Hedwig of Saxony

Female Abt 910 - 965  (~ 55 years)


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  • 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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 02 Jul 936, Memleben, Saxony, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Matilda of Ringelheim,   b. 877,   d. 14 Mar 967/68, Quedlinburg Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Married 909  Wallhausen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Family ID F2154  Group Sheet

    Family Hugh, the Great,   b. Abt 895, Paris, ÃŽle-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 956, Dourdan, Essonne, ÃŽle-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 996, Paris, ÃŽle-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 58 years)
    Family ID F960  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedwig_of_Saxony.

    2. [S190] Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants, Volume I, Marcellus Donald R. von Redlich, (Name: Genealogical Publishing Company; Location: Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.; Date: 2002;).

    3. [S178] thePeerage.com, Darryl Lundy, (Location: Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand;).

    4. [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_the_Fowler.

    5. [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda_of_Ringelheim.