900 - 968 (78 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Saint Mechtilde von Ringelheim was born between 890 and 900 in Memleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany; died on 14 Mar 968; was buried in Quedinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Notes:
Name:
Family/Spouse: Giselbert, Duke of Lorraine. Giselbert died before 909. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Mechtilde married Henry I "the Fowler", Holy Roman Emperor in 909. Henry (son of Otto "the Illustrious", Duke of Saxony and Count in South Thuringia and Hedwige, Princess of Bavaria) was born in 876 in Germany; died on 2 Jul 936 in Memleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
3. | Gerberga of Saxony (1.Mechtilde1) was born in 913/914 in Nordhausen, Thuringia, Germany; died on 5 May 984 in Rheims, Grand Est, France. Gerberga married Giselbert, Duke of Lorraine in 929. Giselbert (son of Regnier II, Count of Hainaut and Burgundy and Adelaide of Burgundy) was born about 890 in France; died on 2 Oct 939 in Echternach, Luxembourg. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Gerberga married Louis IV "d'Outre Mer", King of France in 939. Louis (son of Charles III "the Simple", King of France and Eadgifu) was born on 10 Sep 920 in France; died on 10 Sep 954 in Rheims, Grand Est, France; was buried in Abbey of Saint-Remi, Rheims, Grand Est, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Hedwig of Saxony (1.Mechtilde1) was born about 921; died on 10 May 965. Hedwig married Hugh Magnus "the White", Duke of France and Normandy about 938. Hugh (son of Robert I, Duke of France and Beatrice de Vermandois) was born about 895; died on 16 Jun 956 in Dourdan, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 13. Hugh Capet, King of France was born on Late in 941; died on 24 Oct 996 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France.
- 14. Beatrice of France was born in 939/40; died on 23 Sep 1003.
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Generation: 3
12. | Matilda of the West Franks, Princess of France (3.Gerberga2, 1.Mechtilde1) was born in 943 in France; died on 26 Jan 981; was buried in Vienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Matilda married Conrad I "the Peaceful", King of Burgundy after 964. Conrad (son of Rudolph II, King of Burgundy and Bertha of Swabia) was born about 925; died on 19 Oct 993 in Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany; was buried in Vienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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13. | Hugh Capet, King of France (5.Hedwig2, 1.Mechtilde1) was born on Late in 941; died on 24 Oct 996 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- General Information: Hugh was also the Count of Paris, Poitou and Orleans.
- Title(s): 956
- Crowned: 987; In 987, he was crowned the first Capetian King of France.
- Reign: From 987 to 996; King of France (House of Capet)
Notes:
Birth: Weis (1982) gives his birth date as after 939.
Name:
Title(s):
He became the Count of Paris.
Hugh married Adelainde of Poitou between 963 and 968. Adelainde (daughter of William I "Tete d'Etoupe", Count of Poitou and Gerloc of Normandy) was born in 945; died about 1004. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 30. Robert II "the Pious", King of France was born on 27 Mar 972 in Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died on 20 Jul 1031 in Meulan-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France.
- 31. Hedwig, Princess of France was born about 972; died after 1013.
- 32. Adele of France died about 1063.
- 33. Gisela, Princess of France
- 34. Edith of France died after 1013.
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Generation: 4
18. | Matilda of Saxony (8.Otto3, 2.Otto2, 1.Mechtilde1) was born in 981; died on 4 Nov 1025 in Esch-sur-Sûre, Luxembourg. Matilda married Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lorraine in 991. Ezzo (son of Hermann I "Pusillus", Count in the Bonngau and Heilwig von Dillingen) was born about 955; died on 21 May 1034 in Saalfeld, Thuringia, Germany; was buried in Brauweiler Abbey, Brauweiler, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 45. Liudolf, Governor of Brauweiler was born about 1000; died on 10 Apr 1031.
- 46. Otto, Count of Palatine of Lorraine of Lotharingia died in 1047.
- 47. Herman, Archbishop of Cologne was born in 995; died in 1056.
- 48. Theophanu, Abbess of Essen and Gerresheim died in 1058.
- 49. Richenza of Pfalz-Lorraine, Queen of Poland was born about 1000; died on 21 Mar 1063 in Saalfeld, Thuringia, Germany; was buried in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- 50. Adelheid, Abbess of Nivelles died about 1030.
- 51. Heilwig, Abbess of Neuss
- 52. Mathilde, Abbess of Dietkirchen and Vilich
- 53. Sophie, Abbess of St. Maria, Mainz
- 54. Ida, Abbess of Cologne and Gandersheim Abbey died in 1060.
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22. | Ermentrude de Roucy, Queen of Lombardy, Countess of Mâcon (10.Alberade3, 3.Gerberga2, 1.Mechtilde1) was born in 958; died on 5 Mar 1005. Ermentrude married Aubri II, Count of Mâcon and Burgundy before 971. Aubri (son of Liétaud II, Count of Mâcon and Richilde) died in 981/82. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Ermentrude married Otto William, King of Lombardy in 982. Otto (son of Adalbert II, King of Lombardy, Joint-King of Italy and Gerberge) was born in 958/959; died on 21 Oct 1026; was buried in Dijon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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28. | Gisela of Burgundy (12.Matilda3, 3.Gerberga2, 1.Mechtilde1) Other Events and Attributes:
- Married: Henry II "the Wrangler", Duke of Bavaria and Carinthia; and Marquis of Verona, the son of Henry I of Saxony Duke of Bavaria and Judith of Bavaria. He was born in 951. [Henry, married Gisela of Burgundy] He died 28 September 995 in Gaudersheim, Germany.
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30. | Robert II "the Pious", King of France (13.Hugh3, 5.Hedwig2, 1.Mechtilde1) was born on 27 Mar 972 in Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died on 20 Jul 1031 in Meulan-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reign: From 988 to 1031; King of France (House of Capet)
- Crowned: 1 Jan 988; On 1 January 988, he became the King of France.
Notes:
Name:
Family/Spouse: Rozala of Italy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Bertha of Burgundy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Robert married Constance of Arles in 998. Constance (daughter of William I, Count of Provence and Arles and Adelaide of Anjou) was born about 986; died on 25 Jul 1032 in Meulan-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 83. Princess Adele of France was born about 1003 in France; died on 8 Jan 1078.
- 84. Hugh Magnus, King of France was born in 1007; died on 17 Sep 1025 in Compiègne, Oise, Hauts-de-France, France; was buried in Abbaye Saint-Corneille de Compiègne, Compiègne, Oise,Hauts-de-France, France.
- 85. Henry I, King of France was born in Apr 1008 in Burgundy, France; died on 4 Aug 1060 in Vitry-en-Brie (now Vitry-sur-Seine), Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France.
- 86. Adelaide of France, Princess of France was born in 1009; died on 8 Jun 1078.
- 87. Robert III "the Old", Duke of Burgundy, Prince of France was born about 1011; died on 21 Mar 1076 in Fleury-sur-Ouche, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France; was buried in Semur-en-Auxois, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
- 88. Constance, Princess of France
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