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Family

In 996 Hedwig married Reginar IV of Hainaut (947–1013). Their children were: *

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* Gisèle (998-1049), who married Wautier III d'Olhain * Lambert * Beatrix, who married

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* Ermentrude, died at the age of two or three; buried in the

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. The burial came to light during an excavation. A lead cross, inscribed with her name and that of her parents, was found in the tomb.

Death

Following the death of her first husband, Hedwig remarried to Hugh de Dagsbourg. She died after 1013.

References

Sources

* * 970s births 1013 deaths

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