Hedwig of Nordgau

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.^[1] 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.^[2] Others claim that she was connected to the family of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor.^[3] 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.^[4]

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

Notes and references

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

Sources

Butler, Alban; Thurston, Herbert; and Attwater, Donald (1956). Butler's Lives of the Saints, Volume 1, 2nd Edition. P. J. Kenedy and Sons.
Fuchs, Rüdiger (2006). Die Inschriften der Stadt Trier I (bis 1500). Reichert. ISBN 389500555X (German)
Holböck, Ferdinand (2002). Married Saints and Blesseds: Through the Centuries. Ignatius Press, p. 134. ISBN 0898708435
Stuart, Roderick W. (1995). Royalty for commoners, 2nd Edition. Genealogical Publishing Company, pp. 156 and 171. ISBN 0806314869