Heriward (died 11 May 991) was the second

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from 987. He succeeded his brother, Erluin I.

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, ''Monasticon Belge'', vol. 1 (Maredsous, 1897), p. 17. According to

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, the historian of Gembloux, in his ''Gesta abbatum Gemblacensium'' ("Deeds of the Abbots of Gembloux"), Heriward was a monk at

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for many years before the good reputation of the brothers of Gembloux convinced him to join them. Shortly after Heriward's election, the monks decided to place themselves under the authority of the

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. In gratefulness, the sitting bishop, Notker, granted the abbey the villa of

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, a vineyard and an estate a

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. Heriward died on 11 May 991 and was buried in the abbey church of Saint-Pierre. He was succeeded by a relative, Erluin II, described as a nephew of Bishop

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{{reflist 991 deaths Abbots of Gembloux