Hedwig of Nordgau
~922 - Aft 993-
Name Hedwig of Nordgau Birth ~922 Gender Female Death Aft 993 Person ID I10373 Database Last Modified 9 Jan 2021
Spouse / Partner Sigfried Count of the Ardennes, b. ~922 d. 28 Oct 998 Marriage ~950 Children 1. Liutgard of Luxemburg, b. 948 d. 1005 (Age 57 years)Family ID F3834 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 9 Jan 2021
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Notes - Hedwig of Nordgau (c. 922 -after 993) was the wife of Siegfried of Luxembourg, first count of Luxembourg and founder of the country. They were married c. 950. She was of Saxon origin but her parentage is not known for certain. Some sources claim that she was connected to the family of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor. Described as "saintly" herself, Hedwig of Nordgau was the mother of Saint Cunigunde of Luxembourg, the seventh of eleven children from her marriage to Siegfried.
Hedwig of Nordgau's children included:
Henry, count of Luxemburg
Adalbert, archbishop of Trier
Luitgard, married Arnulf, Count of Holland
Eva, married count Gerard of Elzass
Cunigunde, married Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
Dietrich, bishop of Metz
Frederik, father of the later counts Henry II and Giselbert
- Hedwig of Nordgau (c. 922 -after 993) was the wife of Siegfried of Luxembourg, first count of Luxembourg and founder of the country. They were married c. 950. She was of Saxon origin but her parentage is not known for certain. Some sources claim that she was connected to the family of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor. Described as "saintly" herself, Hedwig of Nordgau was the mother of Saint Cunigunde of Luxembourg, the seventh of eleven children from her marriage to Siegfried.
