Hildegarde of Burgundy (c. 1056–1104) was a French noble,[1] Duchess consort of Gascony and Aquitaine by marriage to William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine.
| 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 |
She was the only daughter of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy with his second wife, Ermengarde of Anjou.[2] She was, and by marriage, Duchess of Gascony and Aquitaine.
She married William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine; she was his third wife.[3] William and Hildegarde had these children together:
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- William IX, Duke of Aquitaine
- Agnes of Aquitaine, Queen of Aragon and Navarre
- Beatrice?[4] 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
edit- ^ "Hildegarde of Burgundy". Encyclopedia of Things. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ^ Halphen, L. & Poupardin, R. (eds.). 1913. Chroniques des Comtes d´Anjou et des Seigneurs d´Amboise, p. 247.
- ^ "Genealogical database by Herbert Stoyan". Archived from the original on 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
- ^ Chronicon Regum Legionensium