Family
Gerberga of Saxony, Abbess of Notre-Dame de Soissons 1) 2) Daughter of Henry I 'the Fowler' of Germany, Duke of Saxony, King of Germany and Matilda of Ringelheim, Saint. Born between 913 and 914 1) Died 5 May 969 Or 984 1) Buried Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France 1), 1st marriage to: Giselbert of Lorraine, Lay-abbot of Echternach, Stavelot-Malmedy, Saint-Maximin, Saint-Servais, Chèvremont, Duke of Lorraine, 2nd marriage to: Louis IV of France, King of France Children: 2. Charles of Lower Lorraine, Duke of Lower Lorraine 2)Born 953 Died 993, 39 or 40 years Notes: "Karolus dux, frater Lotharii regis, genuit Ermengardem et Gerbergam." (Genealogia Comitum Bulonensium) |
Sources
1) Source: The Henry Project . External Linkhttps://fasg.org/projects/henryproject/data/gerbe000.htm. Reference: Gerberga (Questionable reliability of evidence)
2) Source: Genealogia comitum Bulonensium A short genealogy connecting the early Merovingians to the later counts of Boulogne, written circa the 11th century. The earliest generations are almost certainly fictional. Considered a reliable secondary source for generations from Arnulf of Metz onwards. Considered a "primary" source for events from the year 1000 onwards.. External Link
https://www.dmgh.de/mgh_ss_9/index.htm#page/300/ (Data from secondary evidence)
3) Source: Cosmas of Prague, The Chronicle of the Czechs " the year of the Lord’s incarnation 939, King Louis married Gerpirga, the widow of Gisalbert."
4) Source: The Henry Project . External Link
https://fasg.org/projects/henryproject/data/gisel101.htm. Reference: Giselbert
5) Source: Herman of Reichenau Chronicle "Henry, the son of the emperor, was elected king by all the princes, while he was still a boy". Reference: 1028 (Data from secondary evidence)