Gertrude of Dagsburg
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Gertrude of Dagsburg was the daughter and heiress of Albert II, count of Metz
and Dagsburg
(Dabo). She was a trouvère
, and was married three times.
Gertrude was named after her mother, Gertrude of Baden
, the daughter of Herman III, Margrave of Baden. The birth date of May 1205 (or as late as mid-1206) often assigned to her is questionable, as her mother was then 52-years-old. A more plausible date is c.1190.
Gertrude succeeded her father as countess on his death in 1212, at which time she had already married Theobald
, soon to be Duke of Lorraine (1213), according to the Vitæ Odiliæ. Their betrothal occurred in September 1205, possibly when she was an infant. On her marriage her husband took over the administration of her inheritance, but he died in early 1220 without siring any children. In May 1220 she married Theobald IV of Champagne, who was only an adolescent, against the wishes of the Emperor Frederick II. In 1222 Theobald repudiated her for either consanguinity
(following Alberic de Trois-Fontaines) or sterility
(after Richer
). In 1224 she married a third time to Simon III
, count of Leiningen
, but she died within a year. She was buried in the abbey of Sturzelbronn
. Her husband inherited her county.
Gertrude is probably the Duchess of Lorraine who composed two lyric poems in Old French
. One, Un petit devant le jour, is found in multiple sources, some with accompanying musical notation. The other is found only in manuscript CH-BEsu MS 389, alongside Un petit devant. They are numbered R1640 and R1995.
Metz
Metz is a city in the northeast of France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.Metz is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle department. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg, Metz forms a central place...
and Dagsburg
County of Dagsburg
The County of Dagsburg with its capital Dagsburg existed in Lorraine in the 11th and 12 Century when the area was still part of Alsace....
(Dabo). She was a trouvère
Trouvère
Trouvère , sometimes spelled trouveur , is the Northern French form of the word trobador . It refers to poet-composers who were roughly contemporary with and influenced by the troubadours but who composed their works in the northern dialects of France...
, and was married three times.
Gertrude was named after her mother, Gertrude of Baden
Gertrude of Baden
Gertrude of Baden was a Margravine of Baden by birth and by marriage a Countess of Dagsburg. She was a of Margrave Hermann IV of Baden and his wife, Bertha of Tübingen.- Marriages and issue :...
, the daughter of Herman III, Margrave of Baden. The birth date of May 1205 (or as late as mid-1206) often assigned to her is questionable, as her mother was then 52-years-old. A more plausible date is c.1190.
Gertrude succeeded her father as countess on his death in 1212, at which time she had already married Theobald
Theobald I, Duke of Lorraine
Theobald I was the duke of Lorraine from 1213 to his death. He was the son and successor of Frederick II and Agnes of Bar....
, soon to be Duke of Lorraine (1213), according to the Vitæ Odiliæ. Their betrothal occurred in September 1205, possibly when she was an infant. On her marriage her husband took over the administration of her inheritance, but he died in early 1220 without siring any children. In May 1220 she married Theobald IV of Champagne, who was only an adolescent, against the wishes of the Emperor Frederick II. In 1222 Theobald repudiated her for either consanguinity
Consanguinity
Consanguinity refers to the property of being from the same kinship as another person. In that respect, consanguinity is the quality of being descended from the same ancestor as another person...
(following Alberic de Trois-Fontaines) or sterility
Sterility (physiology)
Sterility is the physiological inability to effect sexual reproduction in a living thing, members of whose kind have been produced sexually. The term may be used in reference to* types of organism, such as the mule, a sterile hybrid;...
(after Richer
Richer
Richer is a surname, and may refer to:* Bob Richer* Claude Lavoie Richer* Julian Richer* Robert Richer* Stephane Richer* Stephane Richer * Jean RicherIt may also refer to:*Richerus, monk of St. Remi at Reims...
). In 1224 she married a third time to Simon III
Simon III, Count of Saarbrücken
Simon III of Sarrebrück was a participant in the Fifth Crusade. He acted there as leader in operations in front of Damietta in 1218.-Family:He married Gertrude of Dagsburg as her third husband; she died 1225....
, count of Leiningen
Leiningen
Leiningen is the name of an old German family whose lands lay principally in Alsace, Lorraine and the Palatinate. The first count of Leiningen about whom anything certain is known was a certain Emich II , whose family became extinct in the male line when Count Frederick, a Minnesinger, died about...
, but she died within a year. She was buried in the abbey of Sturzelbronn
Sturzelbronn
Hops Sturzelbronn is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France....
. Her husband inherited her county.
Gertrude is probably the Duchess of Lorraine who composed two lyric poems in Old French
Old French
Old French was the Romance dialect continuum spoken in territories that span roughly the northern half of modern France and parts of modern Belgium and Switzerland from the 9th century to the 14th century...
. One, Un petit devant le jour, is found in multiple sources, some with accompanying musical notation. The other is found only in manuscript CH-BEsu MS 389, alongside Un petit devant. They are numbered R1640 and R1995.