Hedwig of Nordgau
Countess of Luxembourg
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| Work field | Royals | ||||||||
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Biography
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 sure. Some sources list her as the daughter of count Eberhard IV of Nordgau and Luitgard of Lotharingia. Others 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.
Children
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