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

  
  

• 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;).