Hedwig Of Saxony
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Gender | Female |
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Born | Saxony |
Germany | |
Died | Aachen |
Germany | |
May 10 | |
965 AD | |
Aachen | |
Germany | |
Spouse | Hugh the Great |
Children | Hugh Capet |
Henry I, Duke of Burgundy | |
Otto, Duke of Burgundy | |
Parents | Henry the Fowler |
Matilda of Ringelheim | |
Siblings | Otto the Great |
Date of birth | January 1,3952 |
Current partner | Hugh the Great |
Grandchildren | Robert II of France |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 756646 |
Hedwig Of Saxony Life story
Hedwige of Saxony, a member of the Ottonian dynasty, was Duchess consort of the Franks by her marriage to the Robertian duke Hugh the Great. Upon her husband's death in 956, she acted as a regent during the minority of their son Hugh Capet, the founder of the Elder House of Capet.