ALSACE (ALSATIA)

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MAUD of Flanders died in 1240. She married, in 1179, Henry I, Duke of Brabant, Who died on 5 September 1235. Maud was the daughter of

MATTHEW of Alsace, Count of Boulogne, died in 1174. In 1160, he married Mary of Blois, Who died in 1182. Matthew was the son of

THEODORIC, Count of Alsatia, Duke of Lorrain, died in 1166. In 1131, he married, second, Sybill of AnjoU. Theodoric was the son of

GERHARD III, Count of Alsatia, Duke of Lorrain, died in 1070. He married Hedwig of Namur, heiress of Namur and Lorraine. Gerhard III was the son of

ADALBERT, Count of Alsatia, Who was the son of

EBERHARD III, Count of Alsatia (alias Gerhard, Count of Mentz), was the son of

HUGH married Hildegardis. Hugh was the son of

EBERHARD II was the son of

EBERHARD I was the son of

ALBERIC, Count of Alsatia, was the son of

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IETHIC (Hetto), a Duke in Alsatia or Elsas (see also Bavaria).

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ADELBERT, Duke of Alsatia, died in 720 (see below).

ETHIC and ADELBERT were the children of

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ETHICUS (Hetto), Duke of Alsatia, 662-90, Alkmannia, Suevia and Upper Germany, died on 20 February 690. Ethicus married Bersvinda, sister of Blidechildis, the wi£e of Childeric 11, King of France. Ethicus was the son of  

LENDISIUS, Steward or Major Domo of Theodoric III, King of France, died in 680. Lendisius was the son of

ERCKEMBALDUS (Archinoaidus), Steward of Clodovaeus II, died in 661. He married Leudefindis. Erckembaldus was the son of

GERBERGA married Ega, Steward. Gerberga was the daughter of

GERTRUDIS died in 655. She married Richemere, Duke of Franconia. Gertrudis was the daughter of

ANSBERTUS (Ausbert), Lord on the Moselle, Margrave on the Shelde, died in 601. He married Blitildis, daughter of King Clothary I (see France-Merovingian, Alsace, and Roman-Senator). Ansbertus was the son of

HUGOPERT, Lord on the Moselle, married Lucilla. Hugopert was the son of

ALBERO (see France-Carolingian), Lord or Prince on the Moselle, married Argotta, daughter of Theodoric of Verona. Albero was the son of

CLODIUS, King of the Franks, died in 445. He married Basina, daughter of Widelphus, King of Thuringia. Clodius was the son of

PHARAMOND, King of the West Franks, died in 425.

For further information on this family see KINGS OF FRANCE.

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ADELAIDE of Alsace married Henry, Count of Spires (see Germany) who died in 997. Adelaide was the daughter of

GERARD of Lower Alsace, who was the brother of Bruno of Carinthia. Bruno became Pope Gregory V, 996-999, and died on 18 February 999.

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ERMENGARDE of Alsace married Lothaire of Germany who died in 855.

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ERMENTRUDE of Alsace married Conrad II of Burgundy, who was born in 825 and died in 881. Ermentrude was the daughter of

LUITFRID II, Count of Upper Alsace, was the son of

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LUITFRIDUS I, Count of Sundgow.

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EBERHERD, Duke of Alsatia (see below).

LUITFRIDUS I and EBERHERD were the sons of

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ADELBERT, Duke of Alsatia, died in 720 (see above).

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ADELAIDE of Alsace married Robert the Strong (see France-Capetian), Count of Paris, Marquis of Neustria, who died in 866. Adelaide was the daughter of

HUGH III, Count of Alsace, died about 839. He married Bava.

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(Ancestral line of John Talbot, 10th Earl of Shrewsbury, Ancestral line of descendants of Rev. John Knox, Hugh Bigod, Roger Bigod, Henry de Bohun, Gilbert de Clare, Richard de Clare, John Fitz Robert, John de Lacie, William de Lanvallei, William Malet, William de Mowbray, Saire de Quincey, Robert de Roos, Robert de Vere)

WELF or WELPHUS (see Saxony and Bavaria).

THASSILO, lst Count of Zollern.

WELPHUS and THASSILO were the sons of

ISENBART, Lord of Altorf in Schwabia, married Irmentrudis (see Swabia), sister of Hildegarde, wife of Charlemagne. Isenbart was the son of

WARINUS, Lord of Altorf in Schwabia, died in 780. He was the son of

EBERHARD, Duke of Alsatia, was the son of

ADELBERT, Duke of Alsatia, died in 741 (see Bavaria).

Ref: Royal Genealogies, pps. 459, 594 and 606; Ancestral Roots, pps. 59, 130 and 142; Magna Charta, pps. 430 and 1758.