Lutgardis of Luxembourg, also known as Liutgardis, Liutgarde and Lutgard, (955 – ca. 1003 or possibly later) was a daughter of Siegfried of Luxembourg

Siegfried of Luxembourg

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 and Hedwig of Nordgau

Hedwig of Nordgau

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. Her sister was Cunigunde of Luxembourg. She married Arnulf, Count of Holland

Arnulf, Count of Holland

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. They had three children:

• Dirk III of Holland, for whom she acted as regent from 993 to 1005
• Siegfried of Holland (985–1030), married Thetburga (985–)
• Adelina of Holland
  Adelina of Holland
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As the sister-in-law of Emperor Henry II

Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor

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, she enjoyed considerable influence. With his help she managed to maintain the county for her son Dirk III, acting as regent.

On 20 September 993, Liutgard donated her properties at Rugge

Rügge

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 to Saint Peter's abbey of Ghent

Ghent

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 for the soul of her husband. According to Thietmar's Chronicle

Thietmar of Merseburg

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, possibly in June 1005, she made peace with the West-Frisians

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 through mediation by Emperor Henry

Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor

Henry II , also referred to as Saint Henry, Obl.S.B., was the fifth and last Holy Roman Emperor of the Ottonian dynasty, from his coronation in Rome in 1014 until his death a decade later. He was crowned King of the Germans in 1002 and King of Italy in 1004...

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The date of Lutgardis' death is not clear in view of conflicting sources including Annales Egmundani. It may well have been in 1005 or even later. She was buried in Egmont.