Gisela of Swabia

985 - 1043  (57 years)

• Name	Gisela of Swabia
  Birth	11 Nov 985	Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany   [2, 4, 5]
  Death	15 Feb 1043	Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10]
  Burial	Aft 15 Feb 1043	Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany   [2]
  Siblings	1 brother and 2 sisters
  + 1. Gisela of Swabia,   b. 11 Nov 985, Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany d. 15 Feb 1043, Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany  (Age 57 years) ▻ Bruno von Braunschweig, Count in the Derlingau,  m. Abt 1012 ;   Ernst I von Badenburg, Margrave of Austria, Duke of Swabia,  m. Bef Jan 1017 ;   Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor,  m. 1016/17 + 2. Matilda of Swabia,   b. Abt 998   d. 1043 - 1044  (Age 46 years) ▻ Frederick II, Count of Bar-le-Duc and Upper Lorraine,  m. Between 1012 and 1013   3. Herman III, Duke of Swabia + 4. Beatrice ▻ Adalbero, Margrave of Carinthia
  Half siblings	1 half brother (family of Bernard I von Werl and Gerberga of Burgundy )
  + 1. Hermann II von Werl, Count of Werl and in the Locktrapgau
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Eldo, Count in the Wetterau   (Great Grandfather)  Waldrada   d. 868, Remiremont, Grand Est, France   (5 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I4050	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Birth: Von Redlich (1941) and Weis (1976) give 999 as her birth year. [5, 6]

  
  

Father	Hermann II, Duke of Swabia,   b. Between 962 and 965   d. 4 May 1003 (Age 41 years)
Mother	Gerberga of Burgundy, Princess of Upper Burgundy,   b. 965/66   d. Between 1017 and 1019 (Age 51 years)
Family ID	F2713	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart




Spouse / Partner 1	Bruno von Braunschweig, Count in the Derlingau,   b. Between 970 and 975   d. Between 1008 and 1010 (Age 38 years)
Marriage	Abt 1012  [7, 10]
Age at Marriage	She : ~ 26 years and 1 month - He : ~ 42 years.
Children	1 son and 2 daughters
+   1. Ludwig von Braunschweig, Count in the Derlingau,   b. Abt 1003   d. 23 Apr 1038 (Age 35 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Gertrude von Egisheim  m. Between 1019 and 1021 >   2. daughter of Ludwig von Braunschweig,   b. Abt 1004  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Count Thiemo II of Fornbach >   3. Gisela,   b. Abt 1005   d. Abt 1052 (Age 47 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Count Berthold of Sangerhausen
Family ID	F3142	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jun 2021




Spouse / Partner 2	Ernst I von Badenburg, Margrave of Austria, Duke of Swabia   d. 31 May 1015
Marriage	Bef Jan 1017  [4, 7]
Age at Marriage	She : 31 years and 1 month - He : ??.
Children	2 sons
1. Ernest II, Duke of Swabia,   b. Abt 1013   d. 17 Aug 1030 (Age 17 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   2. Hermann IV, Duke of Swabia,   b. About 1015   d. 28 Jul 1038 (Age 23 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Adelaide von Susa  m. About 1036
Family ID	F3309	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jun 2021




Spouse / Partner 3	Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor,   b. 990, Burgundy, France d. 4 Jun 1039, Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands (Age 49 years)  Other Partners: first wife  m. yes, date unknown;   second wife  m. yes, date unknow
Marriage	1016/17  [1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10]
Age at Marriage	She : ~ 31 years and 1 month - He : ~ 27 years.
Notes	Marriage Date: Moriarity (1947) gives the year as 1017, while Stuart (2002) accidentally lists it as 1036. [1, 4]
Children	1 son and 2 daughters
+   1. Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor,   b. 28 Oct 1017   d. 5 Oct 1056, Bodfeld Lodge (Königspfalz), Elbingerode, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany (Age 38 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ unknown wife;   Agnes of Poitou  m. 21 Nov 1043     2. Matilda of Franconia,   b. Abt 1027   d. Jan 1034 (Age 7 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Beatrix,   b. Abt 1030   d. 26 Sep 1036 (Age 6 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
Family ID	F2576	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	25 Jul 2021




• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Gisela of Swabia(985 – 1043) 2Hermann II, Duke of Swabia(965 – 1003) 4Conrad, Count in the Rheinegau and Duke of Swabia(Abt 920 – 997) 8Eldo, Count in the Wetterau 16 17 9daughter 18Herbert I, Count of Vermandois(840 – 902) 19Beatrice of Morvois 5Richilde 10Liudolf, Duke of Swabia(930 – 957) 20Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor(912 – 973) 21Eadgyth( – 946) 11Ita of Swabia( – 896) 22Herman I, Duke of Swabia 23Reginlint of Swabia 3Gerberga of Burgundy, Princess of Upper Burgundy(965/66 – 1019) 6Conrad I, King of Burgundy(Abt 925 – 993) 12Rudolph II, King of Burgundy( – 937) 24Rudolph I, Count, Marquis, and King of Upper Burgundy( – 912) 25Willa of Vienne( – 929) 13Bertha of Swabia( – 966) 26Burkhard II, Duke of Swabia(Abt 885 – 926) 27Reginlint of Swabia 7Matilda of the West Franks, Princess of France(943 – 981) 14Louis IV, King of France(920 – 954) 28Charles III, King of France(879 – 929) 29Eadgifu(Abt 904 – 951) 15Gerberga of Saxony(913/914 – 984) 30Henry I, Holy Roman Emperor(876 – 936) 31Saint Mechtilde von Ringelheim(900 – 968)

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 11 Nov 985 - Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany Death - 15 Feb 1043 - Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany Burial - Aft 15 Feb 1043 - Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S310] Moriarty, G. Andrews. The Descent of the Plantagenet Kings from the Holy Roman Emperors, (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume CI, January 1947). [S1603] GENi, (https://www.geni.com ), Gisela of Swabia, Holy Roman Empress. [S1603] GENi, (https://www.geni.com ), Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor. [S60] Stuart, Roderick W., Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S63] von Redlisch, Marcellus Donald Alexander R. Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants volume 1 , (Cottonport, Louisiana: Order of the Crown of Charlemagne, 1941). [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S304] Wikipedia, Gisela of Swabia. [S304] Wikipedia, Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor. [S304] Wikipedia, Herman II, Duke of Swabia. [S1851] Wolf, Armin. "Who was Agatha, the Ancestress of Scottish and English Kings?", (Vowchurch, UK: Foundations: Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, 2011).