Lorraine, Alberade of
930 - 1. Lorraine, Alberade of was born in 930 (daughter of Giselbert Duke of Lorraine and Saxony, Gerberga of). Alberade married Renaud Count of Rheims & Roucy on Yes, date unknown. (son of Herbert, Count of Vermandois II and Liegarde, of France) was born in 900; died on 15 Mar 973 in Rheims, Champagne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Giselbert Count of Roucy died in 990; was buried in Rheims.
2. Giselbert Duke of Lorraine (son of Regnier, Count of Hainaut I and Hersent, of France); died on 2 Oct 939. Notes:
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Giselbert supported Henry I who rewarded him with his daughter Gerberga in
marriage and with the title, Duke of Lorraine (928). In 939 Giselbert
revolted against Henry I's son, Otto I the Great and was killed in defeat
near Andernach - Otto I thereupon was recognized by Louis IV as Duke of
Lorraine and Louis IV married Gerberga. Giselbert was lay abbot of
Echternach, 915-39.+ Saxony, Gerberga of. Gerberga (daughter of Henry, The Emperor of Germany I and Ringelheim, Mathilda of) died on 5 May 984. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Saxony, Gerberga of (daughter of Henry, The Emperor of Germany I and Ringelheim, Mathilda of); died on 5 May 984. Notes:
Married:
her first husbandChildren:
- Lorraine, Gerberga of
- 1. Lorraine, Alberade of was born in 930.
Generation: 3
4. Regnier, Count of Hainaut I was born in 850 (son of Giselbert Count of Darnau and Lorraine, Ermengarde of); died in 916. Notes:
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First to bear title of Count of Hainaut ca. 875; controlled duchy of
Lorraine; married the great-granddaughter of Charlemagne. He became first
Duke of Lorraine in 911. He was lay abbot of Echternach (Luxembourg),
897-915.I + Hersent, of France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Hersent, of France (daughter of Charles, King of Aquitaine II). Notes:
Married:
his first wifeChildren:
- 2. Giselbert Duke of Lorraine died on 2 Oct 939.
- Regnier, Count of Hainaut II was born about 890; died in 932.
6. Henry, The Emperor of Germany I was born about 876 (son of Otho, The Illustrious, Duke of Saxony and Bavaria, Hedwige (Edith) of); died on 2 Jul 936 in Memleben. Notes:
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Building on the strong base achieved by his father, Henry I further extended
Saxony and was elected German King in 919. He walled towns and built
substantial fortifications; he established markets, churches and monasteries
and encouraged learning and culture. He defended Germany against the Wends
(929), the Magyars (who invaded Thuringia in 933) and the Viking Danes (934).
He was the first to create a unified Germany.I married Ringelheim, Mathilda of in 909. Mathilda (daughter of Dietrich Ct. of Ringelheim and Lorraine, Gisele of) was born in 894 in Memleben, Germany; died on 14 May 936 in Quedlinberg, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Ringelheim, Mathilda of was born in 894 in Memleben, Germany (daughter of Dietrich Ct. of Ringelheim and Lorraine, Gisele of); died on 14 May 936 in Quedlinberg, Germany. Children:
- Hatwide Princess of Saxony died on 10 May 965.
- 3. Saxony, Gerberga of died on 5 May 984.
Generation: 4
8. Giselbert Count of Darnau was born in 845 (son of Giselbert Count In Massgau). married Lorraine, Ermengarde of on Yes, date unknown. Ermengarde (daughter of Lothair, Emperor King of Italy I and Tours, Ermengarde of) died in 846. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Lorraine, Ermengarde of (daughter of Lothair, Emperor King of Italy I and Tours, Ermengarde of); died in 846. Children:
- 4. Regnier, Count of Hainaut I was born in 850; died in 916.
10. Charles, King of Aquitaine II was born on 23 Jun 823 (son of Louis, King of Aquitaine I and Bavaria, Judith of); died in Oct 877 in pass of Mont Cenis. Notes:
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Charles II, Roman Emperor and King of the West Franks (present-day France),
died while crossing the pass at Mont Cenis 5 or 6 October 877 and was
succeeded by his son, Louis the Stammerer. A man of culture, he was forced
to spend his reign at war - against the Bretons, the people of Aquitaine,
and the Norman (Viking) raiders. Charles II reigned 840-877. "Ancestral
Roots..." (Balt., 1992) 49-16 gives his birth year as 828 and his second
wife as Richaut, dau. of Budwine, Count of Metz.Children:
- 5. Hersent, of France
- Judith Princess of Aquitaine was born in 846.
12. Otho, The Illustrious, Duke of Saxony (son of Ludolph Duke of Saxony and Hatwige); died on 12 Nov 912. Notes:
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Otho (Otto) succeeded his elder brother Bruno in 880 and on the death of
Burkhard, Margrave of Thuringia in 908, obtained control of that
principality as well. Saxony became practically independent and played a
major role in the empire.The married Bavaria, Hedwige (Edith) of on Yes, date unknown. Hedwige (daughter of Arnulf Roman Emperor of Bavaria and Italy) died on 24 Dec 903. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Bavaria, Hedwige (Edith) of (daughter of Arnulf Roman Emperor of Bavaria and Italy); died on 24 Dec 903. Notes:
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She is also known as Ludgarda.Children:
- 6. Henry, The Emperor of Germany I was born about 876; died on 2 Jul 936 in Memleben.
14. Dietrich Ct. of Ringelheim (son of Walpert Count of Oldenburg and Alfburgis); died in 920. Notes:
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For an alternate ancestry of this person, see ID4017 and related comments.
Dietrich was Count of Ringelheim 856-920, and was also Count of Oldenburg.married Lorraine, Gisele of in 882. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Lorraine, Gisele of (daughter of Lothair, King of Lorraine II). Children:
- 7. Ringelheim, Mathilda of was born in 894 in Memleben, Germany; died on 14 May 936 in Quedlinberg, Germany.