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Birth:          ABT  890 of Reims, Marne, France
Death:          2 Oct  934 Echternach, Rhineland

Notes
Lay Abbot of Echternach
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert,_Duke_of_Lorraine
Gilbert (or Giselbert) (c. 890 – 2 October 939) was the duke of Lotharingia (or Lorraine) 
until 939.

The beginning of the reign of Gilbert is not clear. A dux Lotharingiae is mentioned in 
910 and this may have been Gilbert. Lotharingia sided with Charles III in 911, who was 
deposed in West Francia in 922 by Robert but remained king in Lotharingia, from 
where he tried to reconquer West Francia until being imprisoned in 923.

In 925, Gilbert swore fealty to King Henry the Fowler of Germany as duke of 
Lotharingia. Gilbert married Henry's daughter Gerberga of Saxony by 930. For 
whatever reason, Gilbert rebelled when Henry died in 936 and changed allegiance to 
Louis IV of France, where the king had less authority. Gilbert managed to be 
practically independent for three years until he was defeated by the army of king Otto 
I of Germany in 939 at the Battle of Andernach. Gilbert was made prisoner, and 
succeeded in fleeing but drowned while trying to cross the Rhine. Lorraine was given 
to Henry I, Duke of Bavaria.

Parents
____ Regnier I "Longhals" ( 860 -  916)
____ Hersende (ABT  865 - )

Siblings
____ Regnier II (ABT  890 - ABT  932)
____ Giselbert (Gilbert) (ABT  890 - 2 Oct  934)

Marriage To OF SAXONY Gerberge ( 913 - 5 May  984)
    m.  929 

Notes

Parents
____ Henry (Heinrich) I "the Fowler" ( 876 - 2 Jul  936)
VON RINGLEHEIM Mathilda (Mechtilde) (ABT  894 - 14 May  968)

Children by OF SAXONY Gerberge  913 - 5 May  984
DE LORRAINE Alberade (Aubree) (ABT  930 - 15 Mar  973)
OF HAINAULT AND LORRAINE Gerberge (EST  933 -  978)

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