Gisela of France
14th century depiction of the marriage of Rollo and Gisela
Gisela (French: Giséle; fl. 911) was, according to apocryphal written sources, a French princess who was to be married to Rollo, duke of Normandy.
According to tradition, Rollo was betrothed to Gisela, daughter to the king of West Francia, Charles the Simple, after his conversion to Christianity upon his ascension as ruler of Normandy in 911. The marriage and the existence of Gisela are not confirmed. It has been suggested that, if she really did exist, she may have been an illegitimate daughter of Charles.[1]
References
- Gordon Home: Normandy the Scenery and Romance of Its Ancient Towns
- Willem Pieter Gerritsen,Anthony G. Van Melle,Tanis Guest: A dictionary of medieval heroes: characters in medieval narrative traditions
Notes
- ↑ Pierre Bauduin, Chefs normands et élites franques, fin -Début siècle, (181-194), in Pierre Bauduin (éd.), Les Fondations scandinaves en Occident et les débuts du duché de Normandie, Publications du CRAHM, 2005, 271 pages, 182 ISBN 978-2-902685-28-8.
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