Gisela of Swabia

Abt 989 - 1043  (~ 54 years)

• Name	Gisela of Swabia  [1, 2]
  Born	Abt 989  [2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	14 Feb 1042/43	Goslar, Saxony, Germany   [2]
  Buried	Rhineland-Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany   [2]
  Notes	Gisela of Swabia (989 or 990 - February 14, 1043 in Goslar) was the daughter of Herman II of Swabia and Gerberga of Burgundy. Both her parents were descendents of Charlemagne. Life She first married Bruno I, Count of Brunswick, in 1002. Her second marriage was to Ernest I, Duke of Swabia, who inherited Swabia through her at the death of Gisela's brother, Herman III. After his death in 1015, she became regent for their son Ernest II. She was then removed from the regency on grounds of her being too closely related to her late husband. Her third marriage, in 1016 or 1017, was to Conrad, who became Emperor in 1027. Aribo, Archbishop of Mainz refused to crown her, because he stated Gisela and Conrad were too closely related. Thirteen days after his coronation, Pilgrim, Archbishop of Cologne crowned her Empress of Germany instead. She played an active part in politics, attending imperial councils and having her relative Rudolph III of Burgundy transfer the succession of his realm to her husband. Also, she participated in several synods of the church. She took care of her sister Matilda's daughters Sophie, Countess of Bar and Beatrice of Bar, who would both go on to play political roles as Countess of Bar and regent of Tuscany respectively. After Conrad's death in 1038, she and her son Henry led the mourning progression. Gisela died of dysentery in the royal palace in Goslar in 1043. She is interred in the grotto of the Imperial Cathedral of Speyer, Germany along with several emperors and other members of the imperial family. Her tomb was opened in 1900 and Gisela's mummified body was found to be 172 cm (5' 8") tall, with long blond hair. Children Gisela and Bruno I, Count of Brunswick had: Liudolf, Margrave of Frisia (c. 1003-1038) and one other son and two daughters Gisela and Ernest I, Duke of Swabia were parents to two sons: Ernest II, Duke of Swabia (c. 1010 - August 17, 1030) Herman IV, Duke of Swabia (c. 1015 - July 28, 1038) Gisela and Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor were parents to three children: Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (October 29, 1017 - October 5, 1056) Matilda (1027 - January, 1034), betrothed to Henry I of France Beatrix (c. 1030 - September 26, 1036)
  Person ID	I5391	Bosdet Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 May 2013

  
  

  Father	Herman, II Duke of Swabia,   d. 04 May 1003
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Gerberga of Burgundy,   b. 965, Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France ,   d. 1016  (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	988  [3]
  Family ID	F2144	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Conrad, II Holy Roman Emperor,   b. Abt 990, Rhineland-Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany ,   d. 04 Jun 1039, Utrecht, Netherlands  (Age ~ 49 years)
  Married	Abt 1016  [2]
  Children	1. Henry, III Holy Roman Emperor,   b. 28 Oct 1017,   d. 05 Oct 1056  (Age 38 years)
  Family ID	F2129	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor. [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisela_of_Swabia. [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerberga_of_Burgundy.