Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Burgundy
Duchess consort of Burgundy
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Ermengarde of Anjou (c. 1018 – 18 March 1076), known as Blanche, was a Duchess consort of Burgundy. She was the daughter of Count Fulk III of Anjou and Hildegarde of Sundgau.[1] She was sometimes known as Ermengarde-Blanche.[1]
| Ermengarde of Anjou | |
|---|---|
| Duchess consort of Burgundy | |
| Tenure | 1046/1048 – 18 March 1076 |
| Born | c. 1018 Angers |
| Died | 18 March 1076 Fleurey-sur-Ouche |
| Spouse | Geoffrey II, Count of Gâtinais Robert I, Duke of Burgundy |
| Issue | With Geoffrey Hildegarde de Château-Landon Geoffrey III, Count of Anjou Fulk IV, Count of Anjou With Robert Hildegarde of Burgundy |
| House | Ingelger |
| Father | Fulk III of Anjou |
| Mother | Hildegarde of Sundgau |
She married Geoffrey II, Count of Gâtinais c. 1035 (in French Geoffroy), called Ferréol and sometimes known as Aubri, seigneur de Château-Landon.[1] Together they had:
- Hildegarde de Château-Landon, married c.1060 to Joscelin I, Lord of Courtenay[2]
- Geoffrey III, Count of Anjou[1]
- Fulk IV, Count of Anjou[1]
Geoffrey II died sometime between 1043 and 1046, and Ermengarde's mother died while on pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 1046.
Ermengarde married Robert I, Duke of Burgundy in 1046,[3] conferring on her the title Duchess of Burgundy. They had:
- Hildegarde (c. 1056–1104), who married Duke William VIII of Aquitaine around 1067[4]
Ermengarde died 18 March 1076, at the Church of Fleurey-sur-Ouche.[5]