Hedwig of Nordgau
Abt 922 - 992 (~ 70 years)-
Name Hedwig of Nordgau [1, 2] Born Abt 922 [2] Gender Female Died 13 Dec 992 [1, 3] Notes - Hedwig of Nordgau (circa 922 - after 993) was the wife of Siegfried of Luxembourg, first count of Luxembourg and founder of the country. They were married circa 950. She was of Saxon origin but her parentage is not known for sure. Some sources list her as the daughter of count Eberhard IV of Nordgau and Luitgard of Lotharingia. Others claim that she was connected to the family of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor. Described as "saintly" herself, Hedwig of Nordgau was the mother of Saint Cunigunde of Luxembourg, the sixth of eleven children from her marriage to Siegfried.
Children
Hedwig of Nordgau's children included:
Henry, count of Luxemburg
Adalbert, archbishop of Trier
Luitgard, married Arnulf, Count of Holland
Eva, married count Gerard of Elzass
Cunigunde, married Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
Dietrich, bishop of Metz
Frederik, father of the later counts Henry II and Giselbert
Person ID I3103 Bosdet Genealogy Last Modified 16 May 2013
Family Siegfried, Count of Luxemburg, b. Abt 922, d. 28 Oct 998 (Age ~ 76 years) Married Abt 950 [3] Children 1. Frederick, I of Luxembourg, b. Abt 965, d. 06 Oct 1019 (Age ~ 54 years) 2. Unknown de Luxembourg 3. Henri, Comte de Luxembourg I, d. 1026 4. Lutgardis of Luxemburg, b. 955, d. Aft 1004 (Age > 50 years) Family ID F810 Group Sheet
- Hedwig of Nordgau (circa 922 - after 993) was the wife of Siegfried of Luxembourg, first count of Luxembourg and founder of the country. They were married circa 950. She was of Saxon origin but her parentage is not known for sure. Some sources list her as the daughter of count Eberhard IV of Nordgau and Luitgard of Lotharingia. Others claim that she was connected to the family of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor. Described as "saintly" herself, Hedwig of Nordgau was the mother of Saint Cunigunde of Luxembourg, the sixth of eleven children from her marriage to Siegfried.
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Sources - [S178] thePeerage.com, Darryl Lundy, (Location: Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand;).
- [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedwig_of_Nordgau.
- [S162] Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists who came to America before 1700, 7th Edition, Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, David Faris, (Name: Genealogical Publishing Co; Location: Baltimore; Date: 1992;).
- [S178] thePeerage.com, Darryl Lundy, (Location: Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand;).