Hedwig of Nordgau

Hedwig of Nordgau (c. 922 ? after 993) was the wife of Siegfried of Luxembourg , first count of Luxembourg and founder of the country. They were married c. 950. ^[1] She was of Saxon origin but her parentage is not known for certain. Some sources claim that she was connected to the family of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor . ^[2] Described as "saintly" herself, Hedwig of Nordgau was the mother of Saint Cunigunde of Luxembourg , the seventh of eleven children from her marriage to Siegfried. ^[3]

Children [ edit ]

Hedwig of Nordgau's children included:

Henry , count of Luxemburg
Adalbert , archbishop of Trier
Luitgard , married Arnulf, Count of Holland
Eva , married Gerhard of the Mosel, Count of Metz
Cunigunde , married Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
Dietrich , bishop of Metz
Frederik , father of the later counts Henry II and Giselbert

Notes and references [ edit ]

^ Hedwig of Nordgau on Peerage.com; Stuart (1995) p. 156
^ Fuchs (2006) p. 119
^ Butler et al. (1956) p. 470; Holbock (2002) p. 134

Sources [ edit ]

Butler, Alban; Thurston, Herbert; and Attwater, Donald (1956). Butler's Lives of the Saints , Volume 1, 2nd Edition. P. J. Kenedy and Sons.
Fuchs, Rudiger (2006). Die Inschriften der Stadt Trier I (bis 1500) . Reichert. ISBN 3-89500-555-X (in German)
Holbock, Ferdinand (2002). Married Saints and Blesseds: Through the Centuries . Ignatius Press, p. 134. ISBN 0-89870-843-5

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[1] Hedwig of Nordgau on Peerage.com; Stuart (1995) p. 156

[2] Fuchs (2006) p. 119

[3] Butler et al. (1956) p. 470; Holbock (2002) p. 134

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