Gerberge of Lorraine (c. 935-978) was the daughter of Giselbert, Duke of Lorraine, [1] and Gerberga of Saxony, [2] daughter of Henry I the Fowler, King of Germany. She was a descendant of Charlemagne through both her parents. [1] [2] Gerberge died sometime after 7 September 978. [1]
In or before 954, she married Adalbert I of Vermandois of the Carolingian dynasty. [1] Their children were:
Baldwin VI, also known as Baldwin the Good, was Count of Hainaut from 1051 to 1070 and Count of Flanders from 1067 to 1070.
Henry I, called the Great, was Duke of Burgundy from 965 to his death and Count of Nevers through his first marriage. He is sometimes known as Odo-Henry or Otto-Henry, since his birth name was "Odo" and he only adopted "Henry" on being elected duke of Burgundy.
William the Good was count of Hainaut, Avesnes, Holland, and Zeeland from 1304 to his death.
Geoffrey III of Anjou, called le Barbu, was the Count of Anjou 1060–68.
Lambert II, Count of Lens was a French nobleman. He was born about 1030 making him about 24 years old at his death in 1054.
Charles was the duke of Lower Lorraine from 977 until his death.
Richard III was the duke of Normandy who reigned from August 1026 to his death. His brief reign opened with a revolt by his brother.
Baldwin III, called the Young, was Count of Flanders, who briefly ruled the County of Flanders together with his father, Arnulf I, from 958 until his early death.
William of Mortain was Count of Mortain and the second Earl of Cornwall of 2nd creation.
Adele of Vermandois was both a Carolingian as well as a Robertian Frankish noblewoman who was the Countess of Flanders by marriage (934–960).
William III was the count and margrave of Provence from 1014 to his death. He inherited the titles of his father Rotbold II but preceded his cousin William IV as count.
Rotbold II was the Count and Margrave of Provence from 1008 to his death. He was the only son of Rotbold I and Emilde, daughter of Stephen, Viscount of Gévaudan. He inherited all his father's titles on his death in 1008. He is an obscure person, difficult to differentiate from his father.
Rozala of Italy was countess consort of Flanders by marriage to Arnulf II of Flanders, and queen of the Franks by marriage to Robert II of France. She was regent of Flanders in 987–988 during the minority of her son Baldwin IV of Flanders.
Herbert the Younger was the Count of Troyes and Meaux. He was the son of Robert of Vermandois and Adelaide Werra, daughter of Gilbert of Burgundy. He belonged to the Herbertien dynasty, an illegitimate branch of the Carolingian dynasty. He is called Herbert III the Younger to be distinguished from his uncle Herbert III the Elder.
Baldwin II of Boulogne was a son of Arnulf III, Count of Boulogne, whom he succeeded as count of Boulogne.
Ermengarde of Anjou was the Countess of Rennes, Regent of Brittany (992–994) and also Countess of Angoulême.
Hawise of Normandy was Countess of Rennes, Duchess of Brittany and Regent to her son Alan III, Duke of Brittany from 1008 until 1026.
Geoffrey II, de Château-Landon was the Count of Gâtinais. He was the son of Hugues du Perche, Count of Gâtinais, by Béatrice de Mâcon, the daughter of Aubry II de Mâcon. About 1035 he married Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Burgundy, daughter of Fulk III, Count of Anjou. After Geoffrey's death she married secondly Robert I, Duke of Burgundy.
Otto I, Count of Scheyern was the earliest known ancestor of the House of Wittelsbach whose relation with the House can be properly verified.
Stephen (Stephanus), who died in 970, was Viscount Gevaudan from 954 to 970. He was the son of Bertrand, Viscount Gevaudan, and Ermengarde.