Giselbert, duke of Lotharingia

Events

Date of Birth: probably in the 890’s.

Place of Birth: unknown.

The date is given by Baldwin. Hlawitschka gives around 890. Glocker (p. 272) gives about 880.

Date of Death: 2 October 939.

Place of Death: drowned in the Rhine near Andernach.

The date and place are given by Hlawitschka and by Baldwin.

Relationships

Father: Regnier I (died 915), count.

This relationship is given by Hlawitschka, by Parisse, by Weller (p. 439), by Nonn, by Le Jan (p. 206), and by Baldwin.

Mother: Alberada.

This relationship is given by Hlawitschka, by Parisse, by Le Jan (p. 206), and by Baldwin.

Spouse: Gerberga, daughter of Heinrich I, king of Germany.

This relationship is given by Hlawitschka, by Parisse, by Le Jan (p. 206), by Nonn, by Weller (p. 439), 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 (died about 944), joint-duke of Lotharingia.

Hedwig.

Alberada married Ragenold, count of Roucy.

(probably) Gerberga married Albert, count of Vermandois.

References

Anselme de Sainte-Marie. Histoire Généalogique et Chronologique de la Maison Royale de France, des Pairs, Grands Officiers de la Couronne, de la Maison du Roy et des Anciens Barons du Royaume. 9 Volumes (Paris: 1726-1733).

Baldwin, Stewart. “Giselbert” in The Henry Project. (2008)

Glocker, Winfrid. Die Verwandten der Ottonen und ihre Bedeutung in der Politik: Studien zur Familienpolitik und zur Genealogie des Sächsischen Kaiserhauses (Böhlau Verlag: Köln, 1989).

Hlawitschka, Eduard. “Giselbert”, in Neue Deutsche Biographie 6 (1964), S. 414 f. [Onlinefassung]

Le Jan, Régine. Femmes, pouvoir et société dans le haut Moyen Age. (Picard, 2001).

Nonn, Ulrich. "Reginare" in Neue Deutsche Biographie 21 (2003).

Parisse, M. "Giselbert" in Lexikon des Mittelalters. Band 4 (Stuttgart: 1989).

Tanner, Heather J. Families, Friends, and Allies: Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England c. 879 - 1160. (Brill: 2004).

Weller, Tobias. Die Heiratspolitik des deutschen Hochadels im 12. Jahrhundert. (2004: Böhlau Verlag).