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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Gisela

    Gisela married Gerhard, Count of Metz, Duke of Upper Lorraine before 979. Gerhard (son of Adalbert II, Count in the Saargau, of Alsace and of Metz, Duke of Lower Lorraine and Judith) died in 1045. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Adalbert III, Count of Longwy and Duke of Upper Lorraine  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1000; died in 1048 in Thuim (not found).
    2. 3. Gerhard IV, Count of Alsace and of Chatenois, Duke of Upper Lorraine  Descendancy chart to this point died on 14 Apr 1070 in Remiremont, Grand Est, France.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Adalbert III, Count of Longwy and Duke of Upper Lorraine Descendancy chart to this point (1.Gisela1) was born about 1000; died in 1048 in Thuim (not found).

    Notes:

    Died:
    He was killed in battle.

    Adalbert married Clemence de Foix on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Stephanie of Longwy  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1035; died after 1088.
    2. 5. Ermesinde of Longwy  Descendancy chart to this point died after 1058.

  2. 3.  Gerhard IV, Count of Alsace and of Chatenois, Duke of Upper Lorraine Descendancy chart to this point (1.Gisela1) died on 14 Apr 1070 in Remiremont, Grand Est, France.

    Family/Spouse: Hedwig. Hedwig (daughter of Adalbert I, Count of Namur and Ermengarde of Lorraine) died on 1075 to 1080. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Gerhard I of Lorraine, Count of Vaudemont  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1057; died in 1108; was buried in Belval, Grand Est, France.
    2. 7. Dietrich II, Duke of Upper Lorraine  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1060; died on 23 Jan 1115; was buried in Châtenois, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Stephanie of Longwy Descendancy chart to this point (2.Adalbert2, 1.Gisela1) was born about 1035; died after 1088.

    Stephanie married William II "the Great", Count of Burgundy and Mâcon between 1049 and 1057. William (son of Renaud I, Count of Mâcon and Burgundy and Judith of Normandy) was born about 1024; died on 12 Nov 1087. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Stephen, Count of Vienne, Mâcon, and Burgundy  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1055; died on 27 May 1102 in Rama, Holy Land (not found).
    2. 9. Ermentrude of Burgundy  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1060; died after 8 Mar 1105.
    3. 10. Sibylle of Burgunday  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1065; died in 1103.
    4. 11. Raymond of Burgundy and Ivrea, Count of Castile  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1070 in Burgundy, France; died on 24 May 1107 in Grajal de Campos, Castile and León, Spain; was buried in Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain.
    5. 12. Gisela de Bourgogne  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1070; died after 1133.
    6. 13. Clemence of Burgundy  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 14. Pope Calixtus II  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Burgundy, France; died on 3 Dec 1124.
    8. 15. Berta of Burgundy  Descendancy chart to this point died before 15 Jan 1100.

  2. 5.  Ermesinde of Longwy Descendancy chart to this point (2.Adalbert2, 1.Gisela1) died after 1058.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Religion: After 1048; After he husband died in 1048, she became a nun.

    Ermesinde married William V, Count of Poitou in 1051. William (son of William III "the Great", Count of Poitou and Agnes of Burgundy, Princess of Lombardy) was born about 1023; died in 1058. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Clemence of Poitou  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1060; died after 1129.

  3. 6.  Gerhard I of Lorraine, Count of Vaudemont Descendancy chart to this point (3.Gerhard2, 1.Gisela1) was born in 1057; died in 1108; was buried in Belval, Grand Est, France.

    Gerhard married Heilwig von Egisheim before 1092. Heilwig (daughter of Gerhard III, Count of Egisheim and Petronilla of Verdun) died in 1118. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Gisela de Vaudemont  Descendancy chart to this point died before 1127.

  4. 7.  Dietrich II, Duke of Upper Lorraine Descendancy chart to this point (3.Gerhard2, 1.Gisela1) was born in 1060; died on 23 Jan 1115; was buried in Châtenois, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France.

    Notes:

    Name:
    His name was also spelt Thierry.

    Dietrich married Hedwig von Formbach in 1075. Hedwig (daughter of Frederick, Count of Formbach and Gertrude von Haldensleben) was born in 1058; died between 1095 and 1100. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Simon I of Alsace, Duke of Upper Lorraine, Lord of Bitsch  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1076; died on 13 Jan 1138.
    2. 19. Gisala of Lorraine  Descendancy chart to this point

    Dietrich married Gertrude of Flanders about 1100. Gertrude (daughter of Robert I "le Frison", Count of Flanders and Holland and Gertrude of Saxony) was born about 1070 in Flanders, Belgium; died on 1115 - 1126. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Gertrude of Alsace  Descendancy chart to this point died on 23 May 1144.
    2. 21. Dietrich von Lothringen II, Count of Alsace and Flanders  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1099 or 1101 in Alsace-Lorraine, France; died in 1166.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Stephen, Count of Vienne, Mâcon, and Burgundy Descendancy chart to this point (4.Stephanie3, 2.Adalbert2, 1.Gisela1) was born about 1055; died on 27 May 1102 in Rama, Holy Land (not found).

    Notes:

    Died:
    He died on the First Crusade.

    Family/Spouse: Beatrice. Beatrice (daughter of Gerhard III, Duke of Upper Lorraine) died after 1112. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Renaud III, Comte de Mâcon and Burgundy  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1090; died on 22 Jan 1148.
    2. 23. William IV, Comte d'Auxerre, Mâcon, and Vienne  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1090 - 1095; died on 27 Sep 1155.

  2. 9.  Ermentrude of Burgundy Descendancy chart to this point (4.Stephanie3, 2.Adalbert2, 1.Gisela1) was born about 1060; died after 8 Mar 1105.

    Ermentrude married Thierry II, Count of Bar-le-Duc and Montbéliard in 1065. Thierry (son of Louis II, Count of Montbéliard and Sophia, Countess of Bur-le-Duc) was born about 1045; died on 2 Jan 1105. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Renaud I, Count of Bar-le-Duc  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1060 in France; died on 24 Jun 1150; was buried in Pont-à-Mousson, Grand Est, France.
    2. 25. Mechtild of Bar  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 10.  Sibylle of Burgunday Descendancy chart to this point (4.Stephanie3, 2.Adalbert2, 1.Gisela1) was born in 1065; died in 1103.

    Sibylle married Eudes I Borel, Duke of Burgundy in 1080. Eudes (son of Henry, Duke of Burgundy and Sibylle of Barcelona) was born about 1060; died on 23 Mar 1103 in Tarsus, Asia Minor; was buried in Cîteaux Abbey, Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 26. Alice of Burgundy  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1080; died on 28 Feb 1142.
    2. 27. Hugh II the Peaceful, Duke of Burgundy  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1085; died in 1143; was buried in Cîteaux Abbey, Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

  4. 11.  Raymond of Burgundy and Ivrea, Count of CastileRaymond of Burgundy and Ivrea, Count of Castile Descendancy chart to this point (4.Stephanie3, 2.Adalbert2, 1.Gisela1) was born about 1070 in Burgundy, France; died on 24 May 1107 in Grajal de Campos, Castile and León, Spain; was buried in Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: He was also Count of Galicia, Coimbra, and d'Amous; and the Governor of Toledo.
    • Military: say 1086; When Raymond and his cousin, Henry of Burgundy, first arrived in Iberia is uncertain, but it probably was with the army of Duke Odo I of Burgundy in 1086. In April 1087, the army abandoned the siege of Tudela. While most of the army returned home, Odo and his retinue went west. By 21 July 1087 they were probably at Burgos, at the court of King Alfonso VI of León and Castile, and by 5 August he was in the capital city of León. There Odo most likely arranged Raymond's marriage to Alfonso's heiress, Urraca.
    • Miscellaneous: 1095; By his marriage, Raymond received as dowry the government of the Kingdom of Galicia (which included the County of Portugal and the County of Coimbra),[2] although shortly after, in 1095, Alfonso VI gave the County of Portugal and the County of Coimbra to Henry of Burgundy, father of the first Portuguese King Afonso Henriques of Portugal, basing it in Bracara Augusta (nowadays Braga.
    • Last Full Review: 11 Feb 2021

    Notes:

    Name:

    Raymond married Urraca "la Temeraria", Infanta of Castile and León, Countess of Galicia in 1087 in Toledo, Castile–La Mancha, Spain. Urraca (daughter of Alfonso VI of León and Castile "the Brave", King of Castile, León, and Navarre and Constance of Burgundy) was born in Apr 1079 in Burgos, Castile and León, Spain; died on 8 Mar 1126 in Saldaña, Palencia, Castile and León, Spain; was buried in Basilica of San Isidoro, León, Castile and León, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. Sancha Raimúndez  Descendancy chart to this point was born between 11 Nov 1095 and 1102.
    2. 29. Alfonso VII, King of Castile and Léon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Mar 1105 in Castile, Spain; died on 21 Aug 1157 in La Fresneda, Aragon, Spain; was buried in Toledo, Castile–La Mancha, Spain.

  5. 12.  Gisela de Bourgogne Descendancy chart to this point (4.Stephanie3, 2.Adalbert2, 1.Gisela1) was born about 1070; died after 1133.

    Gisela married Rainer, Margrave of Montferrat about 1080. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Guillaume VI (IV), Margrave of Montferrat  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1191 in Italy.

    Gisela married Humbert II "il Gross", Count of Maurienne and Savoy in 1090. Humbert (son of Amadeus II, Count of Savoy and Margrave of Susa and Johanna of Geneva) was born about 1070; died after 1133. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 31. Amadeus III, Count of Savoy and Marquis of Maurienne  Descendancy chart to this point was born between 1080 and 1092; died on 30 Mar 1148 in Nicosia, Cyprus.
    2. 32. Agnes  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 33. Adelaide of Maurienne  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1092; died on 18 Nov 1154.
    4. 34. Joan of Maurienne  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 13.  Clemence of Burgundy Descendancy chart to this point (4.Stephanie3, 2.Adalbert2, 1.Gisela1)

    Clemence married Godfrey I of Brabant "the Beareded", Duke of Brabant and Lower Lorraine about 1121. Godfrey (son of Henry II of Brabant, Count of Louvain and Adelaide of the Betuwe) was born about 1060; died on 25 Jan 1139; was buried in Affligem Abbey, Affligem, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 14.  Pope Calixtus IIPope Calixtus II Descendancy chart to this point (4.Stephanie3, 2.Adalbert2, 1.Gisela1) was born in Burgundy, France; died on 3 Dec 1124.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: The Pope's right to nominate bishops was agreed to with the Concordat of Worms during his pontificate. He called the 9th Ecumenical Council and proclaimed the 2nd Crusade. His birth name was Gui of Burgundy.
    • Reign: From 1119 to 1124; Pope
    • Crowned: 8 Feb 1119; He was elected Pope on 8 February 1119.

    Notes:

    Name:


  8. 15.  Berta of Burgundy Descendancy chart to this point (4.Stephanie3, 2.Adalbert2, 1.Gisela1) died before 15 Jan 1100.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Living: 28 Apr 1095; On 28 April 1095 she was recorded in court.
    • Charter/Grant/Gift: 17 Nov 1099; She confirmed a royal diploma on 17 November 1099.
    • Last Full Review: 7 Jul 2021

    Notes:

    Parents: Evans (1963) states her parents are unknown, however he corrects this in Evans (1976) giving William II as her father.

    Berta married Alfonso VI of León and Castile "the Brave", King of Castile, León, and Navarre after 25 Nov 1093. Alfonso (son of Ferdinand I "the Great", King of Castile and León and Sancha of León) was born in Jun 1040; died on 1 Jul 1109 in Toledo, Castile–La Mancha, Spain; was buried in The Monastery of Sahagún, Sahagún, Castile and León, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 16.  Clemence of Poitou Descendancy chart to this point (5.Ermesinde3, 2.Adalbert2, 1.Gisela1) was born in 1060; died after 1129.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: She was the heiress of Longwy and Blieskastel.

    Notes:

    Name:
    She was the heiress of Longwy and Blieskastel.

    Clemence married Conrad I, Count of Luxembourg in abouit 1070. Conrad (son of Giselbert I, Count of Luxemburg, Salm, and Longwy) was born about 1040; died on 8 Aug 1086. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 35. Ermesinde of Luxemburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1075; died on 24 Jun 1143.
    2. 36. Mathilde of Luxemburg  Descendancy chart to this point

    Clemence married Gerard I Flaminus, Count of Wassenburg and Guilders on Yes, date unknown. Gerard (son of Dietrich Flamens, Count in the Velue) was born about 1053; died after 1138. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 37. Jutta  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1090; died on 26 Jun 1151.
    2. 38. Yolande of Guelders  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 39. Gerard II, Count of Guelders  Descendancy chart to this point

  10. 17.  Gisela de Vaudemont Descendancy chart to this point (6.Gerhard3, 3.Gerhard2, 1.Gisela1) died before 1127.

    Gisela married Renaud I, Count of Bar-le-Duc about 1108 in France. Renaud (son of Thierry II, Count of Bar-le-Duc and Montbéliard and Ermentrude of Burgundy) was born about 1060 in France; died on 24 Jun 1150; was buried in Pont-à-Mousson, Grand Est, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 40. Renaud II, Count of Bar-le-Duc  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1115; died on 25 Jul 1170.
    2. 41. Clemence of Bar-le-Duc  Descendancy chart to this point died after 20 Jan 1183.

  11. 18.  Simon I of Alsace, Duke of Upper Lorraine, Lord of Bitsch Descendancy chart to this point (7.Dietrich3, 3.Gerhard2, 1.Gisela1) was born about 1076; died on 13 Jan 1138.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Religion: 1135, Abbey Sturzelbronn, Sturzelbronn, Moselle, Grand Est, France; He founded the Abbey at Sturzelbronn.

    Family/Spouse: Adelaide of Lorraine. Adelaide (daughter of Baldwin II, Count of Hainaut and unknown woman) died about 1158. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 42. Agatha of Alsace  Descendancy chart to this point

  12. 19.  Gisala of Lorraine Descendancy chart to this point (7.Dietrich3, 3.Gerhard2, 1.Gisela1)

    Family/Spouse: Frederick I, Count of Saarbrücken. Frederick (son of Siegbert I, Count in the Saargau) died in 1135 in Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 43. Simon I, Count of Saarbrücken  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1120; died on 23 Jun 1181/82.

  13. 20.  Gertrude of Alsace Descendancy chart to this point (7.Dietrich3, 3.Gerhard2, 1.Gisela1) died on 23 May 1144.

    Notes:

    Name:
    She was also known as Petronel of Alsace.

    Gertrude married Florenz II, Count of Holland about 1113. Florenz (son of Dietrich V, Count of West Friesland and Ulfhilde) was born between 1080 and 1084; died on 2 Mar 1121. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 44. Dietich VI, Count of Holland  Descendancy chart to this point died on 6 Aug 1157.

  14. 21.  Dietrich von Lothringen II, Count of Alsace and Flanders Descendancy chart to this point (7.Dietrich3, 3.Gerhard2, 1.Gisela1) was born on 1099 or 1101 in Alsace-Lorraine, France; died in 1166.

    Notes:

    Death: Weis (1976) gives his death as in 1166.

    Name:
    He was also known as Thierry of Lorraine.

    Family/Spouse: unknown wife. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Dietrich married Sybil of Anjou in 1131. Sybil (daughter of Fulk V "le Jeune", King of Jerusalem, Count of Anjou and Ermenbourg of Maine) was born about 1112; died in 1165 in Bethlehem, Holy Land. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 45. Marguerite of Lorraine  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1148 in Alsace-Lorraine, France; died on 15 Nov 1194; was buried in Bruges, Flanders, Belguim.
    2. 46. Matthew of Alsace, Comte de Boulogne  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1137; died on 25 Jul 1173; was buried in Saint-Josse, Hauts-de-France, France.