Frederick of Luxembourg
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Frederick of Luxembourg count of Moselgau
, was a son of count Siegfried of Luxembourg
and Hedwig of Nordgau
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By a wife whose name is unknown (certain historians give her as Ermentrude, countess of Gleiberg), he had:
Moselle
Moselle is a department in the east of France named after the river Moselle.- History :Moselle is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
, was a son of count Siegfried of Luxembourg
Siegfried of Luxembourg
Siegfried is considered the first count of Luxembourg. He was actually count in the Moselgau and the Ardennes. He was also the advocate of the abbeys of Saint-Maximin de Trêves and Saint-Willibrod d'Echternach. He is speculated to be the son of Wigeric of Lotharingia, Count Palatine and Cunigunda...
and Hedwig of Nordgau
Hedwig of Nordgau
Hedwig of Nordgau was the wife of Siegfried of Luxembourg, first count of Luxembourg and founder of the country. They were married circa 950. She was of Saxon origin but her parentage is not known for sure. Some sources list her as the daughter of count Eberhard IV of Nordgau and Luitgard of...
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By a wife whose name is unknown (certain historians give her as Ermentrude, countess of Gleiberg), he had:
- Henry IIHenry VII, Duke of BavariaHenry VII was the count of Luxembourg from 1026 and duke of Bavaria from 1042 until his death. He was the son of Frederick, count of Moselgau, and possibly Ermentrude of Gleiberg....
(† 1047), count of Luxembourg and duke of Bavaria - FrederickFrederick, Duke of Lower LorraineFrederick of Luxembourg was the count of Malmedy from 1035 and duke of Lower Lorraine from 1046. He was a younger son of Frederick, lord of Gleiberg, and Ermentrude, and grandson of Siegfried, Count of Luxembourg, hence his name....
(1003 † 1065), Duke of Lower Lorraine - GiselbertGiselbert of LuxembourgGiselbert of Luxembourg was count of Salm and of Longwy, then count of Luxembourg from 1047 to 1059. He was the son of Frederick of Luxembourg, count of Moselgau, and perhaps of Ermentrude of Gleiberg....
(1007 † 1059), count of Longwy, of Salm and of Luxembourg - Adalbéron III († 1072), bishop of Metz
- Thierry, father of :
- Thierry († 1075)
- Henry († 1095), count palatine of Lorraine
- Poppon († 1103), bishop of Metz
- Ogive (v. 990 † 1036), married in 1012 to Baldwin IVBaldwin IV, Count of FlandersBaldwin IV of Flanders , known as the Bearded, was Count of Flanders from 988 until his death. He was the son of Arnulf II, Count of Flanders...
(980 † 1035), count of FlandersCount of FlandersThe Count of Flanders was the ruler or sub-ruler of the county of Flanders from the 9th century until the abolition of the position by the French revolutionaries in 1790.... - Ermengarde (1000 † 1057), married Welf II of Altdorf, count in Lechrain († 1030)
- Oda, canoness at Remiremont, then abbess of Saint-Rémy at Lunéville
- Gisèle (1019 † after 1058), married to Radulfe, lord of Aalst († after 1038)