Gerberga Von Sachsen, Queen of France
914 - 984 (69 years)-
Name Gerberga Von Sachsen Title Queen of France Birth 10 Jun 914 Russia 
Christening 4 Aug 914 Russia Gender Female Death 5 May 984 Champagne, France Burial 22 May 984 Champagne, France Person ID I9887 footsteps | Ancestors Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
Father Heinrich Liudolfing, King of Germany , b. 876, Saxony, Sachsen, Germany d. 2 Jul 936, Sachsen, Germany (Age 60 years) Relationship natural Mother Matilda Von Ringelheim, First Ottoman Queen of Germany , b. Abt 892, Sachsen, Germany d. 14 Mar 968, Sachsen, Germany (Age 76 years) Relationship natural Marriage 909 Hannover, Germany Family ID F5326 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Louis Carolingian, King of the Franks , b. 1 Sep 920, Picardie, France d. 10 Sep 954, Champagne, France (Age 34 years) Marriage 939 Children + 1. Mathilde Carolingian, b. Abt 943, France d. 27 Jan 992, Boulogne, Pays de la Loire, France (Age 49 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 2. Charles Carolingian, b. 953, Laon, Picardie, France d. 21 May 992, Orléans, Centre, France (Age 39 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F3546 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
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Event Map 
Birth - 10 Jun 914 - Russia 
Christening - 4 Aug 914 - Russia 
Death - 5 May 984 - Champagne, France Burial - 22 May 984 - Champagne, France = Link to Google Earth
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Notes
Gerberga of Saxony (c. 913 - 5 May 968/9 or 984?) was a Queen of France b y m a r r i age to Louis IV of France between 939 and 954. She ruled as rege nt o f F r a n ce during the minority of her son Lothair in 954-959.
She was a member of the Ottonian dynasty. Her first husband was Gilbert , D u k e o f L orraine. Her second husband was Louis IV of France. Contempo ra r y s o u rces describe her as a highly educated, intelligent and forcefu l p o l i t ical player.
She was the second daughter of Henry the Fowler, King of Germany, and h i s s e c o nd wife, Matilda. Her older brother was Otto I of Germany.