Frederick I, duke of Upper Lotharingia

Events

Date of Birth: perhaps about 910 or 915.

Place of Birth: unknown.

The date is given by Baldwin.

Date of Death: 18 May 978.

Place of Death: unknown.

The date is given by Parisse and by Baldwin.

Relationships

(probable) Father: Wigeric, count.

This relationship is given by Vogel and by Poull (p. 8). Baldwin gives it as probable.

Mother: Kunigund.

This relationship is given by Vogel, by Parisse, by Poull (p. 8), and by Baldwin.

Spouse: Beatrix of France. Married in 954.

This relationship is given by Parisot (p. 25), by Vogel, by Parisse, by Poull (p. 8), and by Baldwin.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Most information below comes from Baldwin.)

Henri (Hezelin) (died before 978).

Adalbero (died 14 December 1005), bishop of Metz.

Thierry I (died 11 April, between 1028 and 1032), duke of Upper Lotharingia, married Richilde.

References

Baldwin, Stewart. “Frédéric I” in The Henry Project. (2007).

Parisot, Robert. “Les origines de la Haute-Lorraine et sa première maison ducale (959-1033)”, part II, in Mémoires de la Société d’Archéologie lorraine et du Musée Historique lorrain tome lviii (4e Série, 8e Volume) (1908).

Parisse, Michel. “Friedrich I. Hzg. v. Oberlothringen 959-978” in Lexikon des Mittelalters.

Poull, Georges. La Maison souveraine et ducale de Bar, (Presses Universitaires de Nancy, 1994).

Vogel, Hermann. “Friedrich I.” in Neue Deutsche Biographie Band 5 (Duncker & Humblot: Berlin, 1961).