Gisela Lotharingia

Abt 840 - Abt 907  (67 years)

• Name	Gisela Lotharingia
  Birth	Abt 840
  Gender	Female
  Religion	Abess of Nivelles and Fosses
  Death	Abt 907
  Person ID	I14625	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire Lothair Carolingian, I,   b. 19 May 795   d. 29 Sep 855, Prüm, Bitburg-Prum, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Walrada lotharingia
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F5289	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Godfrid Haraldsson,   b. Abt 820, Denmark
  Marriage	Abt 880	Lorraine, France   [1]
  Children	1. comte de Guînes Sigfried 'the Dane' de Guines,   b. Abt 905, Guînes, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France d. 965, Guînes, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5269	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - Abt 880 - Lorraine, France  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1551] Wikipedia: Godfrid Haraldsson, (Name: Wikipedia;), Godfrid Haraldsson. Godfrid Haraldsson (c. 820 – c. 856) was the son of the Danish king Harald Klak. In 826 he was baptized together with his parents in Mainz in the Frankish Empire, with crown prince Lothair standing as a godparent. After his baptism, Godfrid stayed in Lothair's retinue, until they fell out sometime in the 840s, and Godfrid returned to Denmark. There he teamed up with Rorik, the son of his father's brother (his cousin). In 850 they united against Lothair and raided Dorestad. Rorik took possession of Frisia. Godfrid continued to plunder Flanders and Artois, and returned to Denmark for the winter. In 851 he was back, raiding in Frisia and around the Rhine, then sailed up the Scheldt to attack Ghent and the abbey of Drongen. After another winter in Denmark, Godfred returned again in 853 to Francia. On 9 October 853 he sailed up the Seine. The fleet advanced beyond Rouen, as far as Pont-de-l'Arche, and encamped on an island near Les Andelys. Charles the Bald summoned his army as well as that of the Middle Kingdom of Lothar, Godfred's godfather. The two sides faced each other the whole winter, the Frankish land army lacking boats to attack the Vikings. The stalemate was resolved in the spring of 853 when Godfred sailed away, probably with a tribute. In 855 Godfred and his cousin Rorik tried to gain power in Denmark after the death of king Horik I. The attempt failed, and they returned the same year, taking back Dorestad and a large part of the area of what is now The Netherlands. After this, the sources are silent about this Godfred. He probably died soon afterwards. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godfrid_Haraldsson