Hedwig of Saxony
Abt 910 - 965 (~ 55 years)-
Name Hedwig of Saxony [1] Born Abt 910 [1, 2] Gender Female Died 10 May 965 [1, 2] Notes - She was also known as Hatwide.
Hedwige of Saxony (c. 910 - May 10, 965) was a daughter of Henry I the Fowler, and his wife Matilda of Ringelheim.
She was a sister of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor; Henry I, Duke of Bavaria; Gerberga of Saxony; and Bruno I, Archbishop of Cologne.
After her brother Otto I came to power, an alliance and marriage was arranged with Hugh the Great in 936. Her son, Hugh Capet, was crowned King of France in 987.
Person ID I2756 Bosdet Genealogy Last Modified 16 May 2013
Father Henry, I the Fowler, b. 876, Memleben, Saxony, Germany , d. 02 Jul 936, Memleben, Saxony, Germany (Age 60 years) Relationship Natural Mother Matilda of Ringelheim, b. 877, d. 14 Mar 967/68, Quedlinburg (Age 91 years) Relationship Natural Married 909 Wallhausen, Germany [3, 4, 5] Family ID F2154 Group Sheet
Family Hugh, the Great, b. Abt 895, Paris, ÃŽle-de-France, France , d. 16 Jun 956, Dourdan, Essonne, ÃŽle-de-France, France (Age ~ 61 years) Married Bef 14 Sep 938 [2] Children 1. Emma de Paris, b. Aft 942, d. 19 Mar 967/68 (Age 24 years) 2. Beatrice Capet, b. 938, d. Aft 1003 (Age > 66 years) 3. Hugh Capet, b. Abt 938, Paris, ÃŽle-de-France, France , d. 24 Oct 996, Paris, ÃŽle-de-France, France (Age ~ 58 years) Family ID F960 Group Sheet
- She was also known as Hatwide.
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