Gertrude of Flanders, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchess_of_Lorraine">Duchess of Lorraine (c. 1070–1117), also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countess">Countess of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leuven">Louvain, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landgravine">Landgravine of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landgraviate_of_Brabant">Brabant until 1095, as the consort of her husbands. At the time the duchy was the upper http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorraine_%28region%29">Lorraine, since 959 separated from the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchy_of_Lower_Lorraine">duchy of Lower Lorraine.
Family background
Gertrude was daughter of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_I,_Count_of_Flanders">Robert I, Count of Flanders (c. 1035–1093) and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_of_Saxony">Gertrude of Saxony (c. 1030 – 1113). Robert was son of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldwin_V_of_Flanders">Baldwin V of Flanders and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adela_of_France,_Countess_of_Flanders">Adèle, a daughter of King http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_II_of_France">Robert II of France, and Gertrude daughter of the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Saxony">Duke of Saxony. She was sister of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_II,_Count_of_Flanders">Robert II, Count of Flanders (c. 1065 – 1111), "Robert the Crusader".
Marriage and children
Gertrude married firstly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_III,_Count_of_Leuven">Henry III, Count of Leuven (died wounded in a tournament in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tournai">Tournai in 1095), of the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Reginar">House of Reginar. He was http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counts_of_Leuven">count of Louvain from 1078 to 1095 and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landgrave_of_Brabant">landgrave of Brabant from 1085. At Henry's death, his brother http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godfrey_I,_Count_of_Louvain">Godfrey I succeeded as count and landgrave. From 1106 he also became http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Lower_Lorraine">duke of Lower Lorraine.
They had four children, probably all daughters (born about 1092-1096), assumingly including:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_of_Leuven">Adelaide (d. 1158), wife of duke http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_I_of_Lorraine">Simon I of Lorraine (1076 – 1138), son of her stepfather http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodoric_II,_Duke_of_Lorraine">Theodoric with Hedwige (d. c. 1090).
- Gertrude, wife to http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lambert,_count_of_Montaigu_and_Clermont&action=edit&redlink=1">Lambert, count of Montaigu and Clermont
Secondly in 1096 she married http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodoric_II,_Duke_of_Lorraine">Theodoric II, Duke of Lorraine "Thierry" (d. 1115), son of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard,_Duke_of_Lorraine">Gérard of Alsace, Count of Metz, Duke of Lorraine (-1070), of the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Lorraine">House of Lorraine-Alsace. Thierry was a widower with a son http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_I,_Duke_of_Lorraine">Simon, and a daughter Gertrude. They had the following issue:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thierry,_Count_of_Flanders">Thierry of Alsace "Theodoric" (c. 1099 – 1168), lord of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitche">Bitche, also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_of_Flanders">Count of Flanders from 1128. Married to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibylla_of_Anjou">Sibylla of Anjou, and father to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_I,_Countess_of_Flanders">Margaret I, Countess of Flanders and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew,_Count_of_Boulogne">Matthew, Count of Boulogne
- Henry I (d. 1165), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_of_Toul">bishop of Toul
- Ida, married Sigefroy (d. 1104), count of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burghausen,_Alt%C3%B6tting">Burghausen
- Ermengarde, married http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_III_Gros_de_Brancion">Bernard III Gros de Brancion (fr)
- Gisela, married Frederick, count of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saarbr%C3%BCcken">Saarbrücken
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