Hildegarde of Burgundy
| Hildegarde of Burgundy | |
|---|---|
| Duchess consort of Gascony and Aquitaine | |
| Tenure | c. 1068/9 - 25 September |
| Born | c. 1056 |
| Died | 1104 |
| Spouse | William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine |
| Issue | William IX, Duke of Aquitaine Agnes of Aquitaine, Queen of Aragon and Navarre Beatrice |
| House | House of Burgundy |
| Father | Robert I, Duke of Burgundy |
| Mother | Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Burgundy |
Hildegarde of Burgundy (c. 1056 – 1104) was Duchess consort of Gascony and Aquitaine by marriage to William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine.
Life
Hildegarde was the daughter of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy with his second wife, Ermengarde of Anjou.[1]
Marriage and issue
Hildegarde married William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine.[2] She was, by marriage, Duchess of Gascony and Aquitaine.
William and Hildegarde had:
- William IX, Duke of Aquitaine[3]
- Agnes of Aquitaine, Queen of Aragon and Navarre, married Peter of Aragon[4]
- Beatrice? married firstly to Alfonso VI of Leon and Castile and secondly to Elias I, Count of Maine
William's birth was a cause of great celebration at the Aquitanian court, but the Church at first considered him illegitimate because of his parents' consanguinity. This obliged his father to make a pilgrimage to Rome soon after his birth to seek papal approval of his marriage to Hildegarde.
References
- ↑ Crisp 2005, p. 108.
- ↑ Crisp 2005, p. 109.
- ↑ Bouchard 2002, p. 226.
- ↑ Dunbabin 1985, p. 384.
Sources
- Bouchard, Constance Brittain (2002). "Eleanor's divorce from Louis VII: The uses of Consanguinity". In Wheeler, B.; Parsons, John C. (eds.). Eleanor of Aquitaine: Lord and Lady. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 223–236. ISBN 978-0-312-29582-0.
- Crisp, Ryan Patrick (2005). "Consanguinity and the Saint-Aubin Genealogies". In Morillo, Stephen (ed.). The Haskins Society Journal 14 2003. Studies in Medieval History. The Boydell Press. pp. 105–116. ISBN 1 84383 116 3.
- Dunbabin, Jean (1985). France in the Making: 843-1180. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-873031-4.