Gisela d'Aquitaine
821 - Abt 874 (53 years)-
Name Gisela d'Aquitaine [1, 2] Born 821 [1] Gender Female Died Abt 874 [1] Notes - Gisela (born 821) was the youngest daughter of Louis the Pious and his second wife, Judith of Bavaria. She married the powerful and influential Evrard, Duke of Friuli, later canonized as Saint Evrard, with whom she had several children including King Berengar I of Italy, Margrave of Friuli, and Ingeltrude (whose grandson, Henry the Fowler, would start the famous Ottonian Dynasty of German kings). Gisela was renowned for her piety and virtue, much like her namesake, Gisela (the sister of Charlemagne), who had chosen the religious life from girlhood.
Her dowry consisted of many rich domains including the fisc of Cysoing; located at the center of the country of Pèvele, Cysoing was one of the most beautiful fiscs in the region and became one of her and Evrard's regular residences. They founded a monastery there, which was not completed until after their deaths.
The nunnery San Salvatore was given to her after Ermengarde, wife of Lothair I. For a time she served as both abbess and rectrix.
Also, she presented to the Church the mosaics which still exist in the cathedral at Aquileia. They contain (what is most remarkable for that time) a Crucifixion, the Virgin, St. George, the portrait of Gisela, and various allegorical figures.
She dedicated herself to the education of her and Evrard's many children.
Person ID I2759 Bosdet Genealogy Last Modified 16 May 2013
Father Louis, the Pious, b. Aug 778, Casseneuil, France 
, d. 20 Jun 840, Ingelhein, Hessen, Germany (Age ~ 61 years) Relationship Natural Mother Judith of Bavaria, b. Abt 800, Altdorf, Bayern, Germany , d. 19 Apr 843, Tours, France (Age ~ 43 years) Relationship Natural Married Feb 818/19 Aix-la-Chapelle, France [3, 4] Family ID F136 Group Sheet
Family Eberhard of Fuili, Markgraf of Fuili, b. Abt 815, d. 16 Dec 866 (Age ~ 51 years) Married Between 836 and 840 [1] Children 1. Berenger of Fuili, Emperor of Italy, b. Abt 845, d. 07 Apr 924 (Age ~ 79 years) 2. Hatwige of Fuili 3. Judith of Fuili Family ID F788 Group Sheet
- Gisela (born 821) was the youngest daughter of Louis the Pious and his second wife, Judith of Bavaria. She married the powerful and influential Evrard, Duke of Friuli, later canonized as Saint Evrard, with whom she had several children including King Berengar I of Italy, Margrave of Friuli, and Ingeltrude (whose grandson, Henry the Fowler, would start the famous Ottonian Dynasty of German kings). Gisela was renowned for her piety and virtue, much like her namesake, Gisela (the sister of Charlemagne), who had chosen the religious life from girlhood.
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Sources - [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;).
- [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisela,_daughter_of_Louis_the_Pious.
- [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_the_Pious.
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