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Ermesinda of Bigorre

1015 – 1049

Aragonese queen

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About Ermesinda of Bigorre

Lived 1015 – 1049 (aged 33–34). Ermesinda of Bigorre was a French.

Ermesinda of Bigorre (Aragonese: Ermisenda de Bigorra), born Gerberga or Gisberga (1015 – 1 December 1049), was a Queen of Aragon, a daughter of Bernard-Roger, Count of Bigorre and his wife Garsenda of Bigorre. She was a member of the House of Foix, the sister of Bernard II, Count of Bigorre, Roger I, Count of Foix, and perhaps of Stephanie, Queen of Navarre who married García Sánchez III of Navarre.

Gerberga married on 22 August 1036 to King Ramiro I of Aragon. After her wedding Gerberga changed her name to Ermesinda. The couple were married for thirteen years, in which time her husband elevated himself from a vassal holding scattered lands around Jaca into a de facto ruler of pocket-kingdom spanning the former counties of Aragon, Sobrarbe and Ribagorza, and is thereby credited with being the first King of Aragon. They had the following children: Sancho Ramírez (c. 1042 – 4 June 1094), succeeded his father García, Bishop of Jaca (d. 17 July 1086) Teresa (b. 1037), married Guillaume V Bertrand, Count of Provence, no issue Sancha (d. 1097), possibly married firstly to Pons II Guillaume, Count of Toulouse, and secondly c. 1063 to Ermengol III, Count of Urgell, no issue Urraca (d. 1077), a nun from 1061 at the Convent of Santa María of Santa Cruz de la Serós

All of Ermesinda's children lived to adulthood. She died on 1 December 1049 and she was buried at the Monastery of San Juan de la Peña. Her husband remarried four years later to Agnes.

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Important facts

Born
1015
Birth century
Nationality
Also known as
Gilberga di Foix

Family & relationships

Spouse
Ramiro I of Aragon
Child
García Ramírez (bishop)
Child
Sancha, daughter of Ramiro I of Aragon
Child
Sancho Ramírez
Parent
Bernard-Roger, Count of Bigorre
Parent
Garsenda of Bigorre

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Ermesinda of Bigorre's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Ermesinda of Bigorre?

Aragonese queen

When was Ermesinda of Bigorre born?

Ermesinda of Bigorre was born in 1015.

When did Ermesinda of Bigorre die?

Ermesinda of Bigorre died on 1 December 1049.

What nationality was Ermesinda of Bigorre?

Ermesinda of Bigorre was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ermesinda of Bigorre

· Wikidata: Q2102566

· DBpedia: Ermesinda of Bigorre

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