Reginlinde

Events

Date of Birth: about 885 - 888.

Place of Birth: unknown.

The estimated date is given by Steinmann.

Date of Death: 18, 19, or 20 August, in 958 or 959.

Place of Death: unknown.

The date is given by Steinmann. Althoff (p. 383) gives 3 Oc

Place of Burial: Einsiedeln.

The place is given by Steinmann.

Relationships

Father: uncertain.

Steinmann states that Regenlinde’s father was either Eberhard I, Vogt der Zürichgau, or Vilfredo, marchese del Friuli.

Mother: Gisela.

This relationship is given by Steinmann and by Cawley. Steinmann notes that she was an Unruochingerin and a niece of the emperor Berengar. Bühler (p. 384) suggests her mother was Judith von Balingen.

Spouse: Burchard II, duke of Swabia.

This relationship is given by Steinmann and by Zettler (p. 120).

Spouse: Hermann I, duke of Swabia.

This relationship is given by Steinmann and by Zettler (p. 120).

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 Cawley.)

Burchard III (died 12 November 973), duke of Swabia, married Hedwig von Bayern.

Adalrich.

Bertha married (1) Rudolf II, king of Upper Burgundy; married (2) Ugo, king of Italy.

References

Althoff, Gerd. Adels- und Königsfamilien im Spiegel ihrer Memorialüberlieferung: Studieren zum Totengedenken der Billunger und Ottonen. (München: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, 1984).

Bühler, Heinz. “Der Herrschaft Heidenheim” in Adel, Klöster und Burgherren im Alten Herzogtum Schwaben: gesammelte Aufsätze (Weissenhorn: Konrad, 1996).

Cawley, Charles. “REGINLIND” in Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.

Steinmann, Judith. “Reginlinde” in Historisches Lexicon der Schweiz (2011).

Zettler, Alfons. Geschichte des Herzogtums Schwaben (Kohlhammer: Stuttgart, 2003).