Gerberge of Saxony Abbess of Notre Dame
Gerberge of Saxony was born in 0913 in
Nordhausen, Saxony, Germany. Gerberge of Saxony's father was
Henry I "the Fowler" Holy Roman Emperor and her mother was
Matilda von Ringelheim. Her paternal grandparents were
Otto "the Illustrious" von Sachsen Duke of Saxony and
Hedwige of Germany; her maternal grandfather was
Theudebert von Sachsen Duke of Saxony and her maternal grandmother is
Ludmilla Ragnhildis von Friesland. She had three brothers and a sister, named
Otto I "the Great",
Henry I "the Quarrelsome",
Bruno "the Great" and
Hadwig. She was the third oldest of the five children. She had a half-brother named
Thankmar. She died at the age of 71 on May 5th, 0984 in
Reims, Marne, France. She was buried after May 5th, 0984 in
Reims Abbaye, Reims, Marne, France.