Giselbert, duke of Burgundy

Count of Chalon, of Autun, of Beaune, of Troyes, of Avallon, and of Dijon

Duke of Burgundy

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: 8 April 956.

Place of Death: Paris.

The date and place are given by Baldwin.

Relationships

Father: Manassès, count of Autun, of Chalon, and of Dijon.

This relationship is given by Baldwin, by Bur, and by Bouchard (p. 144).

Mother: Ermengarde.

This relationship is given by Baldwin, by Bur, and by Bouchard (p. 144). Baldwin notes that Ermengarde has been identified as a daughter of Boson based on an uncertain reading of a now illegible manuscript. This is what Bur gives.

Spouse: Ermengarde.

This relationship is given by Baldwin, by Bur, and by Bouchard (p. 144). Ermengarde is often said to be the daughter of Richard (died 921), duke of Burgundy, but this is not proven.

Children:

Liégarde married (1) Otto, duke of Burgundy; (2) married Raul, count of Dijon.

Adélaïde dite Werra married Robert, count of Troyes.

References

Baldwin, Stewart. “Giselbert” in The Henry Project.

Bouchard, Constance Brittain. “Those of My Blood”: Constructing Noble Families in Medieval Francia (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2001).

Bur, Michel. La formation du comté de Champagne v. 950 - v. 1150. (Nancy, 1977).