Gerberge of Lorraine (c. 935-978) was the daughter of
Giselbert,
Duke of Lorraine
The rulers of Lorraine have held different posts under different governments over different regions, since its creation as the kingdom of Lotharingia by the Treaty of Prüm, in 855. The first rulers of the newly established region were kings of t ...
,
[Detlev Schwennicke, ''Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten'', Neue Folge, Band III Teilband 1 (Marburg, Germany: J. A. Stargardt, 1984), Tafel 49] and
Gerberga of Saxony
Gerberga of Saxony (c. 913 – 5 May 968/9 or 984?) 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 ...
,
[Detlev Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band I (Marburg, Germany: J. A. Stargardt, 1980), Tafel 3] daughter of
Henry I the Fowler
Henry the Fowler (german: Heinrich der Vogler or '; la, Henricus Auceps) (c. 876 – 2 July 936) was the Duke of Saxony from 912 and the King of East Francia from 919 until his death in 936. As the first non- Frankish king of East Francia, he ...
, King of Germany. She was a
descendant of Charlemagne through both her parents.
Gerberge died sometime after 7 September 978.
In or before 954, she married
Adalbert I of Vermandois
Adalbert is a German given name which means "noble bright" or "noble shining", derived from the words ''adal'' (meaning noble) and ''berht'' (shining or bright). Alternative spellings include Adelbart, Adelbert and Adalberto. Derivative names inclu ...
.
Their children were:
*
Herbert III of Vermandois
Herbert III of Vermandois (953–1015), Count of Vermandois, was the son of Adalbert I of Vermandois and Gerberge of Lorraine.
Biography
Two charters of the abbey of Montierender (968 and 980) attribute to Herbert III of Vermandois, then count ...
* Otto of Vermandois, perhaps identical to
Otto I, Count of Chiny (–)
*
Liudolfe of Vermandois,
Bishop of Noyon and Tournai (–986)
References
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Carolingian dynasty
Herbertien dynasty
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10th-century French nobility
10th-century French women
11th-century French nobility
11th-century French women
10th-century German nobility
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11th-century German nobility
11th-century German women
930s births
978 deaths
Year of birth uncertain