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Ermengarde-Gerberga of Anjou

956 – 994

Duchess consort of Brittany, Regent of Brittany

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About Ermengarde-Gerberga of Anjou

Lived 956 – 994 (aged 37–38).

Ermengarde of Anjou ( - ) was the Countess of Rennes, Regent of Brittany (992–994) and also Countess of Angoulême.

Life Ermengarde-Gerberga was born , the daughter of Geoffrey I, Count of Anjou and Adele of Meaux. She married Conan I of Rennes, Count of Rennes, in 973. Her husband Conan of Rennes opposed her father and brother Fulk even though the marriage was apparently designed to form a political alliance between Anjou and Brittany. Even after Conan had been killed by Fulk at the Battle of Conquereuil in 992, and during the period 992-994 when Ermengarde was Regent for their son Geoffrey, she remained loyal to her brother Fulk III, Count of Anjou.

About 1000 her brother Fulk III arranged his widowed sister to marry, secondly, William II of Angoulême, one of his close allies.

Issue Ermengarde married Conan I 'le Tort' Count of Rennes, she had the following children:

Judith (982–1017), married Richard II, Duke of Normandy. Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany, the eventual heir to Conan I. Judicael, count of Porhoët (died 1037). Hernod.

William II 'Taillefer' Count of Angoulême, married Gerberga and had the following children: Alduin II, Count of Angoulême (d. 1032), married Alaisia de Gasçogne. Geoffrey, Count of Angoulême (d.1048), married 1st Petronille d'Archiac, 2nd Anceline. Fulk of Angoulême, married Aynors. Odon (flourished c. 1030). Arnauld (died young). William (died young).

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Important facts

Born
956
Birth century
Died
994

Family & relationships

Spouse
Conan I of Rennes
Spouse
William II of Angoulême
Parent
Adele of Meaux
Parent
Geoffrey I, Count of Anjou

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Ermengarde-Gerberga of Anjou's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Ermengarde-Gerberga of Anjou?

Duchess consort of Brittany, Regent of Brittany

When was Ermengarde-Gerberga of Anjou born?

Ermengarde-Gerberga of Anjou was born in 956.

When did Ermengarde-Gerberga of Anjou die?

Ermengarde-Gerberga of Anjou died in 994.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ermengarde-Gerberga of Anjou

· Wikidata: Q3223972

· DBpedia: Ermengarde-Gerberga of Anjou

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