Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia 913-969

Paternal Family Tree: Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia

Maternal Family Tree: Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia

Around 913 Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia was born to Henry "Fowler" I King East Francia [aged 37] and Matilda Ringelheim Queen Consort East Francia.

On 25th August 915 Reginar "Longneck" I Duke Lorraine [aged 65] died. [her future brother-in-law] Reginar II Reginarids II Count Hainaut [aged 23] was appointed II Count Hainaut. His succeeded son [her future husband] Gilbert I Duke Lorraine [aged 25] succeeded I Duke Lorraine.

On 24th May 919 [her father] Henry "Fowler" I King East Francia [aged 43] was created I King East Francia.

In 929 [her brother] Otto I Holy Roman Emperor King Italy and East Francia [aged 16] and [her sister-in-law] Eadgyth Wessex Queen Consort Germany were married. She the daughter of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons and Aelfflaed Wiltshire Queen Anglo Saxons [aged 59]. He the son of [her father] Henry "Fowler" I King East Francia [aged 53] and [her mother] Matilda Ringelheim Queen Consort East Francia.

Before 930 Gilbert I Duke Lorraine [aged 39] and Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia [aged 16] were married. The difference in their ages was 23 years. She the daughter of Henry "Fowler" I King East Francia [aged 53] and Matilda Ringelheim Queen Consort East Francia. He the son of Reginar "Longneck" I Duke Lorraine.

Before 932 [her brother-in-law] Reginar II Reginarids II Count Hainaut [aged 39] and Adelaide Burgundy were married. He the son of Reginar "Longneck" I Duke Lorraine.

Around 932 [her brother-in-law] Reginar II Reginarids II Count Hainaut [aged 40] died. His succeeded son Reginar III Count Hainaut [aged 12] succeeded III Count Hainaut.

Around 935 [her daughter] Gerberge of Lothingaria Countess Vermandois was born to [her husband] Gilbert I Duke Lorraine [aged 45] and Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia [aged 22]. She married Adalbert "The Pious" I Count Vermandois, son of Herbert II Count Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux and Adela Capet Countess Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux, and had issue.

Around 936 [her future husband] Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia [aged 16] succeeded IV King West Francia.

On 2nd July 936 [her father] Henry "Fowler" I King East Francia [aged 60] died. His succeeded son [her brother] Otto [aged 23] succeeded I King Germany, I Duke Saxony. [her sister-in-law] Eadgyth Wessex Queen Consort Germany by marriage Queen Consort Germany.

The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342

The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.

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In 939 Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia [aged 19] and Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia [aged 26] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort West Francia. She the daughter of Henry "Fowler" I King East Francia and Matilda Ringelheim Queen Consort East Francia. He the son of Charles "Simple" III King West Francia and Eadgifu Wessex Queen Consort West Francia.

Battle of Ardanach

On 2nd October 939 the Battle of Ardanach was fought between the followers and the opponents of King Otto I of Germany. [her husband] Gilbert I Duke Lorraine [aged 49] drowned in the Rhine

In 941 [her son] Lothair III King West Francia was born to [her husband] Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia [aged 21] and Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia [aged 28]. He married 965 his half fourth cousin once removed Emma of Italy Queen of West Francia, daughter of Lothair II King of Italy and Adelaide of Italy Holy Roman Empress, and had issue.

In 943 [her daughter] Mathilde Carolingian Queen Consort Burgundy was born to [her husband] Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia [aged 23] and Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia [aged 30]. She married 964 her fourth cousin once removed Conrad I King Burgundy and had issue.

In January 945 [her son] Charles Carolingian was born to [her husband] Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia [aged 25] and Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia [aged 32] at Rouen, France [Map]. He died aged seven in 953.

In 948 [her daughter] Daughter Carolingian died.

In 948 [her brother] Henry Saxon Ottonian I Duke Bavaria [aged 28] was created I Duke Bavaria.

In 948 [her daughter] Daughter Carolingian was born to [her husband] Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia [aged 28] and Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia [aged 35]. She died aged less than one years old.

In December 948 [her son] Louis Carolingian was born to [her husband] Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia [aged 28] and Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia [aged 35]. He died aged five in 954.

In 951 [her brother] Otto I Holy Roman Emperor King Italy and East Francia [aged 38] and [her sister-in-law] Adelaide of Italy Holy Roman Empress [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Germany. She the daughter of Rudolph "Pious" II King Burgundy II King Italy and Bertha Swabia Queen Consort Italy. He the son of [her father] Henry "Fowler" I King East Francia and [her mother] Matilda Ringelheim Queen Consort East Francia.

Before 953 [her son] Charles Carolingian [aged 7] died.

Memoires of Jacques du Clercq

This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.

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In 953 [her brother] Bruno Saxon Ottonian Archbishop Cologne [aged 27] was appointed Archbishop Cologne.

Around June 953 [her son] Charles Carolingian Duke Lower Lorraine was born to [her husband] Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia [aged 33] and Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia [aged 40]. He married Adelaide Troyes Duchess Lower Lorraine and had issue.

Around June 953 [her daughter] Henry Carolingian died.

Around June 953 [her daughter] Henry Carolingian was born to [her husband] Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia [aged 33] and Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia [aged 40]. She died aged less than one years old.

Before 10th September 954 [her son] Louis Carolingian [aged 5] died.

On 10th September 954 [her husband] Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia [aged 34] died. His succeeded son Lothair [aged 13] succeeded III King West Francia.

On 1st November 955 [her brother] Henry Saxon Ottonian I Duke Bavaria [aged 35] died. His succeeded son [her nephew] Henry "Quarrelsome" II Duke Bavaria [aged 4] succeeded II Duke Bavaria.

On 2nd February 962 [her brother] Otto I Holy Roman Emperor King Italy and East Francia [aged 49] was created Holy Roman Emperor. [her sister-in-law] Adelaide of Italy Holy Roman Empress [aged 31] by marriage Holy Roman Empress.

In 964 [her son-in-law] Conrad I King Burgundy [aged 39] and Mathilde Carolingian Queen Consort Burgundy [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Burgundy. She the daughter of Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia and Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia [aged 51]. He the son of Rudolph "Pious" II King Burgundy II King Italy and Bertha Swabia Queen Consort Italy. They were fourth cousin once removed.

In 965 Lothair III King West Francia [aged 24] and Emma of Italy Queen of West Francia [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort France. She the daughter of Lothair II King of Italy and Adelaide of Italy Holy Roman Empress [aged 34]. He the son of Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia and Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia [aged 52]. They were half fourth cousin once removed.

Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'

This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.

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On 11th October 965 [her brother] Bruno Saxon Ottonian Archbishop Cologne [aged 40] died.

On 5th May 969 or 984 Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia [aged 56] died.

[her son] Henry of Lothingaria was born to Gilbert I Duke Lorraine and Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia.

[her daughter] Hedwige of Lothingaria was born to Gilbert I Duke Lorraine and Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia.

[her daughter] Alberada of Lothingaria was born to Gilbert I Duke Lorraine and Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia.

[her father] Henry "Fowler" I King East Francia and [her mother] Matilda Ringelheim Queen Consort East Francia were married. She by marriage Queen Consort East Francia.

[her father] Henry "Fowler" I King East Francia and Hatheburg Unknown Queen Consort East Francia were married. She by marriage Queen Consort East Francia.

Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia 913-969

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Royal Descendants of Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia 913-969
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.