Gertrude of Saxony

1030 - 1113  (~ 83 years)

• Name	Gertrude of Saxony
  Born	ca 1030
  Gender	Female
  Died	04 Aug 1113	Veurne, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  Buried	Sint-Walburgakerk Veurne Arrondissement Veurne West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
  	Grave location: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=116377694
  Notes	Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_of_Saxony Daughter of Bernard II, Duke of Saxony and Eilika of Schweinfurt. She married Floris I, Count of Holland (c. 1017-June 28, 1061). Upon his death, her son Dirk V became Count of Holland. Since he was still young, she became regent. In 1063 Gertrude married Robert of Flanders (Robert the Frisian), the second son of Baldwin V of Flanders. She and her husband then acted as co-regents for the young count until he became of age to rule in his own. She had a total of seven children with Floris I: Albert (b. c. 1051), a canon in Liege. Dirk V (c. 1052, Vlaardingen?17 June 1091). Peter (b. c. 1053), a canon in Liége. Bertha (c. 1055-1094, Montreuil-sur-Mer), who married Philip I of France in 1072. Floris (b. c. 1055), a canon in Liége. Matilda (b. c. 1057) Adela (b. c. 1061), who married Count Baudouin I of Guînes. From her second marriage to Robert I she had five children: Robert II of Flanders (c. 1065-October 5, 1111). Adela (d. 1115), who first married king Canute IV of Denmark, and was the mother of Charles the Good, later count of Flanders. She then married Roger Borsa, duke of Apulia. Gertrude, who married Theodoric II, Duke of Lorraine, and was the mother of Thierry of Alsace, also later count of Flanders. Philip of Loo, whose illegitimate son William of Ypres was also a claimant to the county of Flanders. Ogiva, abbess of Messines.
  Person ID	I35221	Master File
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2016

  
  

  Family	Floris I of Holland,   b. Vlaardingen, Netherlands ,   d. 28 Jun 1061, Nederhemert, Netherlands
  Children	1. Bertha of Holland,   b. ABT. 1055, Vlaardingen, Netherlands ,   d. 30 Jul 1093, Montreuil, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France  (Age ~ 38 years)
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2016
  Family ID	F14538	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart