Ermengarde of Anjou (c. 1018 – 18 March 1076), known as Blanche, was a Duchess consort of Burgundy. She was the daughter of Count Fulk III of Anjou and Hildegarde of Sundgau.[1] She was sometimes known as Ermengarde-Blanche.[1]
| Ermengarde of Anjou | |
|---|---|
| Duchess consort of Burgundy | |
| Tenure | 1046/1048 – 18 March 1076 |
| Born | c. 1018 Angers |
| Died | 18 March 1076 Fleurey-sur-Ouche |
| Spouse | Geoffrey II, Count of Gâtinais Robert I, Duke of Burgundy |
| House | Ingelger |
| Father | Fulk III of Anjou |
| Mother | Hildegarde of Sundgau |
She married Geoffrey II, Count of Gâtinais c. 1035 (in French Geoffroy), called Ferréol and sometimes known as Aubri, seigneur de Château-Landon.[1] Together they had:
- Hildegarde de Château-Landon, married c.1060 to Joscelin I, Lord of Courtenay[2]
- Geoffrey III, Count of Anjou[1]
- Fulk IV, Count of Anjou[1]
Geoffrey II died sometime between 1043 and 1046, and Ermengarde's mother died while on pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 1046.
Ermengarde married Robert I, Duke of Burgundy in 1046,[3] conferring on her the title Duchess of Burgundy. They had:
- Hildegarde (c. 1056–1104), who married Duke William VIII of Aquitaine around 1067[4]
Ermengarde died 18 March 1076, at the Church of Fleurey-sur-Ouche.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Bachrach 1993, p. 262.
- ^ Berg 2003, p. 327.
- ^ Duby 1981, p. 90.
- ^ Bouchard 1987, p. 256.
- ^ Commire & Klezmer 2000, p. 247.
Sources edit
- Bachrach, Bernard S. (1993). Fulk Nerra, the Neo-Roman Consul, 987-1040: A Political Biography of the Angevin Count. University of California Press.
- Berg, Dieter (2003). Die Anjou-Plantagenets: Die englischen Könige im Europa des Mittelalters (1100-1400) (in German). Kohlhammer Verlag.
- Bouchard, Constance Brittain (1987). Sword, Miter, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980-1198. Cornell University Press.
- Commire, Anne; Klezmer, Deborah, eds. (2000). Women in World History. Vol. Ead–Fur. Yorkin Publications.
- Duby, Georges (1981). The Knight, the Lady and the Priest. University of Chicago Press.