Gertrude of Saxony

Abt 1030 - 1113  (~ 83 years)

• Name	Gertrude of Saxony  [1]
  Born	Abt 1030  [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	04 Aug 1113  [1]
  Notes	Gertrude of Saxony (c. 1030 - August 4, 1113), also known as Gertrude Billung, was a countess consort of Holland, and a countess consort of Flanders by marriage. She was regent of Holland during the minority of her son. Biography Countess of Holland She was the daughter of Bernard II, Duke of Saxony and Eilika of Schweinfurt. She married Floris I, Count of Holland (c. 1017 - June 28, 1061) c. 1050, and upon his death, her son Dirk V became Count of Holland. Since he was still young, she became regent. When Dirk V came into power, William I, Bishop of Utrecht, took advantage of the situation, occupying territory that he had claimed in Holland. Gertrude and her son withdrew to the islands of Frisia (Zeeland), leaving William to occupy the disputed lands. Countess of Flanders In 1063 Gertrude married Robert of Flanders (Robert the Frisian), the second son of Baldwin V of Flanders. This act gave Dirk the Imperial Flanders as an appanage - including the islands of Frisia west of the Frisian Scheldt. She and her husband then acted as co-regents for the young count. Family and children She had a total of seven children with Floris I: Albrecht (b. ca. 1051), a canon in Liege. Dirk V (ca. 1052, Vlaardingen-17 June 1091). Pieter (b. ca. 1053), a canon in Liége. Bertha (ca. 1055-1094, Montreuil-sur-Mer), who married Philip I of France in 1072. Floris (b. ca. 1055), a canon in Liége. Machteld (b. ca. 1057) Adela (b. ca. 1061), who married Count Baudouin I of Guînes. From her second marriage to Robert I she had five children: Robert II of Flanders (c. 1065 - October 5, 1111). Adela (d. 1115), who first married king Canute IV of Denmark, and was the mother of Charles the Good, later count of Flanders. She then married Roger Borsa, duke of Apulia. Gertrude, who married Thierry II, Duke of Lorraine, and was the mother of Thierry of Alsace, also later count of Flanders. Philip of Loo, whose illegitimate son William of Ypres was also a claimant to the county of Flanders. Ogiva, abbess of Messines.
  Person ID	I5292	Bosdet Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 May 2013

  
  

  Father	Bernard, II Duke of Saxony,   b. Abt 995,   d. 29 Jun 1059  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Eilika of Schweinfurt
  Relationship	Natural
  Family ID	F2087	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Robert, I Count of Flanders,   b. Abt 1033,   d. 13 Oct 1093  (Age ~ 60 years)
  Children	1. Gertrude,   b. 1080,   d. 1117  (Age 37 years)
  Family ID	F2086	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Floris, I Count of Holland,   b. Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands ,   d. 28 Jun 1061, Gelderland, Netherlands
  Married	Abt 1050  [2]
  Children	1. Dirk, V Count of Holland,   b. Abt 1052,   d. 17 Jun 1091  (Age ~ 39 years)
  Family ID	F2101	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_of_Saxony. [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floris_I,_Count_of_Holland.