (II) [Count of Boulogne], Lambert [Count of Lens], and Godfrey (or Geoffrey) [Bishop of Paris, Arch-Chancellor of France], and one daughter, Gerberge (wife of Friedrich II, Duke of Lower Lorraine). EUSTACHE I, Count of Boulogne, died about 1049.
    L'Art de Vérifier les Dates 2 (1784): 760-767 (sub Comtes de Boulogne). Delisle Recueil des Historiens des Gaules et de la France 11 (1876): 205-206 (Ex Genealogia de qua ortis est Carolus Magnus), 346 (Ex Genealogia Comitum Bononiensium), 370 (Ex Genealogia B. Arnulphi Metensis Episcopi); 374 (Genealogix ex Chronicis Hainoniensibus); 13 (1869): 585 (Ex Genealogia Caroli Magni qua Namurcensium Comitum et Boloniens), 647-648 (Ex Genealogia B. Amulphi). Monumenta Germaniae Historica 9 (1925): 300-301; 14 (1925): 621. Sellers De Carpentier Allied Ancestry (1928): 185-187. Brandenburg Die Nachkommen Karls des Großen (1935): IX 69. Schwennicke Europäische Stammtafeln 1 (1980): 95 (sub Hainault, Brabant); 3(4) (1989): 621 (sub Boulogne). Winter Descs. of Charlemagne (800-1400) (1987): IX.69, XI.461j, X.124-X.127.
    Children of Eustache I of Boulogne, by Mathilde of Louvain:
    i. EUSTACHE II, Count of Boulogne [see below].
    ii. LAMBERT OF BOULOGNE, Count of Lens, married ALICE OF NORMANDY, Countess of Aumale [see AUMALE 1].”

    Family/Spouse: de Boulogne, Eustace I. Eustace (son of de Boulogne, Baudouin II and of Holland, Adelina) was born on 11 Aug 989 in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; was christened in 1010; died on 4 Oct 1049 in Neuville, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; was buried after 4 Oct 1049 in Samer, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. de Boulogne, Sir Lambert  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1015 in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; died on 12 Mar 1054 in Phalempin, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; was buried on 19 Jun 1054 in Nivelles, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

  2. 11.  de Blois, Odo II Descendancy chart to this point (7.Berthe3, 3.Mathilde2, 1.Gerberga1) was born on 12 Mar 985 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France; died on 15 Nov 1037 in Commercy, Meuse, Lorraine, France; was buried on 16 Nov 1037 in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Appointments / Titles: Count of Blois, Chartres, Châteaudun, Beauvais, Tours and Troyes
    • FSID: GDZ6-MW9

    Notes:

    "Odo quickly married a second wife, Ermengarde, DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM IV of Auvergne."

    By his second wife, Ermengarde of Auvergne, Odo had three children:

    Theobald III, who inherited the county of Blois and most of his other possessions.
    Stephen II, who inherited the counties of Meaux and Troyes in Champagne.
    Bertha, who married first Alan III, Duke of Brittany, and second Hugh IV, Count of Maine

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odo_II,_Count_of_Blois

    https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eudes_II_de_Blois#Mariages_et_descendance
    "Il épouse en secondes noces ERMENGARDE D'AUVERGNE, fille du comte GUILLAUME IV D'AUVERGNE, dont il eut quatre enfants."

    https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ermengarda_d%27Alvernia --
    "Secondo la Genealogiae comes Flandriae era figlia del Conte d'Alvernia, Guglielmo IV e della moglie Humberge (o Ermengarda)."

    !!

    Odo married d'Auvergne, Ermengarde in 1003. Ermengarde (daughter of d'Auvergne, WIlliam IV and d'Auvergne, Humberge) was born in 970 in Auvergne, France; died on 12 Mar 1042 in Aquitaine, France; was buried after 12 Mar 1042 in Épernay, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. de Blois, Theobald III  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1012 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France; died on 30 Sep 1089 in Épernay, Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne, France; was buried after 30 Sep 1089 in Collégiale Saint Martin, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France.
    2. 16. de Venoix, Miles the Marshal  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1020 in Venoix, Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; died in 1070 in Bavent, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; was buried in 1070 in Le Tréport Abbey, France.

  3. 12.  de Bourgogne, Renaud I Descendancy chart to this point (8.Ermentrude3, 4.Alberada2, 1.Gerberga1) was born in 986 in Nevers, Nièvre, Bourgogne, France; died on 4 Sep 1057 in Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France; was buried in 1057 in Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Appointments / Titles: Count of Burgundy
    • FSID: GVJW-9RQ

    Notes:

    Renaud I st of Burgundy (986-1057) was Count of Burgundy (1 st count palatine of Burgundy) of anscarids the xi th century.

    Biography
    Son of the I st Count Otto-William and Adelaide Ermentrude Rheims and Roucy (daughter of Renaud of Roucy, count of Reims and Lord of Roucy and Albérade of Hainault, daughter of the Duke Gislebert of Lorraine and Gerberge of Saxony ). Adelaide de Reims was the heiress of the county of Mâcon by his first marriage with Aubry II of Mâcon (982 ).

    995: at the age of 20, his father combines the elder brother of Renaud de Bourgogne Guy I st Macon , born in 975, to power the county of Burgundy and the county of Macon , for his succession.

    1002: 27 years old, Guy I st Macon becomes Count of Macon.

    1004: Guy I st Macon died at the age of 29. His son Otton II of Mâcon succeeds him as Count of Mâcon. Otte-Guillaume shares his lands: his son Renaud receives the counties of Amous, Varais and Portois; Otton, his grandson receives Mâconnais and Escuens. Otte-Guillaume retains his rights over the counties of Frankish Burgundy (Beaumont, Fouvent and Oscheret). The Counts of Burgundy will for a long time retain many lands or suzerainties on counties located in the Duchy of Burgundy.

    1016: Renaud married Adélaïde de Normandie (1002-1038), daughter of Duke Richard II of Normandy and Judith of Brittany.

    1026: Renaud I st Burgundy succeeds, October 21, 1026, at the age of 40, under the Count of Burgundy , his father dies, and his brother Guy died.

    1027: Renaud I st of Burgundy is at war against the bishop count of Auxerre, Hugh of Chalon. This one makes him prisoner with Auxerre. Renaud I st is liberated by troops sent by his stepfather and led by the future Duke Richard III of Normandy.

    1032: Rodolphe III of Burgundy (last king of Burgundy) dies without posterity, on September 6, 1032. He had designated his cousin the Germanic emperor Conrad II the Salic as heir. His nephew Eudes II de Blois , son of his elder sister Bertha of Burgundy, raised against Conrad the Salic, the revolt of the feudal lords and prelates of the kingdom of Burgundy. The war of succession of Burgundy (1032-1034) and started is supported by Renaud I st of Burgundy, Count Gerold II Geneva, Archbishop of Vienna, the Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, as well as Archbishop of Lyon, Burchard II, bastard son of Conrad the Pacific and half-brother of Rodolphe III of Burgundy.

    In front of them, Conrad the Salique has the support of Héribert, Archbishop of Milan, Marquis Boniface III of Tuscany, Ermengarde, widow of Rodolphe III, and Humbert de Maurienne, former advisor and vassal of Rodolphe III today, better known as Humbert to the White Hands.

    Eudes II of Blois is crowned king of Burgundy in Lausanne, by his partisans, but in January 1033, the emperor is also crowned in Basel.

    The revolt fails and the kingdom of Burgundy must remain in the empire. In order to escape the imperial armies, Renaud de Bourgogne retires to Dijon, ducal Burgundy where he has retained many supports.

    1034: the German Emperor Conrad II takes possession of the kingdom of Burgundy (actually the county of Burgundy) and receives the 1 st August , the homage of his new vassals in Geneva.

    Conrad II vassalizes the county of Burgundy over many generations, to the detriment of the Duchy of Burgundy and the Kingdom of France.

    1037: Renaud I st of Burgundy and Odo II continue the fight against the imperial troops led by Gothelon I st of Lorraine and allied for the occasion, to those of the king of France Henry I st . November 15, Battle of Hanol, between Bar-le-Duc and Verdun. Death of Eudes II de Blois.

    Emperor Conrad II decides to lift the sentences against his opponents yesterday. Renaud I st of Burgundy, leader of the coalition receives in Dijon, embassy of the emperor, who announces reconciliation desires it. Renaud I st of Burgundy became count palatine (Pfalzgraf) of Burgundy, gave way in the German imperial administration, to those who are responsible for administering land and to administer justice in the name of the emperor. His successors will continue to wear this title.

    1038: Conrad II transmits the kingdom of Burgundy to his nephew Henry III . He made him crown King of Burgundy in Solothurn. The major, whose Renaud Count and the Archbishop of Besançon Hugues I er de Salins, are present at the event and must pay tribute to their new king.

    1039: Archbishop of Besancon, Hugues I st Salins , becomes the confidant Henry III. The emperor then granted a certain frank autonomy and the right to self-administer by his own government to the county of Burgundy. The Archbishop of Besançon is appointed Chancellor and has been widely awarded for his total and very devoted collaboration.

    1043: Henry III comes in Besancon, to become engaged to Agnes of Aquitaine , niece of Renaud I st of Burgundy, and daughter of the Duke of Aquitaine, William V Poitiers. On this occasion, the Archbishop of Besancon, Hugues I er de Salins, gets royal rights over the city of Besançon (legal, political, fiscal and economic). He is appointed prince of the Germanic Empire (maximum rank before emperor) and reigns supreme over the city, with the emperor and the pope Gregory VII for only superiors. It escapes the power of the Counts of Burgundy.

    1044: Henry III continues to favor those who have supported his father. He gives the city of Montbeliard to Count Louis de Mousson. Renaud I st Burgundy revolt against the Emperor again, allied to the Count Gerold Geneva. He besieged the castle of Montbeliard, but Count Louis defeated their troops and thus maintains the independence of Montbéliard vis-à-vis the county of Burgundy. The two counts submit the following year to the emperor.

    1057: in September, Count Renaud disappears at the age of 71 years. His son Guillaume (1057-1087), succeeds him. He had already been associated with county decisions for several years, and was in charge of the county of Burgundy in the absence of his father. Renaud I st of Burgundy was buried in St. Stephen's Cathedral Besancon, replaced the xviii th century by St John's Cathedral, which were transferred to the graves of counts of Burgundy (Sacred Heart chapel).

    Descendancy
    From his marriage to Adelaide of Normandy, Renaud I st of Burgundy had four son and two daughters:

    1.) Guillaume I er Burgundy said the Grand or Tête Hardie (1020-1087) who succeeded him as Count of Burgundy

    2.) Gui de Brionne or Gui de Bourgogne (v 1025-1069), raised at the court of Normandy, who wanted to succeed the duchy of Normandy against his cousin William of Normandy (future William the Conqueror). He had to separate from his counties of Brionne and Vernon in Normandy, having been at the head of the coalition of the barons of Normandy, which was defeated at the Battle of Val-ès-Dunes in 1047. Gui de Brionne found refuge with his uncle Geoffroy II Martel, Count of Anjou. On the death of Renaud I st from Burgundy, he tried to delight the county of Burgundy for about ten years to his brother Guillaume.

    3.) Hugues de Bourgogne, called Superalios (cited in 1037- v. 1086), Viscount of Lons-le-Saunier , Lord of Montmorot, Navilly and Scey, married to Aldeberge de Scey. And their son Thibert I st Montmorot, Viscount of Lons-le-Saunier (house Montmorot, alias Montmoret)

    4.) Foulques de Bourgogne, aka Foulques de Joux de Grandson (quoted in 1060-1114) (after the chronicler Herman de Laon), married to Alix de Roucy (v 1055-?) (Home of Grandson)

    5.) Aubrée of Buonalbergo

    Renaud I st of Burgundy also rose to his court Robert Nevers (1035-1098), "Le Bourguignon", son of Renaud I st Nevers (1000-1040), his nephew. Robert de Nevers is at the origin of the house of Craon-Nevers. His grandson Robert de Craon, also known as Le Bourguignon, succeeded Hugues de Payns as second Master of the Order of the Temple.

    Family/Spouse: de Normandie, Adélaïde I. Adélaïde (daughter of de Normandie, Sir Richard II and de Bretagne, Lady Judith) was born in 1002 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France; died on 27 Jul 1037 in Bourgogne, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France; was buried on 5 Jun 1063 in Auxerre, Yonne, Bourgogne, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. of Burgundy, William I  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1020 in Bourgogne, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France; died on 12 Nov 1087 in Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France; was buried after 12 Nov 1087 in Cathedrale Saint-Jean De Besancon, Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France.

  4. 13.  de Beaumont, Sir Yves II Descendancy chart to this point (9.Gisela3, 5.Gerberge2, 1.Gerberga1) was born in 975 in Beaumont-sur-Oise, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France; died on 22 May 1059 in Beaumont-sur-Oise, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Appointments / Titles: Beaumont-sur-Oise, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France; Count
    • FSID: GC35-TBX

    Family/Spouse: de Chevreuse, Countess Gisele. Gisele (daughter of de Chevreuse, Guy and de Corbeil, Adeline) was born in 982 in Beaumont-sur-Oise, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France; was christened after 982 in Grandmesnil, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; died on 27 Jul 1039 in Beaumont-sur-Oise, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. de Beaumont, Adeliza I  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1002 in Estouteville, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France; died in UNKNOWN in France.