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Oda of Saxony

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Oda of Saxony
Queen consort of Lotharingia
Tenure- 900
Born877
Diedaft. 952
SpouseZwentibold
Gerhard I of Metz
IssueWigfried
Oda of Metz
Godfrey of Jülich
HouseOttonian dynasty
FatherOtto I, Duke of Saxony
MotherHedwig of Babenberg

Oda of Saxony (877 – aft. 952) was a Saxon princess. She was the daughter of Otto I, Duke of Saxony[1] and Hedwiga of Babenberg. She married King Zwentibold of Lotharingia[2] and at his death in August 900 (when Oda must have been 23), she contracted a second marriage with Count Gerhard I of Metz.[3] From this union were born:

References

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  1. ^ McCarthy 2013, p. 90.
  2. ^ Brown & Wailes 2013, p. 52.
  3. ^ a b Nash 2017, p. xxvi.
  4. ^ Holmes 2001, p. 150.

Sources

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  • Brown, Phyllis R.; Wailes, Stephen L., eds. (2013). Companion to Hrotsvit of Gandersheim (fl. 960): Contextual and Interpretive Approaches. Brill.
  • Holmes, George (2001). The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe. Oxford University Press.
  • McCarthy, T.J.H., ed. (2013). Chronicles of the Investiture Contest: Frutolf of Michelsberg and his continuators. Manchester University Press.
  • Nash, Penelope (2017). Empress Adelheid and Countess Matilda: Medieval Female Rulership and the Foundations of European Society. Palgrave Macmillan.