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Sophia, Countess of Bur-le-Duc

Female Abt 1025 - 1092  (67 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Sophia, Countess of Bur-le-Duc was born about 1025 (daughter of Frederick II, Count of Bar-le-Duc and Upper Lorraine and Matilda of Swabia); died in 1092.

    Notes:

    Name:
    She was the heiress of Bar-le-Duc.

    Sophia married Louis II, Count of Montbéliard in 1040 in France. Louis (son of Richwin, Comte de Scarpone and Hildegarde) was born in 1019; died on 1071 - 1076; was buried in Église Notre-Dame, Bar-le-Duc, Grand Est, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Notes:

    Weis (1982) gives their marriage date as about 1027.

    Children:
    1. Thierry II, Count of Bar-le-Duc and Montbéliard was born about 1045; died on 2 Jan 1105.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Frederick II, Count of Bar-le-Duc and Upper Lorraine was born about 995 (son of Dietrich I, Duke of Upper Lorraine, Count of Bar and Richilde); died on 1026 to 1027.

    Frederick married Matilda of Swabia between 1012 and 1013. Matilda (daughter of Hermann II, Duke of Swabia and Gerberga of Burgundy, Princess of Upper Burgundy) was born about 998; died on 1043 - 1044. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Matilda of Swabia was born about 998 (daughter of Hermann II, Duke of Swabia and Gerberga of Burgundy, Princess of Upper Burgundy); died on 1043 - 1044.

    Notes:

    Name:
    Her name was also spelt Maud.

    Children:
    1. 1. Sophia, Countess of Bur-le-Duc was born about 1025; died in 1092.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Dietrich I, Duke of Upper Lorraine, Count of Bar was born in 965 (son of Frederick I, Count of Bar and Duke of Upper Lorraine and Beatrice of France); died in 1026.

    Notes:

    Name:
    He was also called Theodoric I and Thierry I.

    Dietrich married Richilde. Richilde (daughter of Folmar, Count of Metz and in the Bleisgau and Berta) died before 995. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Richilde (daughter of Folmar, Count of Metz and in the Bleisgau and Berta); died before 995.
    Children:
    1. 2. Frederick II, Count of Bar-le-Duc and Upper Lorraine was born about 995; died on 1026 to 1027.
    2. Gisela
    3. Adelaide of Upper Lorraine died after 1052.

  3. 6.  Hermann II, Duke of Swabia was born between 962 and 965 (son of Conrad, Count in the Rheinegau and Duke of Swabia and Richilde); died on 4 May 1003.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Title(s): 997; He succeeded as the Duke of Swabia upon the death of his father in 997.
    • Miscellaneous: From Jan 1002 to Oct 1002; From January 1002 to October 1002 Herman II attempted, unsuccessfully, to become king of Germany.
    • Last Full Review: 28 Sep 2020

    Hermann married Gerberga of Burgundy, Princess of Upper Burgundy about 988. Gerberga (daughter of Conrad I "the Peaceful", King of Burgundy and Matilda of the West Franks, Princess of France) was born in 965/66; died between 1017 and 1019. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Gerberga of Burgundy, Princess of Upper Burgundy was born in 965/66 (daughter of Conrad I "the Peaceful", King of Burgundy and Matilda of the West Franks, Princess of France); died between 1017 and 1019.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Last Full Review: 28 Sep 2020

    Children:
    1. Gisela of Swabia was born on 11 Nov 985 in Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany; died on 15 Feb 1043 in Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany; was buried in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany.
    2. 3. Matilda of Swabia was born about 998; died on 1043 - 1044.
    3. Herman III, Duke of Swabia
    4. Beatrice


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Frederick I, Count of Bar and Duke of Upper Lorraine was born about 912 (son of Wigeric, Count in the Triergau and Ardennesgau and Kunigunde); died on 18 May 978.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Miscellaneous: 960; In 960 to stop incursions from the duchy of Champagne, Frederick constructed a castle over the Ornain river and later occupied confiscated lands of Saint-Mihiel,
    • Last Full Review: 12 Aug 2020

    Notes:

    Death: His death may have been 17 June 984.

    Name:

    Frederick married Beatrice of France in 954. Beatrice (daughter of Hugh Magnus "the White", Duke of France and Normandy and Hedwig of Saxony) was born in 939/40; died on 23 Sep 1003. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Beatrice of FranceBeatrice of France was born in 939/40 (daughter of Hugh Magnus "the White", Duke of France and Normandy and Hedwig of Saxony); died on 23 Sep 1003.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: She was the duchess consort of Upper Lorraine by marriage to Frederick I, Duke of Upper Lorraine.
    • Offices Held: From 978 to 980; She was the regent of Upper Lorraine of her son Thierry I, during his minority, officially until 978, but effectively until 980
    • Travel: 983; In 983 she traveled to Otto II's court in Verona
    • Last Full Review: 12 Aug 2020

    Notes:

    Death: She may have possibly died in 1005.

    Name:

    Children:
    1. Henry died between 972 and 978.
    2. Adalbero II, Bishop of Verdun and Metz was born in 958; died on 14 Dec 1005.
    3. 4. Dietrich I, Duke of Upper Lorraine, Count of Bar was born in 965; died in 1026.
    4. daughter of Frederick I
    5. Ida was born in 970; died in 1026.

  3. 10.  Folmar, Count of Metz and in the Bleisgau (son of Folmar, Count of Luneville and Amace); died in 995/96.

    Notes:

    Name:
    He was also the Lord of Luneville, Blieskastel, and Saarburg.

    Folmar married Berta. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Berta

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Miscellaneous: 996; She was recorded as being a widow.

    Notes:

    Name:
    She was the sister of Berenger, the Archbishop of Trier.

    Children:
    1. Folmar, Count in the Bliesgau andof Metz died before 1029.
    2. 5. Richilde died before 995.

  5. 12.  Conrad, Count in the Rheinegau and Duke of Swabia was born about 920 (son of Eldo, Count in the Wetterau and daughter); died on 20 Jul 997.

    Conrad married Richilde on 960 to 965. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Richilde (daughter of Liudolf, Duke of Swabia and Ita of Swabia).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death

    Notes:

    History:
    She was also known as Jutta.

    Children:
    1. 6. Hermann II, Duke of Swabia was born between 962 and 965; died on 4 May 1003.

  7. 14.  Conrad I "the Peaceful", King of Burgundy was born about 925 (son of Rudolph II, King of Burgundy and Bertha of Swabia); died on 19 Oct 993 in Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany; was buried in Vienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

    Notes:

    Name:

    Conrad married Matilda of the West Franks, Princess of France after 964. Matilda (daughter of Louis IV "d'Outre Mer", King of France and Gerberga of Saxony) was born in 943 in France; died on 26 Jan 981; was buried in Vienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Matilda of the West Franks, Princess of France was born in 943 in France (daughter of Louis IV "d'Outre Mer", King of France and Gerberga of Saxony); died on 26 Jan 981; was buried in Vienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
    Children:
    1. Bertha of Burgundy, Princess of Burgundy was born about 964; died about 1016.
    2. 7. Gerberga of Burgundy, Princess of Upper Burgundy was born in 965/66; died between 1017 and 1019.
    3. Matilda of Burgundy
    4. Gisela of Burgundy
    5. Rudolf III, King of Burgundy died in 1032.