Gerberga of Gleiberg
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Bornc. 970
Gleiberg, Wetzlar (modern-day Hesse, Germany)
Gleiberg, Wetzlar (modern-day Hesse, Germany)
Diedaft. 1036
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein
SpouseHenry of Schweinfurt
IssueOtto III, Duke of Swabia
Eilika of Schweinfurt
Judith of Schweinfurt
Burchard
(possibly) Henry
Eilika of Schweinfurt
Judith of Schweinfurt
Burchard
(possibly) Henry
| Gerberge | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 970 Gleiberg, Wetzlar (modern-day Hesse, Germany) |
| Died | aft. 1036 Schleswig-Holstein |
| Spouse | Henry of Schweinfurt |
| Issue | Otto III, Duke of Swabia Eilika of Schweinfurt Judith of Schweinfurt Burchard (possibly) Henry |
| Father | Herbert of Wetterau |
| Mother | Irmtrud of Avalgau |
Gerberga of Gleiberg (German :Gerberga von Gleiberg, c. 970 – aft. 1036) was a noblewoman of the early Holy Roman Empire, known for her dynastic connections to several prominent European houses. She was a daughter of Herbert of Wetterau and Irmtrud of Avalgau (957 – 1020).
Around 1036, Gerberga died in what is now Schleswig-Holstein.
She married Henry of Schweinfurt, Margrave of the Nordgau, and had the following children:
- Otto III, Duke of Swabia, married Immilla of Turin and had issue.[1]
- Eilika of Schweinfurt (c. 1005 – 10 Dec c. 1059), married Bernard II, Duke of Saxony[2]
- Judith of Schweinfurt, married Bretislav I, Duke of Bohemia[3] and had issue: Spytihněv II, Duke of Bohemia; Vratislaus II of Bohemia; Conrad I, Duke of Bohemia, Otto I of Olomouc and Jaromír, Bishop of Prague[4]
- Burchard (d. 18 Oct 1059), bishop in 1036 of Halberstadt, chancellor of Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor
- possibly Heinrich I, Count of Pegnitz, count on the Pegnitz, on the Upper Naab and on the Altmühl. In 1040, he took part in an expedition to Bohemia and had many conflicts with the bishop of Eichstätt. Married a daughter of Kuno of Altdorf (c. 980 – aft. 1020).
Ancestry
| 16. Udo of Neustria | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8. Gebhard of Lorraine | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17. Judith of Auxerre | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4. Odo of Wetterau | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9. Ida | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2. Herbert of Wetterau | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20. Pepin of Vermandois | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10. Herbert I of Vermandois | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5. Cunigunda of Vermandois | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11. Bertha of Morvois[i] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Gerberga of Gleiberg | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6. Megingoz of Guelders | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3. Irmtrud of Avalgau | |||||||||||||||||||
| 28. Gerhard I of Metz | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14. Godfrey of Lotharingia | |||||||||||||||||||
| 29. Oda of Saxony | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7. Gerberga of Lorraine | |||||||||||||||||||
| 30. Charles the Simple | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15. Ermentrude of France | |||||||||||||||||||
| 31. Frederuna | |||||||||||||||||||
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